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Chalk Talk: Should You Buy Wine Futures?

Dish Blog D Magazine — Fri Jul 02 18:20:33 UTC 2010 Andrew Chalk provides a nice essay to keep you thinking over the long weekend. Yesterday, I got an e-mail from Sigel’s announcing their “2009 Bordeaux Futures.” I was intrigued. What is this “Château Future”? Is it white or red? And do they make a conv… about: AgriBusiness Andrew Chalk Bordeaux Château Mouton Rothschild famous and influential critic Hospitality Recreation influential critic Robert Parker Rudi Ced the World Cup Wine Wine & Spirits at: Sacred Cellars Sigel’s

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Wine Report: Robert Craig Winery in Napa Comes to Dallas

Dish Blog D Magazine — Thu Apr 22 16:37:32 UTC 2010 Yesterday, Andrew Chalk and I sat down with Elton Stone of Robert Craig Winery in Napa. I was particularly interested in tasting the much ballyhooed 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, Affinity. Why? Because the wine which scored a 96 on Robert Parker’s scale is … about: AgriBusiness Andrew Chalk Cabernet Sauvignon Elton Slone Elton Stone General Manager Hospitality Recreation Howell Mountain influential wine critic Mt George Napa Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley plant Cabernet Sauvignon Procrastination is part of the creative process Robert Craig Winery Robert Parker SideDish Supper Club Wine & Spirits at: Sigel’s

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Wine review: Layer Cake Shiraz 2008

Back Talk East Dallas — Wed Jan 20 12:00:00 UTC 2010 Nothing illustrates the crisis facing the wine business more than Layer Cake's shiraz, a Robert Parker favorite with a suggested retail price of $15. Yet I've seen it selling in the Dallas area for as little as $11.99, and it recently showed … about: Australia Business Hospitality Recreation Layer Cake Robert Parker suggested retail price Wine

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Wine review: Louis Jadot Macon-Villages 2008

Back Talk East Dallas — Wed Nov 25 12:00:00 UTC 2009 Twenty-five years ago, before Robert Parker and the Wine Magazines and five-figure bottles of French wine, Americans who drank French wine mostly drank three or four kinds. They were cheap, pleasant and Gallic — what more did one need? We drank Beaujo… about: Bordeaux Hospitality Recreation Louis Jadot Louis Jadot Macon-Villages Mouton Cadet Robert M. Parker Jr Robert Parker Thanksgiving Wine at: Central Market

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