Cabernet Franc is used to playing second fiddle to Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. But more and more, the spotlight is on Cabernet Franc. With its elegance and drinkability, the grape is getting more ...

During the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, trillions of oysters as cute as a button — and about that size — called exogyra virgula gave of their lives and shells and, compacted atop each other and ...

Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon share similar names and qualities, but distinct characteristics set them apart. Cabernet Franc, a parent variety to Cabernet Sauvignon, as well as Merlot and ...

One of the most important grape varieties in its native France, where it is cultivated on over 90,000 acres, Cabernet Franc is now grown all over the world. At home and around the globe it is used ...

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 ...

YELLOW flowers called colza dot the wine trails and hug the glistening Loire River, which winds its way through France’s third largest wine-producing region. Châteaux once inhabited by nobility are ...

Cabernet Franc is having a moment, even if it has a long history as one of the central black grape varieties grown worldwide. Traditionally, it has been used as a blender, playing second fiddle to ...

Sometime in the early 1990s, John and Tracey Skupny encountered a problem. The young couple were working their way up in the Napa Valley wine trade and were amassing an impressive collection of ...

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Fresh and herby cabernet franc often plays understudy to cab sav and is often used in blends, so rarely steals the show. But will one of today’s picks inspire your summer drinking? The Guardian’s ...