Cabernet franc has long been something of an enigma — once relegated in Bordeaux to a mere blending component, a distant star in the Loire galaxy and treated like a Frankenstein experiment in ...
Outside the Eastern United States wine regions, cabernet franc can be hard to find. If you look for versions from Europe, you have to know how to decode the bottle, because it often won’t tell you. In ...
“Cab Franc is the ultimate Cinderella grape,” exclaims Leah Jørgensen, owner and winemaker of Jørgensen Cellars in Willamette Valley. “Historically, in Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot got all ...
Cabernet Franc is used to playing second fiddle to Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. But more and more, the spotlight is on Cabernet Franc. With its elegance and drinkability, the grape is getting more ...