andychalk 3 days ago 1 min WINE REVIEW: Stags’ Leap 2019 Chardonnay, Napa Valley, CA ($32) by Andrew Chalk Racy acid backbone makes this a wine that can pair with a wide variety of food or be quaffed on its own. Consider pairing...
andychalk 4 days ago 1 min WINE REVIEW: Pine Ridge Sparkling Chenin Blanc-Viognier, CA ($) by Andrew Chalk Pine Ridge Vineyards has hewn its own course in many ways. One is its championing of the cinderella varieties (in the...
andychalk 5 days ago 1 min WINE REVIEW: Chalk Hill 2019 Estate Bottled Sauvignon Blanc, Chalk Hill AVA, Sonoma Co., CA ($33) by Andrew Chalk A premium sauvignon blanc from a winery with an established track record with the grape. The winery says “The Chalk Hill...
andychalk 6 days ago 1 min WINE REVIEW: McManis Family Vineyards 2019 Petite Sirah, Lodi, CA ($12) by Andrew Chalk McManis is in their fifth generation as a family grape grower. The family describes it “In 1990, Ron and Jamie McManis...
andychalk 7 days ago 2 min WINE REVIEW: Fetzer, 2019 Gewürztraminer,Shaly Loam, Monterey, CA ($10) by Andrew Chalk Available in all 50 U.S. states and nearly a dozen nations worldwide, Fetzer Shaly Loam Gewürztraminer (SRP $10) is an...
andychalk Apr 2 1 min WINE REVIEW: THIS IS THE UPSHOT! by Andrew Chalk Venerated California winery Rodney Strong release the ‘Upshot’ brand of blended wines. Upshot is the end result of our...
andychalk Apr 1 2 min SFW and NSFW Seltzer! by Andrew Chalk Arctic Chill Hard Seltzer Releases SFW|NSFW Tasting Kit, Highlighting the Brand’s Relationship to Polar Seltzer and...
andychalk Mar 31 1 min WINE REVIEW: Chamisal Vineyards 2019 Stainless Chardonnay, Central Coast, CA ($18) by Andrew Chalk Chamisal, located in California’s ‘forgotten’ AVA of San Luis Obispo, is a master of unoaked chardonnay. This vintage is...
andychalk Mar 29 3 min EDGE OF THE LAKE VINEYARD AND WINERY NOW OPEN ON LAKE RAY ROBERTS by Andrew Chalk One of the welcome by-products of keeping up with Texas Winery Dogs is that one gets to visit Texas wineries that one...
andychalk Mar 26 3 min Want to work in a winery? by Andrew Chalk From the wires... Murphy-Goode Announces “A Really Goode Job” Call for Entries for a Chance to Win the Ultimate Dream Job...
andychalk Mar 19 1 min Texas Wine & Wildflower Journey Begins March 22nd -- Sign Up Now! by Andrew Chalk Wine & Wildflower Journey will be happening this year from March 22 through April 16th this year at 42 wineries in the...
andychalk Mar 18 1 min WINE REVIEW: Two Impressive Wines from Spain's Cariñena DP Region ($13) by Andrew Chalk The Celebrities is 100% old vines garnacha (grenache in French). Perfumy ripe strawberry fruit aromas roll out of the...
andychalk Mar 17 1 min Cocktail Time: Stout & About, starring Grand Brulot by Andrew Chalk “Stout & About”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Grand Brulot⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Demerara⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Vanilla Bitters⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @stbcbeer Cold Brew Coffee...
andychalk Mar 15 2 min NEW SOMMELIER GROUP AIMS TO BRING BACK HONORS FROM THE SOMMELIER WORLD CUP by Andrew Chalk The Best USA Sommelier Competition (BUSA) is a new organisation established with one specific goal in mind: to win the...
andychalk Mar 12 2 min What do you get if you cross a pig with a beer? by Andrew Chalk The brewers at Harpoon and distillers at WhistlePig renewed their partnership for a second year to create a beer inspired...
andychalk Mar 11 1 min WHISKY REVIEW: Abasolo, Whisky of Mexico ($40) by Andrew Chalk If I said that I drank a whisky and asked you where it came from you might notice the missing ‘e’ (as in whiskey) and...
andychalk Mar 10 1 min 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...
andychalk Mar 7 1 min 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...
andychalk Mar 5 1 min The 2020 Vintage in Champagne by Claude Giraud (Champagne Henri Giraud) by Andrew Chalk
andychalk Mar 4 3 min 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...
andychalk Mar 2 2 min (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...
andychalk Feb 27 3 min 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...
andychalk Feb 24 1 min 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...
andychalk Feb 23 1 min 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...
