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andychalk
Mar 30, 20191 min read
WINE REVIEW: 2018 Domaine de Cala, 'Prestige', Coteaux Varois en Provence, France ($26)
by Andrew Chalk A classy rose embodying a punch unexpected from such a pale wine. The nose exhibits white peach and citrus and hints of...
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andychalk
Mar 29, 20193 min read
TWO WINES -- ONE GRAPE
No grape morphs in style quite as much as chardonnay which, especially in California, offers a cornucopia of expressions that keeps wine...
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andychalk
Mar 27, 20191 min read
WINE REVIEW: 2015 Frank Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley ($54)
by Andrew Chalk The Frank Family winery has been established since the late 19th century. This Cabernet Sauvignon presents a black cherry...
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andychalk
Mar 27, 20191 min read
NOBU STARTS TANOSHI (HAPPY) HOUR IN DALLAS
by Andrew Chalk If it’s a one-of-a-kind happy hour that rows your boat then head to Nobu, in Dallas’ Crescent Court Hotel, from 5-7pm...
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andychalk
Mar 22, 20193 min read
UPDATE ON SANTA BARBARA PINOT NOIR AND CHARDONNAY
by Andrew Chalk Where in California are the most interesting wine developments taking place? To many winegrowers the answer would be the...
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andychalk
Mar 22, 20191 min read
WINE REVIEW: 2016 Tongue Dancer Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, CA ($49)
Andrew Chalk One of the most alluring, seductive Pinot Noirs that I have tasted for some time. Easy to quaff as well as pair with duck,...
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andychalk
Mar 22, 20193 min read
NEW JAPANESE GLOBAL TASTING MENU AT ROY’S
by Andrew Chalk The lifespan of the average Dallas restaurant is just slightly longer than that of the average mayfly. The percentage...
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andychalk
Mar 21, 20194 min read
MENDOZA EDGE CASE
French made, Argentinian Aged, Domaine Bousquet Set Up where Mendoza Ended and the Andes Began by Andrew Chalk Jean Bousquet farmed...
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andychalk
Jan 12, 20196 min read
Sonoma Royalty - Jordan Vineyard and Winery
In the 1960s Tom and Sally Jordan loved to visit gourmet restaurants in the U.S. and Europe and invariably ordered French wine,...
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andychalk
Jan 12, 20193 min read
Charlie Palmer’s Dry Creek Kitchen - Wine-Country-To-Table
In a prime location on Healdsburg Plaza, next to the Healdsburg Hotel, sits one of the most effortlessly stylish restaurants in town --...
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andychalk
Jan 12, 20192 min read
Barndiva -- A Quirkily Casual Restaurant
If I lived in Healdsburg the Gallery Bar at Barndiva would be one of my regular haunts. The wall of frames of cigarette card collections...
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andychalk
Jan 8, 20192 min read
Mexican Magician: Mateo Granados- Healdsburg
Mateo Granados may be the most qualified chef in Healdsburg. Stints at Masa’s, Dry Creek Kitchen, and a stage at perennial world number...
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