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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.

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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

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Musing: Recipes to Pair with Cain Cuvée — Turnovers

Chef Matt Bennett shares recipes for turnovers, hand pies, and empanadas that pair well with Cain Cuvée

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Musing: Recipes to Pair with Cain Cuvée — Compound Butters

Chef Matt Bennett shares recipes for compound butters that pair well with Cain Cuvée

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Musing: Recipes to Pair with Cain Cuvée — Grilled Flatbreads

Chef Matt Bennett shares recipes for grilled flatbreads that pair well with Cain Cuvée

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Musing: Recipes to Pair with Cain Cuvée — Spreads

Chef Matt Bennett shares recipes for spreads that pair well with Cain Cuvée

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Musing: In Celebration of the Cork!

“That cork plays an essential role in the development of the wine in bottle. The wine would not become that magical thing that it is without its cork!” —Chris Howell

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Musing: The Importance of Provenance

“When it comes to the provenance of fine wine, the single most important thing to understand is that fine wine is, by definition, perishable.” —Christopher Howell

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Musing: On Pruning, a Cain Communiqué

“There is nothing natural about pruning—it is quintessentially human and thus, cultural.” —Christopher Howell

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Musing: A Note on Brettanomyces

“We don’t believe that fine wine can ever be the outcome of a formula, a recipe, or of scientific winemaking.”—Chris Howell