1.   Also on the table were bottles of Niebaum-Coppola chardonnay, a cabernet franc, a merlot, a zinfandel and Rubicon.

2.   American cabernet francs are labeled with the name of the grape.

3.   And yet cabernet francs must be paired carefully with lighter foods.

4.   Anonymity is too often the fate of cabernet franc.

5.   As with its neighbors, Bourgueil and St.-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, cabernet franc is the prime red grape of Chinon.

6.   At least one cabernet franc is made in Idaho.

7.   Because it ripens earlier than cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc has a much better chance of beating autumn rain, one of the greatest enemies of wine grapes.

8.   Bordeaux enthusiasts sometimes drink much more cabernet franc than they suspect.

9.   A blend of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot, Rubicon has consistently been highly rated.

10.   Along the Loire Valley, in Chinon and Bourgueil, the best red wines are made exclusively of cabernet franc.