Frank’s Spirits & Wine Blog
August 2024 Wine Club Selections – 2022 Clos Henri Estate Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand and 2021 Rocca di Frassinello Poggio alla Guardia Toscana
2022 CLOS HENRI ESTATE SAUVIGNON BLANC When Jean-Marie and the late Rémi Bourgeois inherited the Henri Bourgeois estate, the brothers were inspired to explore the possibilities offered by international wine regions.Their search spanned 12 years, leading them to...
Food Pairings – August 2024 Wine Club
2022 Clos Henri Estate Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand The 2023 Estate Sauvignon Blanc is as close to Sancerre as you can get. Lots of citrus and stone fruits with refreshing acidity with a long lingering finish and classic minerality. This wine can be served...
Food Pairings – July 2024 Wine Club
Domaine Du Pavillon De Chavannes - Cote De Brouilly 2022 Cuvee Des Ambassades Cru - Beaujolais, France FOOD PAIRINGS Beaujolais is meant to be consumed when young before its fruitiness starts to fade. Beaujolais Crus are most age-worthy, so a wine such as our...
July 2024 Wine Club Selections -Domaine Du Pavillon De Chavannes – Cote De Brouilly 2022 Cuvee Des Ambassades Cru – Beaujolais, France and Chateau Pesquie Terrasses Rose 2022 Cotes Du Ventoux – Rhone, France
The wines chosen for the month of July 2024 for Frank’s Wine Club are both from France. One is a Beaujolais from the Cote de Brouilly, and the other is a Rose from Chateau Pesquie in the Cotes du Ventoux in the southeastern Rhone Valley. Beaujolais is the name...
Food Pairings – June 2024 Wine Club
Chateau De Saint Cosme Cotes-Du-Rhone 2022—Rhone, France FOOD PAIRINGS Cotes du Rhone reds are typically paired with game meat, stews, or any type of herbaceous sauce or side that may accompany them. These reds have that fleshy berry flavor, plus typically restrained...
June 2024 Wine Club Selections – Chateau De Saint Cosme Cotes-Du-Rhone 2022—Rhone, France and Skouras Assyrtiko 2022—Peloponnese, Greece
The wines chosen for the month of June 2024 for Frank’s Wine Club are a Cotes-du-Rhone Red Blend from Southern France and a beautiful white wine produced from the Assyrtiko grape in Peloponnese, Greece. Rhone Red Blends originated in France’s Southern Rhone Valley and...
Food Pairings – May 2024 Wine Club
Cousino Macul Antiguas Reservas Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 Maipo Valley, Chile FOOD PAIRINGS This Cabernet Sauvignon is ideal to pair with red meat dishes, such as strip roast with mashed sweet potatoes. It also pairs well with medium-high-intensity cheeses, such as...
May 2024 Wine Club Selections – Cousino Macul Antiguas Reservas Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 Maipo Valley, Chile and Pike Road Chardonnay 2021—Willamette Valley, Oregon
The wines chosen for the month of May 2024 for Frank’s Wine Club are a Cabernet Sauvignon from the Maipo Valley in Chile and a Chardonnay from Pike Road Winery in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. The Maipo Valley is Chile’s most famous wine region. Set in the...
Food Pairings – April 2024 Wine Club
Le Ragnaie Troncone Toscana Rosso 2021 FOOD PAIRINGS Troncone pairs well with just about any meat dish or red sauce. Try it with pizza, spaghetti Bolognese or Cotoletta alla Milanese. This dish consists of a veal cutlet pounded thin, covered in breadcrumbs, and fried...
April 2024 Wine Club Selections -Le Ragnaie Troncone Toscana Rosso 2021 — Montalcino, Italy and Babylonstoren Chenin Blanc 2023 — Paarl, South Africa
The wines chosen for the month of April 2024 for Frank’s Wine Club are a Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy, and a Chenin Blanc from Paarl, South Africa. This is the first South African wine offered to our wine club members and this Chenin demonstrates that there are...