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This new AC was upgraded from VDQS status in 1998 and is beginning to gain attention. It’s located in France’s Languedoc-Roussillon region north of the city of Carcassonne and just west of the Minervois AC. red and rosè wines are made from a combination of Bordeaux and Rhône grape varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Cinsaut, Cot (Malbec), Fer, Grenache, and Syrah.

One of the names used for a blush wine (white wine made from red grapes) produced from Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. Such wines are also known as Blanc de Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Blush. See also saignée.

see Cabernet Blanc

see Lison-Pramaggiore

see Dornfelder

see Dornfelder

An appellation for rosé wine located in the Anjou region in the central part of France’s Loire Valley. These almost dry, raspberry-flavored wines are based on Cabernet Franc grapes (with some Cabernet Sauvignon) and regarded with more respect than the sweet Rosé d’Anjou AC wines that are also produced in this region.

A red wine grape that’s similar in structure and flavor to Cabernet Sauvignon, but not quite as full-bodied (see body), and lower in tannins and acids. It is, however, more aromatic and herbaceous. Unlike Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc grows in cooler climates and ripens early. Therefore, this grape can be particularly important when weather conditions produce a less-than-perfect Cabernet Sauvignon crop. Under such circumstances, the French have found that the addition of Cabernet Franc … (view more)

If not the king of the top-quality red-wine grapes, as many argue, Cabernet Sauvignon is certainly the most successful and popular. It’s the primary grape of most of the top vineyards in France’s Médoc and Graves districts. It’s also the source for most of California’s superb red wines and, with about 70,000 acres as of the year 2000, the state’s most widely planted red variety. Cabernet Sauvignon’s reputation for excellence has made it popular around the world. There’s been … (view more)

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