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Tasting Diaries: September 2026
Back home and getting reacquainted with Cabernet Franc beyond the Loire.
Sep 29
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A Dozen Cabernet Francs I Want to be Drinking this Fall
Shoulder-season wines for comfort and contemplation
Sep 18
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My takeaways from three months of tasting and drinking Cabernet Franc in the Loire
On oak, occasion and vintage, from a summer spent in the grape’s ancestral homeland
Sep 10
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August 2026
Tasting Diaries: August 2026
Peak summer drinking and tasting: bubbles, 2021s, St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, a Swiss Cabernet Franc, and a midnight jeroboam of unknown provenance.
Aug 31
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Loire Cabernet Franc 2026 Vintage Preview: Pre-Harvest Photo Tour
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words...
Aug 27
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2025 Cabernet Franc Global Vintage Report
A Snapshot of a Grape, a Place, a Vintage
Aug 7
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Tasting Diaries: July 2026
Keeping well-hydrated in the Pays de la Loire!
Aug 2
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July 2026
St-Émilion's Château Jean Faure: A Grand Cru Classé built on Cabernet Franc
A hidden gem on Bordeaux's Right Bank whose identity rests on the grape most estates treat as an afterthought.
Jul 29
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5 Minutes with... Sam Raats of Raats Family Wines in Stellenbosch
The estate's second generation on why the Polkadraai Hills suits Cabernet Franc, what the Loire taught him, and a most Afrikaans way of describing the…
Jul 21
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Willamette Valley's Björnson Vineyard Debuts Its First Cabernet Franc
A commitment to diversity and sustainability gives way to a Loire-inspired chapter in Pinot Noir country.
Jul 8
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June 2026
Tasting Diaries: June 2026
Back in the most magical place on earth for Cabernet Franc...
Jun 30
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Five Minutes with... Etienne Moly of Domaine Moly
A conversation with one of Saumur's emerging talents on learning from the best and what made him fall in love with Cabernet Franc.
Jun 23
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