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Kim McPherson: Pioneer and Standard-Bearer of Texas Wine
by Andrew Chalk See the full story here.
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Jan 20, 20211 min read
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WINE REVIEW: Taylor Fladgate 2015 Late Bottled Vintage Porto, Portugal ($22)
by Andrew Chalk The finest expression of Port, the fortified wine from Portugal that sells the world over, is vintage port. However, it...
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Jan 20, 20212 min read
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WINE REVIEW: Bar Z Winery 2014 Imp’s Delight, Bayer Family Vineyards, Texas High Plains ($32
by Andrew Chalk This 100% Tempranillo wine in the distinctive stubby bottle scored a bronze medal at the 2020 San Francisco International...
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Jan 19, 20211 min read
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WINE REVIEW: Prats & Symington, 2017 Prado de Roriz, Douro, Portugal ($17)
by Andrew Chalk While Port, the fortified wine from Portugal’s Douro region, has a worldwide market Portuguese table wines are more of a...
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Jan 18, 20211 min read
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WINE REVIEW: Georges Duboeuf 2020 Beaujolais Rosé Nouveau ($13)
by Andrew Chalk From the wires…. It’s Time to Celebrate With Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau The First Wine of the Harvest “est...
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Jan 15, 20213 min read
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WINE REVIEW: Trapiche 2015 Iscay Malbec Cabernet Franc, Mendoza Argentina ($55)
by Andrew Chalk Combining leading, experienced winery Trapiche with the tastiness of Argentine-grown Malbec and the particular...
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Jan 14, 20211 min read
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Catching Up with Rodney Strong
by Andrew Chalk Staying in touch with wineries has become a Zoom experience in the last nine months and I was fortunate to catch Rodney...
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Jan 13, 20213 min read
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WINE REVIEW: Gonzales Byass Tio Pepe Fino Ram, Jerez, Spain ($17 for 375ml)
by Andrew Chalk Make friends with sherry. It is, to use an overworked word in the post-Khardashian era, unique. You cannot mistake a...
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Jan 12, 20211 min read
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WINE REVIEW: Ron Yates 2016 Tempranillo ‘The Ghost’, Estate Grown, Texas Hill Country ($∞)
by Andrew Chalk A one-off Tempranillo aged in 100% new French oak from Boutes. This opaque ruby and plum colored wine has an intense nose...
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Jan 11, 20211 min read
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WINE REVIEW: Couvent des Thorins 2018 Moulin-Ã -Vent, France ($27)
by Andrew Chalk I am really excited to see this wine, and especially to hear that it is now available in Whole Foods. That should make it...
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Jan 8, 20211 min read
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WINE REVIEW: Mullan Road Cellars 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, WA ($45)
by Andrew Chalk This blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc is important for two reasons. First, it is the...
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Jan 7, 20212 min read
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WINE REVIEW: Fetzer 2019 ‘Valley Oaks’ Pinot Grigio, California ($15)
by Andrew Chalk Fetzer, a pathfinder in sustainable wine agriculture here presents a fresh and accessible white wine. The nose exhibits...
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Jan 4, 20211 min read
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WINE REVIEW: Two Moet & Chandon Champagnes for New Year
by Andrew Chalk If you are celebrating New Year’s Eve with friends these wines will enhance it. If you are socially distancing on your...
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Dec 31, 20201 min read
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WINE REVIEW: The Prisoner, 2019 Chardonnay, Carneros, Ca. ($39)
by Andrew Chalk This Chardonnay is firmly in the New World idiom with new French oak and tropical fruit in the nose. Pineapple and mango...
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Dec 30, 20201 min read
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WINE REVIEW: Angelini 2019 Moscato D’Asti, DOCG, Italy ($14)
by Andrew Chalk A sweet and lightly sparkling wine with a fair amount of sweetness. Ideally paired with sweet desserts. Sample.
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Dec 29, 20201 min read
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WINE REVIEW: Les Dauphins 2018 Côtes du Rhône Rouge, France ($11)
by Andrew Chalk This wine of 80%+ Grenache and the remainder Syrah is an example of red Côtes du Rhône at its best. For a bargain price...
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Dec 28, 20201 min read
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Texas Wine Wins Double Gold at the San Francisco International Wine Competition!
by Andrew Chalk From media wires... For the second consecutive year, Ron Yates has been awarded with a prestigious Double Gold medal at...
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Dec 7, 20203 min read
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WINE REVIEW: Robert Mondavi 2018 Chardonnay, Napa, CA ($25)
by Andrew Chalk A Chardonnay in the restrained style of other Mondavi wines. Definitely New World, definitely Californian with tropical...
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Nov 27, 20201 min read
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WINE REVIEW: Double Diamond 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, Napa, CA ($80)
by Andrew Chalk A label of Schrader Cellars and made by their winemaker, Thomas Rivers Brown, whose name features prominently on the...
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Nov 26, 20202 min read
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WINE REVIEWS: Marques de Casa Concha, 2018 Carménère, D.O. Puemo, Chile ($20)
by Andrew Chalk Carménère is the closest thing that Chile has as a national grape and Marques de Casa Concha is a premium brand of Concha...
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Nov 25, 20201 min read
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Scharffenberger ‘Brut Excellence’ Sparkling Wine, Mendocino County, CA ($20)
by Andrew Chalk The cool northern California county of Mendocino provides the grapes for this wine made by one the country’s best...
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Nov 24, 20201 min read
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Wine Serving Rituals - One That We Ought To Adopt
by Andrew Chalk Lettie Teague writes the Saturday wine column in The Wall Street Journal. There is no single publication that gets deeper...
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Nov 21, 20202 min read
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Doing Acrobatics With Oregon Wine
by Andrew Chalk When a large organization has or acquires a small winery as part of its portfolio you always worry that quality will go...
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Nov 18, 20203 min read
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New Version of Wine Selection Program Allows Users to Select Wine From Black-Owned Wineries
From the wires…. WASHINGTON (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 09, 2020 Sippd has launched a new feature allowing users to browse a compilation of...
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Nov 13, 20202 min read
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