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Wine with Friends
We recently opened a friend’s old wine. Here are the questions we asked before deciding to crack it. Hopefully some of these questions can help you too!
Same, Same, But Different
How to tell apart Wölffer’s four different Summer in a Bottle wines.
Gang of Four
Some easy drinking spring and summer reds from four legendary winemakers in Morgon.
Champagne Alfred Gratien
Listen to your female sommelier! This recommendation, from the fabulous female somm at Le Dokhan’s in Paris, is now a Francey Not Fancy favorite.
New Paris Highlights are Here!
Find your new favorite restaurant in Paris on Francey Not Fancy’s Instagram account!
One Thing About Wine
Here’s one thing about Francey Not Fancy: we have an awesome weekly wine newsletter!
Sarah Jessica Parker Makes Really Good Wine
A 90+ point Pinot Noir from the one and only, SJP.
Drink This, If You Don’t Usually Drink Sauvignon Blanc
A Sauvignon Blanc, for non-Sauvignon Blanc drinkers.
Well-Priced Piedmonts
Barbera d’Asti is one of the bargains of Piedmont, Italy, and it’s a perfect wine for a barbecue.
More Montepulciano
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is one of the best bargain red wines you’ll find in Italy. This critics’ darling is just $11.99.
Chillable Red
Saw this in my local wine shop and had to try it. Turns out, Chillable Red is pretty cool.