Cabernet Franc

[Thomas]

Let's put it this way: I have had some NY and Canadian Cabernet Francs with great merit that will go head-to-head with those of the Loire.

As for Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir, ww is right: we weren't talking about them, but there are some of the latter in NY that get high marks from me. And if anyone tastes Finger Lakes Riesling without perking up his or her taste buds, than that person isn't thinking or isn't using taste buds.

Oh, and my mind is not so closed as to consider any wine region as inferior. While I may not like what certain regions or producers put forward, I judge individual wines on their individual merits, and I never assume I know so much as to condemn or praise a complete region--to do that, I would first have to taste everything the region has to offer, which I doubt most of us get to do.




[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 11-14-2003).]