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Cain in Hemispheres Magazine
Press: “A Little Bit Softer Now: Northern California winemakers tone down their approach,” Hemispheres Magazine, March 2013
"Good wine is not about power or complexity—it’s linked to the wine’s finish and character. The wines that seduce you are the ones that stick with you." —Christopher Howell
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The rock at Cain Vineyard
Press: “Cain Winery’s Chris Howell is a Winemaker Who Lets the Grapes Do the Talking,” Food Republic, December 2012
"It’s far more interesting if you don’t try to fit it into a box." —Chris Howell
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Cain Audio: Christopher Howell, “Let’s Get Real: Episode 48,” Heritage Radio Network
Audio: Chris Howell, “Let’s Get Real” Heritage Radio Network, November 2012
“The real funny thing about wine is that even if you are the size of Coca Cola everybody wants to trade on the idea of Mom & Pops in the vineyards crushing grapes.” —Christopher Howell
Cain Winery's Trio of Red Wines; Robb Report
Press: “A Higher Standard: Cain Vineyard’s trio of red wines shows Napa Valley at its peak,” Robb Report, December 2012
"Wines that are picked a bit earlier and made a little more gently often have more of a story to tell." —Chris Howell
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The Question of Ripeness chart by Cain in Aspen Daily News
Press: “Cain Five and the Question of Ripeness,” Aspen Daily News, December 2012
“What do we like in wine? When the phenolics are ripe, is there anything left?” —Christopher Howell
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Veraison in the Cain Vineyard, photo by Mitch Rice
Musing: On Ripening, a Cain Communiqué
“The single most important winemaking decision is when to pick.”—Chris Howell
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Cain On Flowering
Musing: On Flowering, a Cain Communiqué
“Of all the moments in the annual growing cycle of the grapevine, flowering is the least noticed and yet the most defining.”—Chris Howell
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NV13 Cain Cuvee on Spring Mountain
Musing: The Winemaker’s Thoughts About Cain Cuvée
“Many of us have had a wine epiphany moment, that instant when our senses were fully awakened by a wine.” —Christopher Howell
The Blending Process: Cain in Sommelier Journal
Press: “Cain Vineyard & Winery St. Helena, California: For the Cain team, winemaking is a process of discovery,” Sommelier Journal, July 2011
"We are interested in the last impression and the pleasure of the exploration." —Chris Howell
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Cain Video: Pruning in the Vineyard
Video: Cane Pruning in the Cain Vineyard
Cane pruning in February in the Cain Vineyard on Spring Mountain, with Vineyard Manager Ashley Bennett and crew member Alberto Ramos.

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