Chilean Cabernet Franc is the Red Wine You Need Right Now
If more people were aware that Cabernet Franc is a parent of Cabernet Sauvignon (Sauvignon Blanc is the other one), it might get the respect it deserves. Cabernet Franc tends to be a bit more reserved than its offspring. Whereas Cabernet Sauvignon is most often bold, dark and richly fruited, Cabernet Franc is lighter and […]
Forget World Malbec Day. Let’s Make It World Malbec Month
Argentina saved Malbec, and that’s worth more than a day of celebration. It’s hard to image the U.S. wine market without it. Malbec, as we know, is indigenous to France, where it was widely grown in Bordeaux until a particularly brutal winter in 1956 killed off a majority of the vines. Malbec had never been […]