Episode #5 – Exploring Cabernet Franc in Washington
Gary visits Washington's award-winning chocolate company, Theo Chocolate, and along the way tastes two wines made from one of his favorite grapes, Cabernet Franc. Can these Washington Cabernet Francs stand up to their better known counterparts from France's Loire Valley?
Link mentioned: Theo Chocolate
Wines tasted
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Barry Zacharias
My wife is Swiss but I think the Belgians have them beat. I just came back from a business trip in Brussels and brought a bunch of Côte d'Or I found in a grocery store and it marvelous. OMGgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg!
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phillip
Perfectly cooked molten lava cake, but it has to have some super dark chocolate components. I Just got through a brief wine course where the instructor paired chocolate and other desserts with a Madeira wine.
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Maris
QOTD: Cadbury Creme Eggs. Right when they show up in mid-March till April. None of this out of season shizz.
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Brian Johnson
QOTD: Favorite chocolate is probably the Vosges Bacon Truffle chocolate. Great to see another episode filmed in Washington.
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Costa Gavaris
Traditionally I've been in to Green and Black's Maya Gold (dark chocolate with chillies). Lately been obsessed with Camino's milk chocolate with fleur de sel.
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Bri
Kieran Chocolate. Can we get more interaction from the selected wines like Judy Phelps from Hard Row to Hoe. Great website and immediately friendly people to help locate a wine we should try.
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Dustin Beck
Maybe I have just had the wrong ones but it seems that all of the Cab Franc I have tried has been too high alcohol or just flat out astringent. Anyone have some recommendations to convert me without breaking the bank?
QOTD: Anytime my chocolate has caramel in it I am a fan.
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