To be honest both are noble grapes and grapes tend to mutate anyway. I
bet you will make good wine from either. For whatever reason the Cab
Franc juice I get from Regina always has a higher TA than the Cab Sauv;
I always end up blending the Cab Franc into the Cab Sauv to bump the
acid up a bit. I know that doesn't answer your question on ID though.
Those juices are made from central valley grapes grown in hot areas.

Joe

Joe Sallustio wrote:

To be honest both are noble grapes and grapes tend to mutate anyway. I
bet you will make good wine from either. For whatever reason the Cab
Franc juice I get from Regina always has a higher TA than the Cab Sauv;
I always end up blending the Cab Franc into the Cab Sauv to bump the
acid up a bit. I know that doesn't answer your question on ID though.
Those juices are made from central valley grapes grown in hot areas.

Joe

My experience is that Cab Franc will precipitate a LOT more tartrate
crystals on the fermenters which seems to verify your experience.

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Ray Calvert wrote:
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I am glad to see that there is a consensus regarding the difficulty in
recognition. I think I will have to just build on experience!
Thanks for all your input.

S.


In talking around, I have come to the conclusion that many times, when
commercial vineyards bottle their Merlot, and Cab. Sauv., etc., they are
not
really sure what grapes went into the bottles. This is not because the
mix
up their grapes but because they suspect that the vines are not what
they
were sold to be. But then, the tasters are more effected by the name on
the
bottle that the juice in the bottle anyway! ;o)

Ray


Hi Ray

You said it! Too many of us too often will taste with our eyes rather
than our mouths and noses.

I have small children and am educating them about artificially flavored
soda and ice cream. They are learning to taste w/o reading the label and
they are all amazed by what something tastes like if you don't know what it
is supposed to taste like!
Bob
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--
The voice inside my head claims to be a psychiatrist.


Regards

Frank