Where do I begin to praise the Trocard ($10, purchased, available at Spec’s)? Cheap wine does not get much better than this:

• It’s a previous vintage, and it’s still yummy.

• Classic white Bordeaux, made with sauvignon blanc. That means not much fruit and certainly none of that New World grapefruit stuff. That’s something one doesn’t see enough anymore because too many French producers are on a misguided quest to make their wine taste like it came from somewhere else.

• Clean, crisp, grassy and fresh. Just enough of everything to make it stand out, from aroma to finish, but not too much of anything. And only 12 1/2 percent alcohol.

• A simple wine that proves the adage that simple does not have to mean inadequate.

Serve this chilled on its own, or with almost anything that goes with white wine, whether seafood, chicken. or salads. And it’s probably a good match with an uncomplicated cream-style sauce (chicken fried steak or chicken pot pie, for example). Highly recommended and almost certainly in the 2013 $10 Hall of Fame.

The old AMC Theater at Central and Walnut Hill has been vacant since 2006 when the chain relocated to NorthPark Center. Now, empty 35,000 square-foot space will be demolished to make way for a Dave and Buster’s flagship restaurant.

Dave and Buster’s bought the land for an undisclosed price, the Dallas Business Journal reports. Construction on the new complex is scheduled to begin within the next nine months, transforming the barren shopping center. The new restaurant will incorporate more games and an extended menu.

The Dave and Buster’s will close its current location near Presbyterian Hospital when the new restaurant is complete.

Our neighborhood burger spots might have some competition. Houston-based chain Becks Prime is set to open its first Dallas location this summer in the old Jack-in-the-Box space at Preston and Forest, Pegasus News reported.

The Angus chuck roast burgers are grilled over mesquite wood coals, and Boar’s Head makes a hot dog exclusively for Becks. The fast-food restaurant does not use freezers or microwaves in its preparation. With 12 locations in Houston, Becks has received praise from a slew of local publications there as well as Texas Monthly.

The burgers start at $7.25 and go up from there. The menu also includes mesquite-grilled sandwiches, salads, chili, sweet potato fries, Parmesan crisps and more. Becks also will serve beer.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day one of these Whole Foods events. The Park Lane location host an all-day party on the patio Saturday, serving traditional Irish fare and beer. Hurry over to Preston Forest tonight for the Tour of Ireland 6:30-8:30 p.m. when guests can try seven different Irish beers paired with delicious Irish food. Register here.

Kick back and enjoy some live music at Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse. This Friday, Zoe Lewis performs an up-beat show, incorporating a variety of instruments such as the guitar, piano, harmonica, penny whistle, accordion, spoons and the “human trumpet.” Admission is $15-$18.

Learn to draw like the masters during a program 1:30-3 p.m. Sunday at the Meadows Museum at SMU. Guest artist Ian O’brien takes participants on a tour of the galleries, exploring different techniques. The event is geared toward adults and students 15 and older. Sketchpads and pencils will be provided, but you’re encouraged to bring your own. The session is free with museum admission, which is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $4 for students. Be sure to check out the museum’s Santiago Calatrava collection on view through April 22.

I have finally figured out why Americans don’t drink more rose, and it’s not what I thought — that we confuse rose with sweet pink wines like white zinfandel. The real reason? It doesn’t taste like red wine.

How else to account for the odd reviews for the Le Cirque ($11, purchased, available at Spec’s) on CellarTracker, the blog’s unoffical wine inventory tracking software? Several of the writers complained that the wine was too light, and they were exactly right — if they were reviewing cabernet sauvignon. But since the Le Cirque is rose, that’s a good thing. Roses are supposed to be light and refreshing.

In fact, my only complaint about this rose, which is from southern France, was price — I thought it was $9 and not $11 when I bought it. Having said that, it was very nicely done: Bone dry, with lots of cranberry fruit that gave it a pleasant acidity to balance the fruitiness. In this, it is a good example of what a grape like grenache can do for a rose. Pair this with salads and even lightly spicy foods, since there’s enough fruit to handle the spice.

And yes, chill it and drink it on its own and ponder the metaphysical question of why more Americans don’t appreciate rose.

It’s not St. Patrick’s Day without eating or drinking something green, right? On March 17 only, Sprinkles in Preston Center is offering green velvet cupcakes, which is basically the bakery’s red velvet cupcake, colored green instead. It’s topped with cream cheese icing and a green dot.

There’s also the Irish chocolate cupcake, available now through March 18. It’s Belgian dark chocolate topped with Bailey’s Irish cream cheesing frosting. This one is adorned with a green Shamrock.

Click for larger photo. Submitted by Society Bakery.

Society Bakery, home of the most sinful cupcakes and whoopee pies, now has a full-bakery food truck, designed by San Antonio-based Cruising Kitchens.

Society owners tell us this is Texas’ first mobile bakery food truck, complete with onsite oven.

Society Bakery has two standstill stores, one at 3426 Greenville and the other inside Medical City hospital, 7777 Forest.

Keep up with them on Twitter or Facebook for news about the whens and wheres of the shiny new truck of goodness.

So much for wondering about the quality of California wine. Or thinking that wine prices were going to increase this year.

Which says pretty much everything that needs to be said about the Maxwell Creek ($10, purchased, available at World Market), which is apparently a second label from St. Supery, a long-established and classy Napa producer. Wineries do second labels to sell cheaper versions of their better known wines without having to discount the latter. Second labels are usually made by the same winemaker at the same facility, though the grapes may not be of the same quality.

In this, second labels are usually a value, and the Maxwell Creek is a ridiculous value. It’s top-notch Napa wine; think of it as a much simpler version of something like St. Supery or Grgich sauvignon blanc, but with the same attention to detail and reflection of terroir. Look for California grassiness and some minerality on the finish, with a bit of citrus zest. This is a crisp and refreshing wine, yet surprisingly subtle. And, though it’s a little thin in the middle, it’s not thin enough to make a difference at this price — or at $15 or $18, for that matter.

Chill this and drink it on its own, or with almost any grilled seafood or chicken dish. Highly recommended — which is saying something, because the main reason I bought it, honestly, was that I didn’t think it could be any good and so could write something curmudgeonly about it.

A New York-based gluten-free bakery will open today Wednesday on Sherry Lane, according to the Eats Blog and the bakery’s website. Tu-Lu’s Gluten-free Bakery is run by two women Tully and Jen who both have a gluten intolerance. So, they got together and created Tu-Lu’s, which offers cakes, cupcakes, cookies, muffins and brownies. It also has a few vegan options.

Tully graduated from Southern Methodist University before heading to Le Cordon Bleu in Austin and then getting a masters in food studies from New York University. Jen, an advocate for the gluten-free lifestyle, left the financial industry to team up with Tully.

Having started the bakery in New York City, Tu-Lu’s have received praise from Vogue and CBS New York.

A previous version of this article stated that the bakery opened today (Tuesday) because editor Emily Toman woke up and thought today was Wednesday. She regrets the error.