From France’s Loire Valley to Napa Valley, Canada, Argentina, and beyond, Cabernet Franc shines on its own and in blends. Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and ...

Finger Lakes wineries experimented in the 1990s with Bordeaux grape varieties such as the cabernets (sauvignon and franc) and merlot. I say experiment, because the results were inconsistent. But ...

Often cabernet franc is viewed as a kinder, gentler version of its big brother, cabernet sauvignon. In fact, cab franc is part of the more famous cabernet sauvignon’s parentage, as California ...

Cab Franc Forward is approaching its first anniversary, having already made significant strides in promoting the New York-based grassroots initiative. Building a campaign around Cabernet Franc allows ...

French Cabernet Franc comes mostly from Bordeaux and the Loire Valley. For Bordeaux Cab Franc blends, the wines from St.-Émilion and Pomerol are the best regarded. Most imported Loire reds are 100% ...

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 ...

For more wine advice and reviews, recipes, restaurant news and more, sign up to receive our Good Taste newsletter in your inbox every Wednesday. In the range of red wine varieties, cabernet franc has ...

Many consumers are not as familiar with cabernet franc as they are with cabernet sauvignon, even though it is widely grown in the world. Alas, the grape plays a supporting role in most of the blends ...

Cabernet franc is best known as one of the six classic Bordeaux varieties, and it has become a favorite among Washington winemakers not only as a blending grape but also as a reliable friend of ...

SOMETIMES the gallery of Bordeaux varieties resembles a dynamic trio of comic-book heroes: Cabernet Sauvignon is the beefy, muscle-bound brute -- Lord of the Medoc, as well as of Napa Valley and ...