by Andrew Chalk President Trump has just announced that the US will impose “reciprocal tariffs” on all trading partners. A reciprocal...

BLACKMON tasting room on the square in Mason by Andrew Chalk “It is six and a half, a little over six and a half acres. They were planted...

by Andrew Chalk Knife at the Highland Dallas hotel may be closing but John Tesar isn’t through opening restaurants. “I am after the...

by Andrew Chalk The husband and wife team of Elisa and Christopher Jones are the Texas Hill Country equivalents of high tech AI...

FROM THE WIRES... BEDFORD, Texas (February 26, 2025)  – Texas Independence Day marks the adoption of the Texas Declaration of...

by Andrew Chalk A truly Portugese blend of Touriga Nacional 30%, Touriga Franca 30%, Tinta Roriz 30%, and Tinta Barroca 10%. It could be...

FROM THE WIRES... DALLAS - FORT WORTH, Texas (March 11, 2025) – Texans, get ready to feel the heat. Back by popular demand, the Carolina...

FROM THE WIRES... Rooted in over 250 years of Mexican heritage, Tequila Corralejo is crafted using time-honored techniques, including the...

by Andrew Chalk This is an ideal alternative to sauvignon blanc. It is actually a blend of four indigineous grapes (rabigato 30%,...

FROM THE WIRES... Fourth generation vintner August Sebastiani founded Gehricke Wines as an homage to the local Sonoma countryside he grew...

FROM THE WIRES... BEDFORD, Texas (February 20, 2025)  – Join the green wave across Texas as the Mint OREO® Blizzard® Treat makes its...

The Bleu Burger ($13.49) by Andrew Chalk Cleaver & Co.  is an addition to the high-end burger genre from experienced restaurateurs Pat...

by Andrew Chalk If you were investing your money in a Texas Hill Country restaurant that showcased the bounty of the region's local...

by Andrew Chalk This wine is at once a classic provence rosé and equally an individualistic fruity expression of winemaking. It uses...

by Andrew Chalk The preamble to part one read… “More people are coming round to the idea that Texas can make good wine as they sample...

by Andrew Chalk We may be finally discovering the Iberian taste for high-quality canned fish. Visitors to Spain and Portugal have seen...

FROM THE WIRES... For years, whiskey lovers have flocked to Woodford Reserve Distillery for the rare and coveted Woodford Reserve Double...

by Andrew Chalk The first Anaba Wines wine that I have tasted and wow, what a discovery. Very serious winemaking from an area that...

Photo: Wikipedia by Andrew Chalk It is amazing how cheap the most prestigious wine brands are. Mumm is 3x sales at only $619m. Compare...

El Centro College, Dallas. by Andrew Chalk Many regular Dallas diners will be aware that Dallas College, including El Centro, provides...

by Andrew Chalk If I had friends coming into town from the French wine industry I would tell them that we were going out to a...

by Andrew Chalk What a tasting! I was invited to this media event where we started with the brut, followed by the ros é, the pinot noir,...

The DBX707 by Andrew Chalk The Aston Martin DBX707 is what you get when Aston creates an SUV. Over 650hp and the lap of luxury. Aston...

by Andrew Chalk These wines are neighbors. Both in being grown in the Loire Valley of northern France and in coming from the same family...