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Tag Archives: Cabernet Franc
Jean-Maurice Raffault, Cabernet Franc, Chinon France 2018: Wine Video Review
Hunting for a versatile value red wine from a grape and region less traveled? Check out my review of Cabernet Franc from Chinon here:
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Tagged Cabernet Franc, Chinon, drink, France, Jean-Maurice Raffault, Organic, Raffault, Review, travel, viticulture, wine, wine review, Winery
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Video Wine Review: Fratelli Perata Tre Sorelle Cabernet Blend Paso Robles 2010
Watch my review of this elegant, aged 2010 Cabernet Sauvginon blend Tre Sorelle by Fratelli Perata from Paso Robles, California.
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Tagged 2010, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, drink, fratelli Perata, merlot, old vine, Paso Robles, travel, Tre Sorelle, vineyard, wine, wine review, Winery
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Video Wine Review: Daou Seventeen Forty, Paso Robles, 2010
Has a decade tamed the monster Cabernet Franc Merlot blend from Paso Robles? Check out my video review Daou Seventeen Forty, Paso Robles, 2010
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Tagged Cabernet Franc, Daou, drink, merlot, Paso Robles, Paso Robles California, travel
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Virginian Wine is for Lovers? Drinking Local -VS- Trendsetting
My wife’s conference brings baby and I to Virginia. We stay in Alexandria: namesake of our ten month old and posh tourist excursion from Washington DC.
“Really Dad?”
Now, with a week to kill, between eponymous photo-ops, I explore Alexandria’s wine shops and bottle bars. Years have passed since I last sold or tried wine from Virginia. I remember liking it. Lean and structured, like Bordeaux, Baboursville Octagon Red seemed solid.
But a concern slowly creeps in. Alexandria’s shelves and lists feature fab Sancerre, German bubblies, Rhône growers, interesting South African Chenin Blanc, Langhe Nebbiolo, and Californian classics. Heck, every shop has at least three Oregon Pinot Noir, even unseen single vineyards, and I come from Oregon. Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandria, Beer, Cabernet Franc, drinks, Norton, Rkatsiteli, travel, Viognier, virginia, Virginia Wine, wine, Winery
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Tired of Malbec? Try Cabernet Franc from Argentina
Think of Argentinian wine. If Malbec comes to mind followed by a shrug or shudder, I feel your pain. Argentina has tumbled down this monovariety’s path, much like Australia did with Shiraz decades ago. Malbec became the recession’s answer to find a big red for less. But it is a race to the bottom that backfires. The grape, and Argentina by association, are now caged by their success. They exist in most minds as a cheap alternative. Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Cabernet Franc, drinks, Food, lifestyle, Mendoza, travel, wine
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