Announcing: Cab Franc Day Producer Roundtable

Calling all wine enthusiasts! Mark your calendars for the upcoming Cab Franc Day Producer Roundtable - a virtual webinar featuring some of the top producers of cabernet franc. This event is a unique opportunity to hear directly from the experts and gain insights into this beloved varietal. Not only will you have the chance to …

Cab Franc Day Winemaker Roundtable.

To celebrate Cab Franc Day 2022, we had winemakers from across the globe virtually get together to discuss their love of producing single varietal Cabernet Franc. FOMO is real, but in this case, you can catch up by watching the re-run here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5sd_GtkIJ0 If you would like to keep up on all things Cab Franc …

7th FRANC & FRANC International Cabernet Franc Forum

originally published on December 1, 2022 by Elizabeth Smith on easmith.net Photo Credit Zoltán ‘Gadget’ Kiss When Michael Broadbent visited Villány in 2000, he noted that “Cabernet Franc has found its natural home in Villány.” He was right. Fast forward to 2022. Villány is the primary red wine region of Hungary, which is becoming increasingly …

The Red Wave Is Here: It’s Cabernet Franc

originally published by Dorothy J. Gaiter & John Brecher November 18, 2022 on Grape Collective read original post by clicking here Sometimes – rarely, but sometimes – we taste a wine so exciting that it takes us on a journey. That just happened. It was from Murrieta’s Well in the Livermore Valley and it was …

Cabernet Franc: A Local Hero In the Loire Valley

originally published by Beverley Blanning MW 22 Nov 2022 in GuildSomm Read original article by clicking here. Cabernet Franc has long taken a back seat to its dazzling offspring, Cabernet Sauvignon. So wildly successful has the latter become that for most of the wine-drinking public, the name Cabernet simply means Cabernet Sauvignon. Does anyone know, …

Cab Franc Day in Paso Robles

Paso Robles invites you to celebrate Cabernet Franc, the genesis grape of Bordeaux.  Renowned wine educator, Wes Hagen, will lead a discussion and tasting of Cab Francs from regions around the world, followed by the grand tasting where leading Paso Robles producers will showcase their expression of the varietal. The event has two sections:Seminar and …

Cabernet Franc Day – B1ock One From Paradise Rescued

originally published on Savor the Harvest on December 4, 2021 Today is December fourth, the day everyone world-wide celebrates the red wine grape Cabernet Franc! I keep it local and sustainable, sharing one of my favorites from Bordeaux producer Paradise Rescued. One Hundred Percent Varietal Cabernet Franc in Entres-Deux-Mers In Bordeaux, France’s largest wine region …

Cabernet Franc – Well Worthy of a Celebration

article originally published on Talk-A-Vino on December 4th, 2021 Cabernet Franc. Let’s talk about it. Cabernet Franc is a parent. Like most parents, Cabernet Franc is often overshadowed by the achievements of its kids – especially when its kids are none less than Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, some of the most famous in the wine …