by Andrew Chalk When the owners of the Pittman Hotel announced that Kimpton would manage and Graham Dodds would chef their hotel in...

by Andrew Chalk A Chardonnay in the restrained style of other Mondavi wines. Definitely New World, definitely Californian with tropical...

by Andrew Chalk A label of Schrader Cellars and made by their winemaker, Thomas Rivers Brown, whose name features prominently on the...

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...

by Andrew Chalk The cool northern California county of Mendocino provides the grapes for this wine made by one the country’s best...

by Andrew Chalk Lettie Teague writes the Saturday wine column in The Wall Street Journal. There is no single publication that gets deeper...

by Andrew Chalk This Pine Ridge blend of 96% Chenin Blanc and 4% Viognier presents the honeyed tastes and crispness of Chenin Blanc and...

by Andrew Chalk Appearance: Opaque ruby; Nose: Blackberries, licorice, French oak, rosemary; Palate: Arresting tannins, vibrant acid,...

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...

At one of the nation's toughest wine shows. by Andrew Chalk Congratulations to consistently impressive Eden Hill Vineyard of Celina,...

by Andrew Chalk Definitely something that should be on your radar. The decadent virtual gourmet dinner package includes a beautiful piece...

From the wires…. WASHINGTON (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 09, 2020 Sippd has launched a new feature allowing users to browse a compilation of...

by Andrew Chalk A famous name in Napa, Cakebread Cellars has made a classy Napa Cabernet Sauvignon with this offering. It will age,...

by Andrew Chalk Interesting example of Prosecco that breaks with the usual brut classification in favor of extra dry. I.e. slightly more...

by Media Wire Texas Fine Wine is offering its first-ever Holiday Celebration Pack that includes a wine from each of these five...

by Andrew Chalk “Handcrafted BBQ” is the slogan, which seemed like it could be the mantra for most family-run places serving Texas BBQ....

by Andrew Chalk As we finally open up, restaurants are starting to strut their stuff again. Tulum, at the intersection of Oak Lawn and...

by Andrew Chalk Reproduced below is a table from Pierre Helwi on vine damage in the Texas High Plains AVA from the October 2019...

by Andrew Chalk A famous name in Napa, Cakebread Cellars is known for their Chardonnay, with their ‘reserve’ expression especially sought...

Savor the cooking of Jose Meza, a chef with one of the most stellar resumes in Dallas, and the least recognized among the great chefs...

by Andrew Chalk When I heard in 2017 that a new restaurant, Jalisco Norte, opening in Turtle Creek Village, had hired a young Mexican...

by Andrew Chalk Montecucco is in the south of Tuscany so it is no surprise to find that this wine is 90% Sangiovese (the other 10% is the...

Estate, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, Napa, CA ($125) by Andrew Chalk We are tasting a five-year-old Napa Cabernet Sauvignon wine so this...

by Andrew Chalk This wine is from an IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) area. That means that the area as a whole has not produced wines...