Feature Article
  Sign In  | Not a subscriber? Start here (just $4.95!)
Bookmark and Share  
print this article    

Feature Article

Eastern Cabernet Franc is coming into its own

Ah, Cabernet Franc. As they learn more about their terroir and new viticultural techniques, eastern vintners are creating worthy wines from this classic grape variety.

Pennsylvania (State Appellation)

Is Cabernet Franc the Cinderella
of the Vineyard?

Not anymore. Eastern U. S. and Canadian Cabernet Francs are coming into their own.

by David Falchek
October 3, 2007



In Sideways, which has become - for good or for ill - the best known wine movie, the main character Miles massacres Merlot, praises Pinot, and in a lesser known aside, takes on Cabernet Franc.

grapes icon To read the rest of this article (and much else besides),
please become an Appellation America Subscriber.  It's easy and low-cost!


Read one full feature article:

Temecula Valley Struts Its Stuff Temecula Valley
Temecula Valley:
The Southland is on the Rise Again
by Clark Smith   (Aug 24)

Advertisement