Although primarily known from the Right Bank region of Bordeaux the Cabernet Franc wine grape originated in the Basque region of Spain, then emigrated over the Pyrenees to France. A lovely blending ...

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 ...

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 ...

France is the ancestral home of the most-popular red grape varieties in the world. With the exception of tempranillo, the Top 10 most-widely planted red wine grapes come from France — and Bordeaux is ...

French Cabernet Franc comes mostly from Bordeaux and the Loire Valley. For Bordeaux Cab Franc blends, the wines from St.-Émilion and Pomerol are the best regarded. Most imported Loire reds are 100% ...

Cabernet Franc is a very, very important red grape variety often playing second fiddle to its offspring -- Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. In 1997, DNA testing revealed Cabernet Franc had crossed with ...