Comments on: 2006 The California Wine Party Franc Merlot

By: Gavin

Gavin — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:07:39 +0000

The name of this wine perfectly describes it. It was a pleasant blend, appropriate for a “party” / multi-course meals, where a non-blend/more sophisticated or expensive wine would have clashed with too many dishes to be properly enjoyed.

Thanks bundles for recommending this one. As with nearly all foods and wines, nothing will please everyone, but this one offered both above average quality without sharp contrasts (i.e. less likely to clash with the wide variety of food at our party).

By: jason

jason — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:17:12 +0000

@David Sorry to hear that…

@Ryan Been meaning to get back to you here (and on your site as well), sorry you didn’t enjoy it. I had another bottle tonight to make sure I still did. If you like Cab Franc we have the Santa Ynez Valley Winery Cabernet Franc in San Francisco which I enjoy. There is also another Cab Franc blend, Dynamic Red Table Wine. Both run $9, don’t want to lead you astray again but these might be worth a try…

@umoree00 glad you enjoyed!

By: umoree00

umoree00 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:02:11 +0000

starts smooth and ends smooth, very easy to drink. perfect for a sunday night, or is it?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:34:24 +0000

I didn’t find it that interesting - got a lot of burnt oak and vanilla both in the nose and in the mouth. Tasted like a lot of other cheap American wines I find at Trader Joe’s and elsewhere. I’ve found a lot more winners at TJ’s in the imports section.

By: David

David — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:02:04 +0000

So sad that the NYC TJ’s seems to be out of this. I didn’t get to try

By: Daddy Winebucks

Daddy Winebucks — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:20:24 +0000

Given the timing for tonights’s debate, I’m reviewing this one today too…