Loire Valley

Tasting Diaries: September 2026

Back home and getting reacquainted with Cabernet Franc beyond the Loire.

Sep 29 • Cab Franc Chronicles

A Dozen Cabernet Francs I Want to be Drinking this Fall

Shoulder-season wines for comfort and contemplation

Sep 18 • Cab Franc Chronicles

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 • Cab Franc Chronicles

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 • Cab Franc Chronicles

Loire Cabernet Franc 2026 Vintage Preview: Pre-Harvest Photo Tour

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words...

Aug 27 • Cab Franc Chronicles

Tasting Diaries: June 2026

Back in the most magical place on earth for Cabernet Franc...

Jun 30 • Cab Franc Chronicles

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 • Cab Franc Chronicles

Five Minutes with… Benoît Amirault of Domaine Yannick Amirault

A conversation with one of Bourgueil's leading producers on fruit, generosity, and what makes Cabernet Franc so hard to get right.

Jun 2 • Cab Franc Chronicles

Tasting Diaries: May 2026

Coming Attractions... Bordeaux, Washington State, Oregon, the Livermore Valley and so much more.

May 31 • Cab Franc Chronicles

Arnaud Lambert: 2019-2023 Mazurique Vertical

Five vintages of Saumur Rouge "Mazurique" offer a window into Arnaud Lambert's ongoing pursuit of purity, transparency, and a truer sense of place.

May 27 • Cab Franc Chronicles

The One Wine that Belongs on Every Table

Cabernet Franc's most misunderstood quality turns out to be its greatest gift at the table.

May 19 • Cab Franc Chronicles

Chinon's Domaine Dozon: Tending a Premier Cru with Patience and Purpose

No.81 | Producer Feature

May 13 • Cab Franc Chronicles

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