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Of Tenacity and the Silver Lining; Cain, May, 22, 2025
Musing: Of Tenacity and the Silver Lining
“The Glass Fire truly had a silver lining … it gave us the chance to re-imagine the future. … We need to continue to look for these ’silver linings.’ Sometimes they aren’t obvious … sometimes they take a long time to find … but, if you allow a sable cloud to ‘turn forth her silver lining on the night,’ then Cain will continue to prevail.” —Katie Lazar
Tapas recipes by Chef Matt Bennett to pair with Cain OTO Tempranillo
Musing: Tapas to Pair with Tempranillo
“Great wine, especially great red wine, wants food. To begin, there’s nothing better than a pairing of a wine with some of the classic dishes of the region where that variety was born.” —Chris Howell
Katie's Paella Recipe, with Cain OTO Tempranillo
Musing: Katie’s Paella Recipe
“One of the many things that we love about wine is that each bottle, each glass, each taste can take us on an adventure. It could be a dream, a memory, a voyage, perhaps to the home of that wine, where it was born. Tempranillo takes us to Spain and one of its many classic dishes, Paella.” —Chris Howell
Cain Harvest 2024: Ashley Bennett with her just-harvested Petit Verdot
Musing: Harvest 2024, Smooth Sailing!
“In the years to come, if you’re still looking at vintage charts, you’ll see that for Northern California, 2024 will be all stars.” —Chris Howell
The Cain vineyard, seen before the Glass Fire, is on Spring Mountain in Napa Valley
Press: “Wildfire destroyed this Napa vineyard. Did it burn its terroir?,” San Francisco Chronicle, August 2024
“It wasn’t a miracle, but to us it felt like it. To us this is a validation of all that talk about terroir.” —Christopher Howell
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Cabernet Franc in the Cain Vineyard, now over 30 years old
Musing: Cain in Summer, July 2024
In the vineyard, this is the busiest time of the year. We have grapes, we’ve been planting, and we’re thinking about the future and what the climate will bring.
Babe, standing behind her dad, John McCormick, with friend, c.1936. La Piedra, heart of today’s Cain Vineyard, thrusts out of the hillside in the background
Musing: The Cain Vineyard: A Bit o’ History
“It must be said that a project such as the Cain Vineyard would never exist without the vision, temerity, and vinicultural innocence of the Cains.” —Chris Howell
Recipe to Pair with Cain Syrah: Soy and Mirin Glazed Mushrooms with Toasted Almonds and Wild Rice
Musing: Pairing Cain Syrah and Food
“The best wines all want food. They may be the focus, they may be the accompaniment, depending on the situation, but they’re always good dancers.” —Chris Howell
Wine and Food Pairing with Chef Matt Bennett and Wine Grower Chris Howell
Video: Food and Wine Pairing with Chef Matt Bennett and Wine Grower Chris Howell
Wine Grower Chris Howell and Chef Matt Bennett discuss wine and food pairing and the recipes that Matt created to pair with Cain Cuveé
After the first winter rains, green returns to the Cain Vineyard. December 22, 2023
Musing: Welcome to 2024
“It is truly satisfying and even exciting to contemplate the new vineyard as it develops.” —Chris Howell

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