Tasting Diaries: February 2026

No.73 | What's In My Glass

February was a very busy month that took me to New York City for the second annual Cab Franc Forward Grand Tasting as well as to France for Wine Paris and some much needed time in my beloved Loire Valley. I tasted A LOT of Cabernet Franc this month. A quick scan of my notes and all told I probably tasted around 500 wines from over twenty-five regions from a dozen or so countries, AND I still look back at the events and tastings I attended and feel like I didn’t see and taste with as many producers as I had hoped. One thing is for certain, there is a lot of enthusiasm around Cabernet Franc right now from all corners of the wine world, which is very exciting to see. It would be impossible to talk about all the wines I tasted this month here, but I’ll do my best to highlight as many as I can.