Anna Lee Iijima, Wine Enthusiast
Consumer and trade tasting wine selections for the 2024 Cabernet Franc Signature Wine Tasting event.
August 22, 2023 – Upstate-Downtown
Hudson Valley wineries showed quite well, including earning multiple medals for wines specifically made with grapes/fruit from the Hudson River Region (HRR).
September 1, 2022 – Hudson Valley Wine Magazine
Against the odds, what started out as a potentially damaging growing season in 2020 led to an extraordinary vintage for many of the region’s growers.
September 1, 2019 – Hudson Valley Wine Magazine
Three years in, the Hudson Valley Cabernet Franc Coalition has laid the groundwork for success.
August 22, 2019 – Wine Enthusiast
While the Hudson Valley itself is rather small, there is a great community of winemakers up there that are really focusing on quality…Millbrook and Fjord: those are some of my favorite [Cab Francs] whenever I’m tasting.
August 9, 2019 – Upstate-Downtown
With an aromatic nose of plum and earth, this single vineyard wine already has amazing structure and length, particularly from such young vines. The future for the Olana Cab Franc cuvee is indeed bright — it could become a Hudson Valley benchmark.
July 22, 2019 – HVWinemag.com
If you missed the Coalition’s first barrel tasting, grab a glass of your favorite local Cab Franc and listen in to Lori’s podcasts as she digs into her favorite subject with some of the Coalition’s Legacy members.
June 28, 2019 – Forbes.com
…it’s time to explore a few lesser known regions, and in some cases lesser known grapes, producing high-quality wine right here in the USA.
June 6, 2019 – Upstate-Downtown
The HVCFC’s aim to promote Cab Franc (CF) as the Hudson Valley’s “signature red” vinifera grape is paying big dividends, not least in an impressive array of accomplished, highly drinkable wines.
May 1, 2019 – HVCFC Press Release
Premiere event for 50 special guests will feature 20 estate-grown wines and light bites in a gorgeous, rustic vineyard setting with views of the Hudson Valley. The Barrel & New Release Tasting will take place from 6–8 pm, Thurs, May 30, 2019, at Nostrano Vineyards.
May 1, 2019 – Chronogram
By Carrie Dykes
While the Hudson Valley’s robust craft beverage scene may seem like a new phenomenon, this fertile region is actually home to America’s oldest winery and its oldest vineyard. In the past few years, local beer and spirits may have overshadowed wine, but the Hudson Valley vintners paved the way for so many others and their work is finally gaining recognition.
January 19, 2019 –Wine, Seriously
Whitecliff is chipping away at the outdated assumption that New York doesn’t produce great red wines…it confirms the idea that Cabernet Franc is indeed the red variety of the Hudson Valley.
December, 2018 – Valley Table
The group aims to bring greater attention to all the wines of the region by boosting recognition of the Cabernet Franc produced here.
August 14, 2018 – The Cork Report
By Carrie Dykes
Cabernet Franc – the finesse of a Bordeaux-blend, the luscious Loire grape, Papa of Cabernet Sauvignon…signature grape of the Hudson Valley?
August 1, 2018 – Chronogram.com
By Erik Ofgang
“We are now branding the region as a specialist in Cabernet Franc, a grape that is very well suited to growth and wine production here in the Valley.”
July 19, 2018 – Chronogram.com
By Ashley Moor
With its earthy approachable flavor, Cabernet Franc is poised to become the calling card of the Hudson Valley.
June 5, 2018, NYup.com
By Don Cazentre
A group of Upstate New York wineries wants you to think of “Cab” when you think of wines from the Hudson Valley.
June 5, 2018
The co-founding members of the Hudson Valley Cabernet Franc Coalition (HVCFC) are publicly expanding their work by launching a distinctive seal that will mark locally produced bottles that meet the Coalition’s strict standards of high-quality production and authenticity.
Look for the Sticker, Taste the Terroir
June 1, 2018 – “Seedlings”, Hudson Valley Wine Magazine
Look for the yellow sticker with the hawk icon on signature bottles of Hudson Valley Cabernet Franc wines.
August 25, 2017 – Upstate-Downtown
By Christopher Matthews
Following up on its stellar performance at the 2016 Hudson Valley Wine & Spirits Competition, where it swept most of the top awards, Fjord Vineyards, located in Marlboro, NY, recently won the “Best Cabernet Franc” at the 2017 New York Wine and Food Classic, which is considered the “Oscars” of New York State’s wine industry.
July 10, 2017 – Hudson Valley Wine, A History of Taste & Terroir
By Tessa Edick & Kathleen Willcox
April 21, 2017 – Tapping the Hudson Valley: Wineries, Breweries, Distilleries & Cideries
By Debbie Gioquindo
April 18, 2017 – Cornell Cooperative Extension
By Anne Mills, Field Technician
Growers are rallying ‘round to draw tasters to Cabernet Franc and then discover our many wines. I expect in 5 to 10 years this region will be recognized as the best Cabernet Franc region in the state.
June 18, 2016 – The Wine Press, New York Wine & Grape Foundation
By Jim Tresize
And now a group of Hudson Valley wineries has decided to hitch their wagon to Cabernet Franc, a medium-bodied red wine that grows well in the cool-climate region and is rapidly increasing in popularity.
June 16, 2016
In a bold, landmark move, a passionate group of Hudson Valley’s winemakers, growers, and promoters have declared a signature grape for the region: Cabernet Franc.
June 1, 2016 – “Talking Terroir”, Hudson Valley Wine Magazine
By Tracy L. Suppa
Now we’re moving toward site-specific varietal, root stock-specific information that will really enhance the economics of the region as well as each individual vineyard.
June 1, 2016 – Hudson Valley Wine Magazine
The Cabernet Franc Issue, Hudson Valley’s Signature Grape
The Hudson Valley is uniquely suited to produce both big, complex Cabernet Francs and the kinds of lighter-bodied reds that are currently being made in the Loire Valley.