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Post a comment in the area below, or email us at dining@dallasnews.com. We'll publish some of these comments in a print version, which will appear in a future issue of Guide. To settle on our critics' picks, Kim Harwell, Shannon Sutlief and I spent the last couple weeks battling brain freeze as we scoured the area, focusing mainly on independent and small chain frozen treat operations. We each finally chose three, presented below alphabetically. Look forward to reading your favorites.  Comments (137) Leave comment
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English wine merchants Berry Bros. & Rudd undertook to make some predictions about the state of wine 50 years hence in the Berrys' Future of Wine Report that you can link here or here. It's especially fascinating given that, 50 years ago in 1958, the top-sellers in the world were German, fortified (like port) and sweet wines, which barely merit a ripple today. The report also takes climate change into account, whose effects we are possibly already seeing in Australia, which is suffering from extreme drought conditions, and in England, where Champagne growers are eying the chalky soil of the South Downs. The report also predicts the rise of China as a major wine-growing nation, the development of big brand wines and New New World wines (think multiple-country blends), floating vines and sommelier bees. It's a fun and provocative read for wine geeks and the rest of us, too. Shanghai Shiraz, anyone? Comments (0) Leave comment
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| E-mail entryThe entry "What will the world wine map look like in 2058?" is tagged: wine It was the best of nights. It was the worst of nights. Thursday evening, the Sig-O and I went to check out a new restaurant, which shall remain nameless. I suppose the misspelling of "carpacio" should have been a clue that this might be another mediocre Italian. But the deal-breaker was the wine list, with mark-ups of four times wholesale. This means the restaurant pays $20 for a bottle and sticks you for $90. Three times is more the rule in Texas, which is still scandalously high. Disgusted, we did something we rarely do: We walked.
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| E-mail entryThe entry "Sometimes at restaurants, you have to walk" is tagged: Italian , Nonna , Tom Spicer , wine |
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