Posts Tagged ‘cabernet franc’
WTN: Lieb Family Cellars Bridge Lane Cabernet Franc (NV)
My love of cabernet franc isn’t a surprise if you read this blog with any sort of regularity. They are among my favorite wines, are extremely versatile and the grape does quite well here on Long Island. But who can afford to ...
WTN: Castello di Borghese 2001 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (North Fork of Long Island)
On the North Fork, there is an un-official red wine grape pecking order. Okay, maybe it isn’t even un-official. At the top is the almighty merlot grape, lauded by many observers as the king of Long Island grapes. And, it ...
WTN: Corey Creek Vineyards 2005 Cabernet Franc
Despite the obvious success of Merlot on the North Fork, there are many people – myself included – who get just as excited about Cabernet Franc. This grape, a more subdued, more feminine genetic parent of Cabernet Sauvignon...
WBW #29: Shinn Estate Vineyards 2004 Cabernet Franc (North Fork)
I don’t mean any offense to Jack or anyone else who believes strongly in biodynamic farm practices. Really I don’t and I think that there are some great wines being made with biodynamic-grown grapes. Anyone who has ...
Meet Mickey Mouse. Drink New York Wines.
I just got an email telling me that Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort’s Blue Zoo restaurant will soon be pouring six, count em six, New York wines. So, now you can take your kids to meet Mickey and Minnie Mouse...
WTN: Kinkead Ridge 2004 Cabernet Franc
As someone who was born and raised in western Pennsylvania, four things come to mind when I think about neighboring Ohio: Bad drivers Sea World Cedar Point amusement park The much-hated Cleveland Browns. I wouldn’t go so ...
My First Cabernet Franc Harvest
Well everyone, all of the cabernet franc from my adopted vines at Raphael have been harvested, crushed and are now fermenting (with Lalvin M05, a Loire Valley isoloate yeast) in an open-top oak barrel. Average brix was around 2...
WTN: Sheldrake Point 2002 Cabernet Franc
Sheldrake Point — both the geographical point and the vineyard — jut prominently from the western shore of Cayuga Lake and those vineyards stretch almost the whole way to the water. The combination of deep glacial s...