Cabernet Franc
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Icon Scores: Tawse Winery 2008 Laundry Vineyard Cabernet Franc - 91+pts
iconscores.blogspot.com via @IconWines &bull Sep 1, 2010Tawse Winery 2008 Laundry Vineyard Cabernet Franc (Lincoln Lakeshore) Niagara Peninsula - OntarioAvailability: Direct from wineryCost: $30Alcohol: 13%Production: 325 casesDate Tasted: August 8th, 2010Tasting Notes: Coffee grounds, tobacco, caramel, juicy plum, barnyard funk and earthy mineral aromas greet you on… Full Story »
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Washington Wine Report: Tonight! August Virtual Tasting - Chinook Cabernet Franc Rose 2009
www.wawinereport.com via @thewinediary &bull Aug 31, 2010An exceptional wine. Buy it now and either tell all your friends about it or keep it very, very secret, depending on your personality and availability. Our August Virtual Tasting is tonight from 7-8pm Pacific Time. The wine is the… Full Story »
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The Disenchanted Journo: WINE OF THE DAY: Two ends of quality Napa Valley Reds
disenchantedjourno.blogspot.com via @DCHANTEDJOURNO &bull Aug 26, 2010It's been a great summer for wine. My regular readers have seen the great highs of this season. But I must admit to having held back, leaving out reviews of several amazing bottles, mostly because I didn't want to show off. What every wine should be. These… Full Story »
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Hudson-Chatham Winery 2009 Empire Reserve White
LENNDEVOURS &bull Aug 26, 2010
It was almost a year ago that I wrote about Empire Red, a new wine from Hudson-Chatham Winery that combines the key three red grapes -- baco noir, merlot and cabernet franc -- from each of New York's largest wine… Full Story »
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Ice wine a sweet treat in Pacific Northwest
blog.seattlepi.com via @4AllDigitalPr &bull Aug 26, 2010One of the rarest treats to enjoy in a glass is ice wine, an ultra-sweet after-dinner sipper crafted by squeezing sugar-laden juice from frozen grapes. Ice wine is made in all four regions of the Pacific Northwest, with the finest traditionally coming from British Columbia's Okanagan Valley, where winemakers and grape growers can count on cold temperatures every year. To be labeled an… Full Story »
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#Cabernet Day! | Facebook
www.facebook.com via @BorgheseWine &bull Aug 20, 2010Join us for the first ever #Cabernet Day - a worldwide celebration of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc! Wine lovers across the globe will be celebrating Cabernet and posting their experiences through various social media outlets (using #Cabernet Day in… Full Story »
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Wine Compass Blog: Sunset Hills Vineyard: Cabernet Franc Tasting
winecompass.blogspot.com via @winecompass &bull Aug 17, 2010This is the blog for Wine-Compass.com. Just a typical couple focusing on wines, beer, spirits, wineries, breweries, spirits, and events that we experience through our travels at Wine-Compass. Visit Wine-Compass.com to find wineries and events in your area. You can contact us at info (at) wine-compass.com. Yesterday I escaped the suburbs for a taste of wine in Loudoun… Full Story »
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What We Drank (August 17, 2010)
LENNDEVOURS &bull Aug 17, 2010
It's always enlightening to compare, and this was a nice little linear comparison: Cabernet Franc from its sweet spot in France and Cabernet Franc from one of the strongest Finger Lakes producers in a very good vintage. Unfortunately, the Bourguiel suffered from some storage issues (we… Full Story »
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2008 Sineann Cabernet Franc Champoux Vineyard (USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Horse Heaven Hills) - CellarTracker!
www.cellartracker.com via @rperro &bull Aug 15, 2010Tasted by IRISHYODA on 4/3/2010 rated 92 points: Going from memory as this was the last of 8 different wine consumed that night. This is a special wine. Still a little young and didn't open up until the next day.… Full Story »
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Washington Wine Report: August Virtual Tasting - Chinook Cabernet Franc Rose 2009
www.wawinereport.com via @davidmeunier &bull Aug 12, 2010An exceptional wine. Buy it now and either tell all your friends about it or keep it very, very secret, depending on your personality and availability. Our August Virtual Tasting wine, as suggested by Chef Frank Magana at Picazo 7Seventeen,… Full Story »
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Austin Beeman - Understanding Wine (with Austin Beeman) - UW012 - California Cabernet Franc (with John Skupny of Lang Reed)
www.austinbeeman.com via @AustinBeeman &bull Aug 11, 2010John Skupny of Lang Reed in the Napa Valley is one of the few wineries in the United States to make exclusively Cabernet Franc. In this episode, he talks about that decision and the history of Californian Cabernet Franc. Have… Full Story »
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Cave Ridge Vineyard - 2008 Cabernet Franc
www.backyardwinery.net via @WeekendOasis &bull Aug 8, 2010Conclusion: This was my first visit to Cave Ridge Vineyard in Virginia and I picked up a handful of bottles. This Cabernet Franc is a very nice wine and represents the region well. I hope to try an older vintage,… Full Story »
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Vineyard fact!...
www.facebook.com via @time2esc &bull Aug 4, 2010Cape Classics Vineyard fact! Founded in 2001, Raats Family Wines is focused solely on crafting world class Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc, best known as the premier grapes of Franceas Loire Valley. Full Story »
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What Makes a Wine Ageworthy? (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator: Blog Posts &bull Aug 3, 2010
A few weeks ago, during the discussion from my column "What Syrah Really Needs" (short answer: time in the cellar), Robert Hight asked, "What is it that you sense in a wine that makes it ageworthy?" He added, "My experience in my cellar is only one or two out of 10 wines I open have benefited from extended aging." This is what I call a "nub question," which is to say, one of those fundamental inquiries about fine wine that we all confront, consciously or otherwise. Anyone who accumulates more wine than he or she intends to drink in, say,… Full Story »
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Jonesy's in Denver: Regional wine done right
The Wine Curmudgeon &bull Aug 2, 2010
There has been a lot of cyber-ink spilled recently over how difficult it is for restaurants to sell regional wine, and how they don't deserve the criticism they have received from people like Todd Kliman and I. So I give you Jonesy's Eatbar in Denver, which started life serving mostly local beer… Full Story »
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Northern Virginia, Virginia - Purcellville: Sunset Hills Vineyard Cabernet Franc Horizontal Vertical Tasting
www.localwineevents.com via @LoudounWineries &bull Aug 1, 2010Sunday, August 15thTastings on the hr between 12pm - 5pm.$10/peron, $5/ Estate Wine ClubCabernet Franc - the parent grape of the popular Cabernet Sauvignon - makes great, fascinating wines in Virginia. We've been bottling them in many different styles: roses,… Full Story »
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TN : Rene Couly Chinon Rose 2009, Couly-Dutheil, Loire, France
Wine in Sweden &bull Jul 29, 2010
This wine is made from 100% Cabernet Franc grapes grown on gravel and sand based soil. All of the grapes were hand-harvested and the yield was 45 hectolitres per hectare. I am based in Sweden writing articles on Wine from… Full Story »
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Road Warrior in DC...
www.facebook.com via @leskup &bull Jul 28, 2010Lang Reed Cabernet Franc Road Warrior in DC for the Society of Wine Educators, presenting Premier Napa Valley wine selection this afternoon. Have time for one diversion, this morning, perhaps the Air Space museum [again] or if feeling reverent, the… Full Story »
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Spy shot of the new Hunters Run Rose
Cellar Blog &bull Jul 26, 2010
Why should auto blogs get to have all the spy shot fun? I've mentioned a couple of times that Hunters Run Wine Barn will be releasing their own wines. Now I have the first pictures of one of them. This… Full Story »
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Ross Hackworth of Nichol Vineyard talks Cabernet Franc
www.bcwinelover.com via @mikeklassen &bull Jul 18, 2010It was a warm, bright visit early last August on the Naramata Bench. Stacey and I were able to visit one of our very favourite wineries - Nichol Vineyard - and the chance to talk with winemaker proprietor Ross Hackworth.… Full Story »
