I love Chardonnay, I love animals, I love that Frank Family Vineyards is always doing cool charitable shiznit.
At hat trick of wine coolness is a good way to start a blog, no? I don’t know what else you want unless it’s cat pix. Happy to oblige:
Oh yes, the wine, the winery, the charity, let us get down to brass tacks!
Frank Family is alwasy up to new charitable shenanigans (in the best way possible). Since 2022, they have raised $55,000 for K9s For Warriors, which provides service pups for veterans suffering less-obvious-to-the-eye wounds–the program is up to 1,000 recipients! As someone who recently got a cat and did not even expect the mental benefits of having a furry friend, I think this is such a worthy cause!
So, um, yeah, you are gonna get a good wine when you buy Frank Family–years of tasting them has taught me that (not that I don’t always want to taste the latest vintage to see what’s up, and so far, I haven’t been disappointed), but your money will go towards uniting people with PTSD with support. Or should we say, uniting animals with the human who will care for them–pet adoption is a truly two-way street.
BUT WHAT DOES FRANK FAMILY WINE TASTE LIKE. WHATTTTTT?
Cool your jets I was getting there. I’ve tasted quite a few Frank Family wines over the years–they toe the line between California ripeness and poise and elegance. This Chardonnay hit that nail on the head.
The 2022 Frank Family Vineyards Carneros Chardonnay is super sharp on the nose, bringing Meyer lemon and tart apple but tempered by Werthers and allspice. The palate continues in the candied-but-not-sweet realm of browned butter and caramel, but all the same, the apple-y acid cuts through tempered with vanilla and hot cinnamon. It finishes toasty but not cloyingly so. So. FUCKING. Good.