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Focus and further
your wine learning
the systematic and casual way.
Seriously.

Wine Regions Wine Casual
is Focusing on Now

Loire Valley, France
Jumilla, Yecla, Alicante & Jerez Spain &
Western Cape, South Africa
Spending up to 79 months focusing
on wines from these 3 regions and more from
January 2015 – July 2021.

Also, keenly passionate about
worldwide expressions of
Cabernet Franc.

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All Posts Tagged ‘cabernet franc’

Siesta En El Tahuantinsuyu Cabernet Franc 2012, Mendoza, Argentina, Wine Casual
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February 20, 2021
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Siesta En El Tahuantinsuyu Cabernet Franc 2012 – A Fulsome Cabernet Franc that Could Stand Up to a Steak

Siesta En El Tahuantinsuyu, Cabernet Franc 2012, Mendoza, Argentina

Tasting Note: A fulsome, aged, Argentinean cabernet franc with concentration that could stand up to a steak.[Read more]

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Sunce Winery & Vineyard, Cabernet Franc 2015, Caballos Block – Calistoga Road, Sonoma County, California, Wine Casual
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January 31, 2021
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Sunce Winery & Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2015 – Full-Throttle & Full Bodied

Sunce Winery & Vineyard, Cabernet Franc 2015, Caballos Block – Calistoga Road, Sonoma County, California

Tasting Note: A full-throttle, warm-weather cabernet franc that is ripe and full-bodied.[Read more]

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Viña Casalibre, De Otro Planeta Cabernet Franc 2019, Maipo Valley, Chile, Wine Casual
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January 18, 2021
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Viña Casalibre De Otro Planeta Cabernet Franc 2019 – An Entrancing Cabernet Franc Done in an Entrancing, Floral Style

Viña Casalibre, De Otro Planeta Cabernet Franc 2019, Maipo Valley, Chile

Tasting Note: A restrained cabernet franc done in an entrancing, floral style.[Read more]

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Domaine Bousquet, Gaia Cabernet Franc 2018, Gualtallary Vineyards, Mendoza, Argentina, Wine Casual
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December 14, 2020
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Domaine Bousquet Gaia Cabernet Franc 2018 – A Cab Franc That Could Tackle a Steak

Domaine Bousquet, Gaia Cabernet Franc 2018, Gualtallary Vineyards, Mendoza, Argentina

Tasting Note: Concentrated, inky cabernet franc done in an attractive new world style.[Read more]

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Alba Vineyard, Estate Reserve Heritage Cabernet Franc 2016, New Jersey, Wine Casual
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December 12, 2020
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

8 Top New Jersey Cabernet Francs for Cabernet-Franc Lovers

8 Top New Jersey Cabernet Francs for Cabernet-Franc Lovers

I’m obsessed with cabernet franc.[Read more]

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Chalkboard of wines available at Hawk Haven Vineyard in New Jersey. Wine Casual
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December 11, 2020
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

New Jersey Wine 101: It’s Time to Take a Look at New Jersey Wine

New Jersey Wine 101: It’s Time to Take a Look at New Jersey Wine

When I emailed my friend and wine-aficionado-buddy, Frank, who’s lived in New Jersey his entire life to get recommendations of New Jersey wineries to visit during my first-ever trip to sample the state’s wine, his response was “New Jersey makes wine?”[Read more]

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White Horse Winery, Cabernet Franc 2018, Outer Coastal Plain, New Jersey, Wine Casual
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December 9, 2020
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

White Horse Winery Cabernet Franc 2018 – Reveals Subtle, Cool-Weather Elements

White Horse Winery, Cabernet Franc 2018, Outer Coastal Plain, New Jersey

Tasting Note: A reserved cabernet franc with Loire-like, black-tea notes in the midpalate.[Read more]

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Amalthea Cellars, Cabernet Franc Reserve 2017, New Jersey, Wine Casual
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December 9, 2020
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Amalthea Cellars Cabernet Franc Reserve 2017 – A European-Inspired, New-World Cabernet Franc

Amalthea Cellars, Cabernet Franc Reserve 2017, New Jersey

Tasting Note: A plush cabernet franc with layered-red fruit and a pleasing, silky mouthfeel that is old-world reminiscent.[Read more]

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Unionville Vineyards, Silver Lining Cabernet Franc 2019, New Jersey, Wine Casual
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December 8, 2020
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Unionville Vineyards Silver Lining Cabernet Franc 2019 – Who Knew Carbonically-Fermented Cabernet Franc Could be So Delicious?

Unionville Vineyards, Silver Lining Cabernet Franc 2019, New Jersey

Tasting Note: A cabernet franc that is done in fun, fruity carbonic style that is popular in Beaujolais but with cabernet franc instead of gamay.[Read more]

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Alba Vineyard, Estate Reserve Heritage Cabernet Franc 2016, New Jersey, Wine Casual
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December 7, 2020
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Alba Vineyard Estate Reserve Heritage Cabernet Franc 2016 – Bridges What You Love in Both Old World & New World Cabernet Franc

Alba Vineyard, Estate Reserve Heritage Cabernet Franc 2016, New Jersey

Tasting Note: Cabernet franc done in a rich, new-world style that gives you a fruit-filled midpalate that bridges the things you love in both old world and new world cabernet franc.[Read more]

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