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HACKING RIOJA TERROIR WITH BODEGAS MURIEL
by Andrew Chalk With everything we hear about soil types, climate, and their influence in winemaking it is instructive to actually pace...
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May 14, 20194 min read


WHERE TO EAT IN LOGROÑO, RIOJA, ON SUNDAY EVENING?
by Andrew Chalk Logroño is the capital of La Rioja, and a thriving historic city with a cathedral dating back to the 15th century. As...
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May 5, 20192 min read


BALCONES INTRODUCES A NEW WHISKEY: TEXAS POT STILL BOURBON
by Andrew Chalk Balcones Distilling, one of the best, and most innovative, distilleries in Texas (despite just turning 10) began a huge...
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May 3, 20191 min read


SAN MARTIN: A RULE BREAKER THAT I WILL RETURN TO
by Andrew Chalk All the online restaurant shows on the Barely-About-Food Network tell restaurateurs to do the same thing -- keep the menu...
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May 2, 20192 min read


No Jokes in Vietnam Please
by Andrew Chalk Personally, I would have had a red face if I had used the MAX8 in a travel advertisement. RE: [SPAM]- More Experience,...
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May 1, 20192 min read


HOPDODDY INVENTS A NEW BURGER -- DEFINITELY TRY IT
by Andrew Chalk Hopdoddy invited ‘influencers’ to their Uptown, Dallas location yesterday to try their new burger. It’s called the ‘Bidi...
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May 1, 20191 min read


A LONG WEEKEND IN ANN ARBOR
by Andrew Chalk The people of Ann Arbor, Michigan know something that the rest of us don’t. That their town is a thriving community of...
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Apr 30, 20197 min read


DOING GOOD: Jordan Winery and Chef Kent Rathbun Host Big Send Off Event for Côtes du Coeur
by Andrew Chalk It was quite a night at Dallas chef Kent Rathbun’s home earlier this week when he and Jordan Winery hosted a huge send...
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Apr 25, 20192 min read


2014 Rodney Strong 'Symmetry' Red Wine, Alexander Valley, CA ($49)
by Andrew Chalk This red wine is a classic Bordeaux blend (0% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Malbec, 5% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, and 3% Cabernet...
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Apr 24, 20191 min read


CATCHING UP WITH ROBIN LAIL -- FOUNDER, LAIL VINEYARDS
Big environmental changes plus two 100 point wines. by Andrew Chalk Robin Lail, founder of prestige Napa winery, Lail Vineyards, was in...
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Apr 23, 20193 min read


TUKTA THAI - CAREFUL COOKING, BYOB, AND NO PRETENSE.
by Andrew Chalk I’m currently exploring restaurants in the quadrant of Dallas that you might loosely call ‘northeast’ (roughly I-30 in...
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Apr 21, 20192 min read


WINE REVIEW: 2015 Stags' Leap Winery Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, CA ($46)
by Andrew Chalk Ruby color with medium intensity. In the nose raspberry, blackberry, and cassis underlaid with cedar and notes of forest...
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Apr 20, 20191 min read


A FORENSIC TASTING OF TEQUILA WITH THE CREATOR OF CASA NOBLE
by Andrew Chalk I met Jose “Pepe” Hermosillo, founder of Casa Noble Tequila, for lunch recently. He founded Casa Noble in 1993 (first...
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Apr 20, 20195 min read


WINE REVIEW: 2017 Ferraris Ruchè Di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG “Clàsic” ($18)
by Andrew Chalk This is the kind of wine that could only come from Italy. The nose contains violets, raspberries, and spices. The...
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Apr 17, 20191 min read


SLO COAST WINE COLLECTIVE UNVEILS NEW NAME, LOOK AND WEB SITE
Media Release... San Luis Obispo, CA: The San Luis Obispo (SLO) Coast Wine Collective—formerly SLO Wine Country—today announced the...
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Apr 17, 20192 min read


WINE REVIEW: Ferrari Brut, ‘Metodo Classico’ Trento DOC, Italy ($25)
by Andrew Chalk This is not a Prosecco. Rather, it is an Italian wine produced using the same technique used in Champagne. That used to...
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Apr 17, 20191 min read


WHY MIONETTO IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PROSECCO PRODUCERS
by Andrew Chalk They may not be able to spell, but Mionetto has a wider range of Prosecco products than most producers. I just tasted the...
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Apr 16, 20192 min read


BEFORE YOU RELEASE A MILLION DOLLAR, PROFESSIONALLY PRODUCED PROMOTIONAL VIDEO...CHECK THE SPELLING
by Andrew Chalk Check this out before it's pulled. Mionetto, one of my favorite Prosecco producers, has a slick, professionally produced,...
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Apr 16, 20191 min read


LOCKED AND LOADED: CHALONE PREPARES TO RE-JOIN THE CALIFORNIA WINE ELITE
by Andrew Chalk This year, storied winery Chalone Vineyards will release wines that it hopes will be the best in a quarter of a century....
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Apr 15, 20195 min read


WINE REVIEW: 2017 Georges du Boeuf, Merlot. Pays d’Oc IGP, France ($12)
by Andrew Chalk World famous winemaker Georges du Boeuf of Beaujolais treads further afield with a line of varietal wines from the south...
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Apr 15, 20191 min read


WINE REVIEW: 2015 Château Vessière, AOP Costières de Nîmes, France ($9)
by Andrew Chalk A blend of 50% Syrah and 50% Grenache (the Syrah is named Shiraz in a misguided attempt to sound cool). From the tart...
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Apr 11, 20191 min read


A LONG WEEKEND IN ELKHART LAKE
by Andrew Chalk Fancy getting away from it all? In winter or summer the town of Elkhart Lake, deep in the heart of Wisconsin, offers...
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Apr 10, 20194 min read


Sevy's Grill: Lail Vineyards Wine and Food Dinner
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 6:30 PM 9:00 PM Google Calendar ICS On Tuesday, April 23rd we are so honored to host a very special dinner with...
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Apr 9, 20191 min read


WINE REVIEW: THE SECRET CAKEBREAD. ZIATA IS A LABEL TO LOOK FOR
by Andrew Chalk Heard of ZIATA Wines? Me neither. But the founder and owner’s identity, Karen Cakebread, contains a household name. She...
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Apr 9, 20193 min read
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