Tag: Cabernet Franc
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Forbes Article: Experimentation Propels Virginia’s Wine Industry
Why seek wines from Virginia? Simple. “You can find world class wines in Virginia that you can’t find anywhere else in the world,” shares Dave McIntyre, columnist for the Washington Post.Virginia’s wine industry is as old as America. Successful experimentation continues driving this region into the future, building confidence among the largely family-owned, micro-boutique wineries.…
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Join in the #CabFrancDay Celebration
It’s an age old tale of forbidden romance resulting in a child out of wedlock. This child, a son, has a rivalry with his father. The child grows to become a confident, assured, ruler. He is loved by all, adored throughout the world. The rivalry begins to dwindle because the son has all the power,…
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Discovering Maryhill Winery
I have never been to Washington State and sadly I have not had a lot of wines from Washington either. When I think Washington wines, admittedly, I think Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Riesling. Three varieties I enjoy, and have liked all that I have experienced so far from Washington. However, I was recently introduced to…
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A Bounty of Cabernet Franc
It’s an age old tale of forbidden romance resulting in a child out of wedlock. This child, a son, has a rivalry with his father. The child grows to become a confident, assured, ruler. He is loved by all, adored throughout the world. The rivalry begins to dwindle because the son has all the power,…
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Diving into Loire Valley #Wine with #Winophiles: Chinon
As a young girl I grew up on fairy tales with knights, princesses and castles. In Touraine, Loire Valley, France these are not things of fairy tales. Rather, these are part of its illustrious history. Known as the “Garden of France,” Touraine is filled with castles and chateaux constructed by kings and queens. No wonder…
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Celebrating Loire Valley #Wine
Hhmmmm…. (to the tune of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer) You know Champagne and Alsace and Bordeaux and Languedoc; Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Beaujolais and Provence; but do you recall the most under-rated French wine region of all? Loire Valley wine region is as beautiful as can be, and if you ever saw it, you would…
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Celebrate #CabFrancDay with Dracaena Winery
Do you like stories of forbidden romance? Some of our greatest works fiction over the years have featured forbidden romances, such as Romeo and Juliet and Lancelot and Guinevere. Then of course there are the classic love affairs that have defined moments in history, such as Marc Antony and Cleopatra and Napoléon and Joséphine. But…
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Cool Spring Night? Warm Up with Cornerstone Cellars
In some of my last few articles I mentioned how pleasant the weather was last month in Dallas. Well one axiom with Dallas weather is no matter how pleasant a week or month began, the weather can and will change in a moment. As spring weather swings from quite warm to quite cool like a…
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Spring Sippin with Breaux Vineyards
It’s time once again for March’s edition of Virginia Wine Chat. This #VAWinechat took us to Purcellville in Loudon County Virginia and Breaux Vineyards. This month our host Frank Morgan of Drink What YOU Like was joined by Breaux’s winemaker Heather Munden and Jennifer Breaux Blosser, the general manager at Breaux. If you would like…
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An Awesome Wines of Chile Tasting
I was recently invited to attend a wonderful wine tasting event. Wines of Chile hosted a Chilean Wine 4.0 Master Class at III Forks in Dallas. We tasted 16 delicious Chilean wines each hand selected by Master Sommelier Evan Goldstein. Evan has a passion for wine education; thus he President and Chief Education Officer of…
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