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On Steven Spurrier. Dear California Wineries...
by Andrew Chalk After World War 2, Champagne Pol Roger was so grateful for the role its most famous customer had played in liberating...
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Mar 10, 20211 min read
Texas Fine Wine Slates Tasting Schedule
by Andrew Chalk From the wires.... Given the pandemic precludes us from hosting in-person tasting events, Texas Fine Wine is going to...
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Mar 10, 20211 min read


RESTAURANTS, WINE CELLARS: NEED CUSTOM FURNITURE?
by Andrew Chalk Dove Ct. Woodworks had a hard time during the pandemic, like a lot of us. However, the owner of the one-man business,...
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Mar 9, 20211 min read


BUTTERCUP - TREATING CHICKEN TENDERS THE BEST
by Andrew Chalk With Nashville chicken, Korean chicken, Hawaiian chicken, chicken-wings-only chicken, and heaven knows what other...
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Mar 8, 20212 min read


MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW FOR WINE WEDNESDAYSAT TULUM!
by Andrew Chalk Get special pricing on bottles and wine by the glass from 4 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday. Contact...
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Mar 7, 20211 min read


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Mar 5, 20211 min read


Artists: Design a Wine Label for a World Famous Winery -- Set Your Career for Life
by Andrew Chalk Artists, make Frank Gehry look like a piece of twisted titanium! Design a label for French winery Georges Duboeuf and see...
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Mar 4, 20213 min read


WINE REVIEW: Center of Effort Library Wines
by Andrew Chalk Last June, I discussed the wholesale transformation at Center of Effort wines in Edna Valley, near San Luis Obispo, under...
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Mar 3, 20211 min read


(Lem)berger and burgers
Tasting the 2018 Kiona Vineyards Estate Lemberger, Red Mountain, WA ($17) with the food the winery family suggests. by Andrew Chalk Ever...
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Mar 2, 20212 min read


Do Organic and Biodynamic Wines Get Higher Scores? That Isn’t What the Evidence Says.
by Andrew Chalk In issue 183 (2021) of Ecological Economics Magali A. Delmas and Oliver Gergaud purport to present results that show that...
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Feb 27, 20213 min read


WINE REVIEW: Stags’ Leap Winery 2017 Petite Sirah, Napa, CA ($37)
by Andrew Chalk Petite sirah, the American synonym for what started out as the lowly Rhône blending grape, Durif, continues to establish...
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Feb 26, 20211 min read


A New Brand Hits the US Tequila Market
by Andrew Chalk I remember in the World Cup tournament in the late 1980s and 1990s pre-competition debate would center around who would...
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Feb 25, 20214 min read


WINE REVIEW: Gary Farrell 2018 Pinot Noir, Russian River Selection,
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, CA ($46) by Andrew Chalk Gary Farrell Vineyards and Winery produces a large range of pinot noir...
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Feb 24, 20211 min read


WINE REVIEW: Lost Eden 2018 Red Blend, The Country of Georgia ($19)
by Andrew Chalk Wow! There is just nothing conventional about this wine from Lost Eden. From its origin (the beautiful country of...
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Feb 23, 20211 min read


WINE REVIEW: Texas Hills Vineyard 2016 Kick Butt Cab Cabernet Sauvignon,
Estate Grown and Bottled, Texas Hill Country ($25) by Andrew Chalk There are now over 70 producing wineries in the Texas Hill Country...
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Feb 22, 20211 min read


Friday is National Margarita Day!
by Andrew Chalk In honor of National Margarita Day on February 22nd, we wanted to share the below delicious margarita recipes from 1800...
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Feb 19, 20211 min read


2020 Harvest Update - Port
by Andrew Chalk The Symington family has a long and deep association with the Port region in northern Portugal. In this video Charles...
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Feb 18, 20211 min read


TEQUILA REVEALER: 1800 Silver, 100% Agave, Jalisco, Mexico ($25/750ml)
by Andrew Chalk Named after the year tequila was first aged in oak casks, 1800 Tequila is made from 100% Blue Weber Agave. As you pour...
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Feb 17, 20211 min read


WINE REVIEW: J Vineyards 2014 Blanc de Blanc Sparkling Wine Russian River Valley, Sonoma Co. ($80)
by Andrew Chalk A current release and also the first vintage of J’s blanc de blancs (white wine from white grapes) made from 100%...
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Feb 16, 20211 min read


Cost of Lockdowns -- The Case of New York Distillers
by Andrew Chalk There have been a lot of lockdowns of various state economies recently, despite scientific doubt about their...
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Feb 15, 20213 min read


Guys, Get Her This for Valentine's Day
by Andrew Chalk There’s nothing better than a cozy night at home with the one you love! Even though this Valentine’s Day will look a...
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Feb 12, 20212 min read


WINE REVIEW: Barone Cornacchia 2019 ‘Casanova’ Montepulciano d’Abruzzo ($12)
by Andrew Chalk For value in Italian wine head east from fashionable Tuscany over to the Adriatic coast. There, the Montepulciano and...
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Feb 11, 20211 min read


WINE REVIEW: Bordeaux Bargains - Recent Examples
by Andrew Chalk The Bordeaux region of France is one of the most famous wine growing areas in the world. Its familiarity is led by...
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Feb 10, 20212 min read


THE MAGIC OF SINGLE MALT SCOTCH
by Andrew Chalk Thank goodness for the Dallas Knights of St. Andrew. Not just for their strong choice of saint’s name, but also for being...
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Feb 9, 20212 min read
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