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WHERE TO CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW YEAR AND HOW TO DO IT
by Andrew Chalk Chinese New Year (aka Tết - in Vietnam, Seollal in Korea, Lunar New Year, and the Spring Festival) is the largest food...
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Feb 8, 20211 min read


WINE REVIEW: Sosie 2018 ‘Moment of Weakness’ Sparkling Syrah, Sonoma, CA ($35)
by Andrew Chalk The last few years have seen a flourishing of sparkling wine styles and sources. Types such as Trentino d’Oc,...
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Feb 5, 20211 min read


SPIRIT REVIEW: Bottled Margarita Is Fun!
by Andrew Chalk Take the stress out of serving more than yourself during your dinner celebrations with Rancho La Gloria’s bottled...
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Feb 4, 20211 min read


WINE REVIEW: Casillero del Diablo 2019 Carménère Reserva, Chile ($12)
by Andrew Chalk Casillero del Diablo is the popular-priced brand from Concha y Toro. They create a large number of varietal wines that...
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Feb 3, 20211 min read


WINE REVIEW: 2018 Brennan Vineyards, Roussanne, Texas High Plains ($18)
by Andrew Chalk From Comanche, Texas’ Brennan Vineyards produces some of the most consistently good wine in the state. Roussanne is one...
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Feb 2, 20211 min read


I’M GOING TO THE BEANS
by Andrew Chalk Camellia, the oldest dried bean company in America (and still family-run in New Orleans) sent me a bag of their...
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Feb 1, 20212 min read


Treasure Under The Radar - Champagne Ayala ($55)
by Andrew Chalk I was just put in touch with one of the most interesting Champagnes I have tasted recently - Champagne Ayala. It is owned...
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Jan 29, 20211 min read
Hawthorn Restaurant to Open in ATT’s World Headquarters
by Andrew Chalk From the Wires... Apheleia Restaurant Group’s (“ARG’s”) highly anticipated seafood, raw bar, and steak restaurant is...
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Jan 28, 20212 min read


SADDLE UP – JANUARY IS DAIRY QUEEN® BROWNIE DOUGH BLIZZARD® TREAT MONTH IN TEXAS
by Andrew Chalk From the Wires... BEDFORD, Texas (January 14, 2021) – January is a great month for brownies! Then again, there’s never...
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Jan 27, 20211 min read


ELKHART LAKE CELEBRATES WINTER IN WISCONSIN
by Andrew Chalk From The Wires... Elkhart Lake embraces the frosty snowscape of this year’s winter wonderland with the annual celebration...
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Jan 26, 20211 min read


You're invited to Winter Supper with a Cause!
by Andrew Chalk From the wires... Tickets are very limited and sold as tables of two or four guests. Tables will be socially distanced...
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Jan 25, 20211 min read


WINE REVIEWS: Günter+Regina Triebaumer 2017 Zweigelt, Rust, Burgenland, Austria ($18)
by Andrew Chalk It is rarely that I review an Austrian wine. They are only found in specialty wine stores as a rule and the national...
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Jan 22, 20212 min read


A-List Scotch Tasting Is February 6th
by Andrew Chalk How would you like to: Taste these Scotch whiskies Ardbeg 10 Year (Islay Region) Springbank 10 Year (Campbeltown Region)...
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Jan 21, 20211 min read


FRUIT REVIEW: Bono’s Castelvetrano Olives
by Andrew Chalk When Bono’s asked me what I thought of their olives I had to admit that I had never had them. They said they would send...
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Jan 21, 20211 min read


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


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


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


Tulum Announces Tequila 512 Dinner
by Andrew Chalk 512. That's 2 to the power of 9! Ponder it as you taste Jose Meza's food accompanied by Tequila 512. Check it out below!
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Jan 18, 20211 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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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