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Wine

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Sips And (Sound)Bites And Almost Fist Fights

    Back to school, with drinking--and threats--allowed: a panel discussion at the drinklocalwines.com conference.​This past Saturday, a sold-out crowd gathered at Le Cordon Bleu Institute of Culinary Arts in North Dallas for the first-ever DrinkLocalWine.com Conference. Hosted by website founders Je ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 6, 2009

    Peanut War

    Back to school, with drinking--and threats--allowed: a panel discussion at the drinklocalwines.com conference.​This past Saturday, a sold-out crowd gathered at Le Cordon Bleu Institute of Culinary Arts in North Dallas for the first-ever DrinkLocalWine.com Conference. Hosted by website founders Je ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    Cheap-o Vino

    Interest you in a stack of wine?Summertime wine buying often leads to an irksome game tug-of-war between your mind and your wallet. You love your friends (well, most of them anyway; at least you want to be nice in hopes you'll get something out of them someday), and you don't want to serve them sw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    The Weather Is Vine

    Last night, Channel 8 Meteorologist Greg Fields and Rick Boyer of Robert Mondavi hosted a small dinner at Abacus to introduce the legendary California brand's new Solaire line of wines. Boyer, who is gearing up for his 32nd vineyard harvest later in the year, is the winemaker behind the new Sant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    10 Questions: James Tidwell Of Four Seasons

    He was the 100th American wine professional to earn the title of Master Sommelier, but that's not the only thing Tidwell can be proud of.After graduating from LSU with a degree in international trade and finance, this son of a small town preacher set off for culinary school at the prestigious Culina ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2009

    Pairing Off: Orange Chicken (From A Grocery Store)

    Patrick MichelsWhen asking about dishes considered unsuitable--or at least unusual--for wine, the experts generally push me toward something fruity and acidic.Makes sense, really: these are the two elements most capable of battling excess salt, wallowing fat and other banes of wine pairing. So when ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Pairing Off: Cheez Its

    Patrick Michels/Petroleumjelliffe, via FlickrOne thing that becomes clear, as we move through this series, is that pairings can be a bit fussy.The nonchalant approach of discarding a specific recommendation in favor of something easier to find within the same style doesn't always work--at least not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2009

    Killian's California Red...And White

    Souverain's Winemaker's Reserve Cabernet, one of the wines to be featured at Jasper's tomorrow night.Beer pairing dinners have been the rage of late, but apparently some people still do things the old-fashioned way. Kent Rathbun's Jasper's (7161 Bishop Rd., Plano) is offering a four-course wine pair ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2009

    Wines For Everyday Purposes? So We Can Cross Scope Off The Grocery List?

    Hopefully the fact that Black Oak's initials are "B.O." is just an unfortunate coincidence. Beverage distribution behemoth Ben E. Keith is branching out with another vino offering. And unlike the distributor's inaugural label, Solemar, it's not one they make themselves. The family-owned Chateau Dian ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2009

    Wine Rocks

    Rock stars plus alcohol can add up to a lot of things. But when you add organic grocery stores to the rock and booze equation, the sum must certainly change, right? Guess we'll find out when Maynard James Keenan makes an appearance at the Whole Foods Market in Plano from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., March 2 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2009

    Pairing Off: Frozen Fish Sticks

    Patrick Michels/geishaboy500More than any other "normal" food we've paired with wine thus far in this series, fish sticks scared the bejeezus out of the experts."God," mutters Jim Fleming of Sigel's Elite, shaking his head. "Oh, man," exclaims Majestic's Scott Loudder at the thought. "You come up wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2009

    Pairing Off: General Tsao's Chicken

    Forgive us if we've discussed this popular dish before--which we have. But the general does outrank Colonel Sanders and his non-spicy, unsticky, broccoli-less chicken. Although the spelling may vary, just about every Chinese restaurant with a delivery option cooks up some form of General Tsao' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    Pairing Off: Grilled Cheese

    For a brief moment I regretted this week's pairing. Not only did my first attempt turn into a smoldering slab of charcoal--oozing orange stuff and damn near sending the smoke alarm into a shrieking fit--but the wine experts I consulted gave me a right grilling."What cheese," asked Lin Sellman of Goo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2008

    Pairing Off: Turkey TV Dinners

    Photo: Patrick Michels There are, essentially, two rules to Thanksgiving—well, three if you include football: turkey and lots of it. Of course, not everyone makes it to the big family gathering. Police and firefighters must remain on duty, truck drivers and…um…others, may find themselves s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

    Pairing Off: Microwave Popcorn

    Photo: Patrick Michels There are, essentially, two rules to Thanksgiving—well, three if you include football: turkey and lots of it. Of course, not everyone makes it to the big family gathering. Police and firefighters must remain on duty, truck drivers and…um…others, may find themselves s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 28, 2008

    Hey, Man, Can I Get $3?

    Photo: Patrick Michels There are, essentially, two rules to Thanksgiving—well, three if you include football: turkey and lots of it. Of course, not everyone makes it to the big family gathering. Police and firefighters must remain on duty, truck drivers and…um…others, may find themselves s ... More >>

  • Film

    August 7, 2008

    Not Quite Ripe

    Send it back: Bottle Shock's corked

  • Calendar

    April 17, 2008

    Big D Dines

    Eat, drink and be merry

  • Calendar

    April 3, 2008

    Get a Cru

    Take a Stags Leap this Thursday

  • Dining

    March 27, 2008

    Review: Charlie Palmer at The Joule

    Take a Stags Leap this Thursday

  • Calendar

    September 13, 2007

    Happy Birthday, G.

    Grapefest is finally of legal drinking age!

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2007

    Chuck This

    Grapefest is finally of legal drinking age!

  • Calendar

    May 17, 2007

    Good Wine, Good Records

    Grapefest is finally of legal drinking age!

  • Calendar

    October 19, 2006

    Tasting Colleyville

    62 Main brings the wine

  • Dining

    April 20, 2006

    Wine Graft

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  • Calendar

    April 6, 2006

    Wine Me, Dine Me

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  • Calendar

    January 26, 2006

    Meat Market

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  • Dining

    January 26, 2006

    Apple Juju

    Frankie Carabetta brings N.Y.C. to Big D

  • Dining

    January 12, 2006

    Kiss, Kiss

    Asian fusion stumbles at Café Japon

  • Dining

    December 29, 2005

    Is Screwing Hip?

    We twist open 2005 for a nip. Is this a sign of things to come?

  • Dining

    November 24, 2005

    French Feint

    Gallic is far from galling at The French Room

  • News

    November 10, 2005

    The Swill-O-Meter

    We Swirl. We Sniff. We Swill.

  • Dining

    November 10, 2005

    Sour Grapes

    At Tony's Wine Warehouse, there's a sucker born every minute

  • Dining

    October 27, 2005

    Just for Kix?

    Hotel dining in Richardson? About what you'd expect.

  • News

    August 4, 2005

    Drink Up

    Loosened Texas laws spawn a litter of Dallas street wineries. Ready for Preston Hollow Pinot Grigio?

  • Dining

    April 28, 2005

    Savor Sever

    Savory says goodbye

  • Dining

    March 31, 2005

    Go Dog Go

    Taste's urban bistro has bite and bark

  • Dining

    January 13, 2005

    Grecian Formula

    After a decade, Ziziki's still going strong

  • Best of Dallas

    October 14, 2004

    Best Wine List

    Lola the Restaurant

  • Best of Dallas

    October 14, 2004

    Best Wine/Liquor Store

    Pogo's

  • Dining

    October 7, 2004

    Vine Cuts

    Can cheap bastards find good wine?

  • Dining

    August 19, 2004

    Think Pink

    Do any wines go well with summer heat?

  • Dining

    March 18, 2004

    Grape Gab

    The wine glass is half-full when it comes to reds, survey says

  • Dining

    February 26, 2004

    Where's the Boot?

    Vino & Basso needs to merge its split personality

  • Dining

    October 9, 2003

    Wine Snubs

    Can people really tell a cheap wine from an expensive one?

  • Dining

    September 18, 2003

    Eddie's Red Adventure

    Eddie Merlot's is a cliché with elegance

  • Dining

    August 14, 2003

    Drip Dry

    Mi Piaci is a still-fresh classic

  • Dining

    May 29, 2003

    Lotus Blossoms

    There's a flurry of curry in the metroplex

  • Dining

    May 8, 2003

    Barrel of Style

    Hope springs for Mercy

  • Calendar

    April 10, 2003

    JFK Journey

    Oswald, from shot to grave

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