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To be franc, it's a rare, winning cabernet

Unfortunately, some of America's best wines are not easy to find.

Take, for example, Washington state's Barrister 2004 cabernet franc ($25) which was Best of Show winner at the recent 28th annual Tri-Cities Wine Festival, in Pasco, Wash.

Barrister is a superb red wine, made with Columbia Valley grapes.

But this "rich, full-flavored" cabernet franc, boosted with 25 percent cabernet sauvignon, from a small winery owned by two Spokane attorneys, totals a mere 495 cases, hardly enough for national distribution (some may be found in Seattle and Spokane restaurants and wine shops).

In fact most of Barrister's 1,500-case 2006 production is sold at its winery at 1213 W. Railroad Ave., Spokane, Wash., or through its mailing list.

Incidentally, Barrister also received a gold medal for its 2003 Bacchus Vineyard cabernet sauvignon ($29). Contact Barrister at (509) 465-3591 or barristerwinery.com   Read Full Article...