by Andrew Chalk Appearance: Opaque ruby. Nose: Dark fruit. Forest floor. Baking spices. Palate: Intense forward fruit. New world Malbec...

Media Release: October Wine Trail Texas Wine Month 2019 Oct 01, 11:00 AM – Oct 31, 11:00 PM 📷 During the entire month of October! Not...

by Andrew Chalk PaperCity informs us that “Dallas has been missing authentic Chinese cuisine for quite some time.” Really! Author Megan...

by Andrew Chalk New Zealand Pinot Noir will become a larger part of the Pinot Noir scene in this country as the wines establish...

by Andrew Chalk Talking about Vietnamese, if you find the multi page menus with their orgies of diacritics daunting then this restaurant...

by Andrew Chalk Appearance: Dark ruby. Totally opaque. Nose: Dark fruit. Plums and blackberries. Palate: Ripe fruit. Plums, blackberries....

by Andrew Chalk Grgich Hills Estate, was founded (as Grgich Hills Cellar) by Mike Grgich and Austin Hills in 1977. It is one of the most...

by Andrew Chalk Last Sunday I joined over 200 wine lovers at ‘Drink North Texas’ at the Addison Conference Center to blind taste 44...

by Andrew Chalk The lay of the land: Guanajuato is the capital of the Mexican state of the same name. I was there recently as the guest...

As you probably recall, Fogo de Chão and VIK Winery recently joined forces to offer award-winning best in category wines at Fogo...

by Andrew Chalk Recent DAOU Cabernet Sauvignon and red blend ‘Soul of a Lion’ releases any new vintage of a red wine from this winery is...

by Andrew Chalk Trevenezie IGT encompasses is a large and viticulturally indistinct region, encompassing the whole of Friuli Venezia...

This Korean is a welcome addition to the northeast quadrant of Dallas. by Andrew Chalk The best thing about random restaurant searches is...

by Andrew Chalk No word has less place in food description than “playful”. Food is not playful. It cannot even talk. Among non-talking...

by Andrew Chalk I can’t pronounce the name of this place, although I know that it rhymes with “who chewed my toe?”. I will also not hire...

by Andrew Chalk El Tesoro tequila is one of a number of premium and above-premium tequila brands competing for consumer dollars in an...

by Andrew Chalk Background: This wine has considerable significance as it is made (partly) from the ‘Concannon Clone’ an important...

by Andrew Chalk North Texas (the 22 counties in a region from Dallas/Fort Worth to the Red River which is the border with Oklahoma) is...

by Andrew Chalk Cheval des Andes is a joint venture between storied Bordeaux Grand Cru Château Cheval Blanc and respected Argentine...

by Andrew Chalk Production: Grapes grown at 900-1400 feet in a vineyard characterized by rocky clay soil where the Petaluma Gap meets...

by Andrew Chalk Production: Grown from ‘Old Vines’ (1970s) in a vineyard that sits on a bench at altitudes from 400-800 feet overlooking...

ARE YOU REDDY? by Andrew Chalk One of the largest and best known grape growers in the state of Texas is adding wine making to their...

by Andrew Chalk Appearance: Light salmon color. Nose: Peaches, pepperiness. Palate: crispness from good acid, peach flavors. Overall:...