Frank’s Spirits & Wine Blog
May 2023 Wine Club Selections – Decoy Limited Red Napa Valley & Banshee Sonoma Rose
Decoy Limited Red Napa Valley 2019 - California Co-founded by Dan and Margaret Duckhorn in 1976, Duckhorn Vineyards has spent nearly fifty years establishing itself as one of North America’s premier producers of Napa Valley wines. Their original purchase of ten...
Food Pairings – May 2023 Wine Club
Decoy Limited Red Napa Valley 2019 - California Red wine is a very versatile wine that pairs well with many foods, especially chicken, light meats, roasted vegetables, duck, meatloaf, beef fajitas, and pasta dishes with bacon or mushrooms. This wine is nearly...
Food Pairings – April 2023 Wine Club
Domaine Lafage Cuvee Nicolas 2020- Languedoc, Southern France There are flavors of vibrant cherries, blackberries, strawberries, and plums followed by hints of earthiness, vanilla, baking spice, and pepper. You can pair this wine with roast beef, turkey, lamb, pork,...
April 2023 Wine Club Selections – Domaine Lafage Cuvee Nicolas & Olivier Morin Constance
Domaine Lafage Cuvee Nicolas 2020- Languedoc, Southern France Domaine Lafage, run by Jean-Marc and his wife Nelly, the 7th generation from a family of winegrowers, is located in the heart of Roussillon. Marked by multiple terroirs, extended in a patchwork from the...
Food Pairings – March 2023 Wine Club
Bodega 2018 Numanthia Termes - Castile Y Leon, Spain Tinta de Toro is also known as Tempranillo in Spain. Tinta de Toro is the name used in the region of Toro. Cherries, Raspberries and Blackberries are the typical flavors of this grape, along with herb...
March 2023 Wine Club Selections – Bodega Numanthia Termes & Catena White Clay Semillon Chenin
Bodega 2018 Numanthia Termes - Castile Y Leon, Spain Bodega Numanthia was founded in 1998 and is located in the Toro region of Spain, approximately 100 miles north of Madrid. Its four vineyards are located on the south bank of the Duero River. In the wild,...
Frey Vineyards – America’s First Organic & Biodynamic Winery
Award-Winning Vegan, Gluten-Free Wines with No Added Sulfites Frey Vineyards (pronounced FRY) is a third-generation family-owned winery at the headwaters of the Russian River in Mendocino County, California, established in 1980....
February 2023 Wine Club Selections – Elk Cove Pinot Blanc & Borsao Cabriola
Elk Cove 2021 Estate Pinot Blanc — Willamette Valley, Oregon Elk Cove Vineyards was founded in 1974 by Pat and Joe Campbell, one of the earliest wineries in the Willamette Valley. Adam Campbell joined forces with his parents in 1995 and today Elk Cove remains family...
Food Pairings – February 2023 Wine Club
Elk Cove 2021 Estate Pinot Blanc — Willamette Valley, Oregon Pinot Grigio, Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc are all from the same family, and are, in fact, mutations of pinot noir. Although they are produced from the same grape, the vastly different expressions are the...
A Trip to Piedmont Through the Magic of Wine
One of the most beautiful and often visited countries in the world is Italy. The history, art, culture and sheer beauty of Italy is inspiring and provides unforgettable experiences. Let’s focus now on Piemonte (known here in the U.S. as the Piedmont region), located...