The sweet smell of summer is just around the corner. And, while you may be tempted to rosé all day or start pouring your favorite sauvignon blanc or pinot grigio, there is another white style of wine ...

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 ...

Carmenère and Cabernet Franc are two challenging grapes to grow, says chief wine maker Rodrigo Romero at Viña Maquis. “You have to pay very close attention both in the vineyard and in the cellar.” ...

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 ...

With New York State claiming Cabernet Franc and Livermore Valley calling out Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc, could ...

Over the past 30 years or so, our regional wineries have begun to hone their skills, both in the vineyard and cellar, with this variety. Typically, we have not been known for great reds, but cabernet ...

One of the most important grape varieties in its native France, where it is cultivated on over 90,000 acres, Cabernet Franc is now grown all over the world. At home and around the globe it is used ...

MARLBORO, N.Y. -- When you think of California wine, you might think of Cab -- Cabernet Sauvignon. It's a red that helped put the Golden State on the world wine map in the 20th century. A group of ...

One night, many hundreds of years ago, the grapevines cabernet franc and sauvignon blanc nuzzled up to each other, somewhere in the Bordeaux region of France, and made a baby. They took the first ...

Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon share similar names and qualities, but distinct characteristics set them apart. Cabernet Franc, a parent variety to Cabernet Sauvignon, as well as Merlot and ...

For those looking for a beautiful wine to enjoy by the firepit or the fireplace, the 2018 Caya Cabernet Franc from Wölffer Estate Vineyard fits the bill perfectly. This is an elegant, yet robust, ...