MEDIA ARCHIVES & MUSING

View list of all Posts

“Decanter’s Top 50 US Wines: Part one – 50-31,” Decanter Magazine, December 2024
Of Tenacity and the Silver Lining
Tapas to Pair with Tempranillo
Katie’s Paella Recipe
Harvest 2024, Smooth Sailing!
“Wildfire destroyed this Napa vineyard. Did it burn its terroir?,” San Francisco Chronicle, August 2024
Cain in Summer, July 2024
The Cain Vineyard: A Bit o’ History
Pairing Cain Syrah and Food
Food and Wine Pairing with Chef Matt Bennett and Wine Grower Chris Howell
Welcome to 2024
Recipes to Pair with Cain Cuvée — Turnovers
Recipes to Pair with Cain Cuvée — Compound Butters
Recipes to Pair with Cain Cuvée — Grilled Flatbreads
Recipes to Pair with Cain Cuvée — Spreads
In Celebration of the Cork!
The Continuum of Ripening and the Cain Moment
2023 Harvest
There Will Be Grapes!
Spring Update 2023
Using an Ah-So Cork Puller
Beckmann Image Gallery
“‘We drove through the fire in two cars, hoping at least one of us would survive’: The Napa winemakers who almost lost it all,” Club Oenologique, December 2022
The Key to Cain Wines
“Growing Wine with Chris Howell,” Heritage Radio Network, March 2015
“Napa’s New Old School,” Wine & Spirits, June 2014
Rain on Spring Mountain
Cain Vineyard Crew Portraits
The Importance of Provenance
“A Tour of Cain Vineyards” Heritage Radio Network, April 2015
On Pruning, a Cain Communiqué
Update and Gratitude from Cain
Rock Portraits Image Gallery
“At Napa’s Cain Vineyard and Winery, Planting a New Future Means Learning from the Past,” SevenFifty Daily, June 2022
“There’s ripeness … and then there’s ripeness,” The World of Fine Wine, February 2022
“Cain Vineyard Rises from the Ashes,” Wine Searcher, November 2021
“California Wine Country Rebuilds as Threats Persist,” The New York Times, July 2021
“Wineries burn, but places endure: After Cain is destroyed, new reasons for hope,” San Francisco Chronicle, October 2020
“Ripeness (part 2)” The World of Fine Wine, January 2019
Cain Cuvée Blending Chart
“The Decanter interview: Chris Howell,” Decanter Magazine, January 2018
“You Might Be Surprised to Learn Who’s Making Your Wine,” VinePair, February 2017
“How This Wet, Wild Winter In California Wine Country Could Have Unexpected Benefit,” Forbes, February 2017
“Californian Cabernet 2013: Top five wines of the vintage,” Decanter Magazine, October 2016
“Jefford on Monday: High on the hill,” Decanter Magazine, September 2016
“Cain: old-world flavors in Napa Valley,” San Francisco Chronicle, September 2016
“Regional Profile: Spring Mountain,” Decanter Magazine, February 2016
“Ask a Winemaker: What Are Tannins in Wine?” Forbes, January 2016
“Jefford on Monday: Journey into Forbidden Territory,” Decanter China, October 2015
“A Fruitless Endeavor,” Lucky Peach, June 2015
“Cain Vineyard & Winery: The Delightful Cain Cuvée,” Drink Me, June 2015
“Q&A: Chris Howell of Cain Vineyard & Winery,” Wine Searcher, January 2015
“Dying for rain (California Supplement),” Decanter, 2014
“Three to Cellar,” Departures, 2014
“Napa Valley on the Razor’s Edge,” Zester Daily, November 2014
Harvest in the Cain Vineyard
Cain Vineyard Varietal Map
A Note on Brettanomyces
“Obsessed with Vintage: Red Wine & Thinking Beyond the Year,” Grape Collective, August 2014
“Wine temperature matters,” Chicago Tribune, July 2014
“Napa Off the Grid,” Wine Enthusiast, May 2014
After the Rain
“Don’t shy away from funky flavours,” The Globe and Mail, February 2014
“Winemaker Chris Howell, Cain Winery, and the Taboo Subject of Brett,” Diary of a Winebuyer, January 2014
“Should ‘alcohol bombs’ be defused?,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 2014
“All-American Matchups (Thanksgiving Wines),” Connecticut Cottages & Gardens, November 2013
“Chris Howell & Cain Vineyard: Making Wines That Matter,” Huffington Post, July 2013
“Hitting a Home Run,” Drinks Business US (California Report 2013), 2013
“Napa: To Be a Winemaker,” Hong Kong Economic Times, April 2013
“Making Mountain Cab: The joys and challenges at Cain Vineyard and Winery,” Napa Valley Register, March 2013
“A Little Bit Softer Now: Northern California winemakers tone down their approach,” Hemispheres Magazine, March 2013
“Cain Winery’s Chris Howell is a Winemaker Who Lets the Grapes Do the Talking,” Food Republic, December 2012
Chris Howell, “Let’s Get Real” Heritage Radio Network, November 2012
“A Higher Standard: Cain Vineyard’s trio of red wines shows Napa Valley at its peak,” Robb Report, December 2012
“Cain Five and the Question of Ripeness,” Aspen Daily News, December 2012
On Ripening, a Cain Communiqué
On Flowering, a Cain Communiqué
The Winemaker’s Thoughts About Cain Cuvée
“Cain Vineyard & Winery St. Helena, California: For the Cain team, winemaking is a process of discovery,” Sommelier Journal, July 2011
Cane Pruning in the Cain Vineyard
“The Flowering of Spring Mountain,” Wine News, June 2007

Musing

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