by Debbie | Dec 9, 2021 | wine, winephabet street
Welcome to Winephabet Street Season 2 Episode 22 V is for Villany. Winephabet Street is a monthly series where Lori Budd of Exploring the Wine Glass and I work our way through the alphabet exploring wine and wine regions one letter at a time. The show is live on the...
by Debbie | Jan 6, 2021 | #cabfrancday, cabernet franc, Colorado Wine, wine
I have skied all over Colorado. Vail, Breckenridge, Steamboat Springs but I never knew they grew grapes in Colorado. I do remember a trip to Colorado Springs for a conference and noted how different the climate was there than in Denver. Extremely different, like...
by Debbie | Dec 2, 2020 | #cabfrancday, cabernet franc, wine
Cabernet Franc so misunderstood. Once only used as a blending grape doesn’t get much fan fare. In reality it really is the Big Daddy of all grapes! Cabernet Franc is the father of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenere. Yes he got around during his time! It is one...
by Debbie | Dec 4, 2019 | wine
Get Your Cabernet Franc on Today – Happy #CabFrancDay Happy #CabFrancDay! December 4th is the day we celebrate all things Cabernet Franc. A day to celebrate the father of Cabernet Sauvignon and one of the blending grapes of Bordeaux wine. Lori and Michael Budd...
by Debbie | Feb 6, 2019 | #cabfrancday
My aha moment with Cabernet Franc happened very early when I really didn’t know much about the grape. It was straight up, not blended and with a great black pepper zing on the finish that got me hooked! I later learned that Cabernet Franc was used predominately as a...
