It's a Cabernet Franc showdown this week! Across the Old World, New World divide we have Terri in one corner with a classic Loire Valley drop, and Cass in the other with a beloved bottle from little old Sunbury. How will this delicious grape fare? We also get a taste of Bordeaux, some exciting new boozy books and discuss an interesting development in the world of natural wine. Pour yourself a glass and settle in!

What we’re drinking: 

• 2018 Blood Moon Wines Eruption! Cabernet Franc, Sunbury VIC
• 2017 Domaine Chancelle Saumur Champigny Cabernet Franc, Loire Valley FRA

Booze news:

• French Government defines natural wine by Bob Campbell MW for The Real Review
• A New Indie Online Bottle Shop For Organic and Natural Wines by Daniela Frangos for Broadsheet

What we’ve been drinking lately:

• 2018 Marie & Sylvie Courselle Temps de Lune Sans Soufre Ajoute, Bordeaux FRA
• 2019 Hughes & Hughes Solstice, Coal River & Derwent Valleys TAS
• 2018 Domaine Chancelle Saumur Chenin Blanc, Loire Valley FRA

What we’ve been watching/reading/listening to:

• Unlocking Us with Bréne Brown on Spotify
• Sour Grapes on Netflix
• The Last Dance on Netflix

Further information:

• Cabernet Franc by Wine Folly
• New World vs Old World: Cabernet Franc Face-Off by Wine Folly
• Wine For Normal People Episode 119: The Grape Miniseries, Cabernet Franc 
  (from 13:00 onwards)
• What Is Carbonic Maceration in Wine, and Why Does It Taste So Damn Fun? by Marissa A. Ross for bon appetit

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This episode was produced by Terri Coad
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