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Cain Winery's Chris Howell Is A Winemaker Who Lets The Grapes Do The Talking

The Napa veteran likes to let nature do its work

Dec 27, 2012 11:31 am

It's a blustery, rainy late fall night in Manhattan, and a group of wine writers are slowly filtering into Hearth, that homey Italian restaurant helmed by chef Marco Canora and wine guru Paul Grieco. Hovering around the table is Chris Howell, the winemaker for Cain Winery and the man who we've all come to see and to dine with. Later, we phoned him up and talked, wine, food, life and more with this poet-philosopher of the vineyard.

Drink Better

8 Online Wine Clubs Worth Subscribing To

Wine to your doorstep. Like, every month.

Dec 13, 2012 3:01 pm

Wine is the gift that keeps on giving — especially when the wine keeps coming all year. A wine club subscription makes the perfect gift for oenophiles and wine novices alike and can boost one’s wine knowledge or just keep your favorite wine lover well stocked. We’ve rounded up some of our favorites.

FR Interview

Tyler Florence Is Really, Really, Really Into Wine

A TV star chef gets deep about wine, fresh flavors

Nov 14, 2012 10:01 am

It's morning in Manhattan, and Tyler Florence is pouring wines in a basement. He's talking about everything from the label design on his Cab Savs to sharing a food network with Guy Fieri to trying to sell organic to Applebee's to feeding kids. We go deep with Tyler, after the jump...

Wine Travel

When Wine Bloggers Make Wine, Things Get Interesting. Well, Dirty And Rowdy.

A California winery that sure ain't clean cut

Oct 10, 2012 3:01 pm

There was once a food blogger who went by the handle "Rowdy." One day, he met a wine blogger who went by the name "Dirty." The two became friends, then best friends and, eventually, business partners in a venture that has certain wine folk chattering. Dirty & Rowdy Family Winery makes unusual, exciting wines. How, you ask?

Beverage Banter

Consider This: A Better Way to Brown Bag It

Wine bottles, wrapped and ready to rumble

Oct 2, 2012 4:31 pm

Let's be honest: those brown paper sacks were never very discreet anyways. So British design firm Stranger & Stranger turned the humble packaging into something worth brandishing in public.

Wine Travel

In Sonoma, Biodynamics In Action At Quivira

A winery with chickens, bees and a lot of passion

Jul 17, 2012 5:01 pm

In Sonoma, Quivira Vineyard & Winery is powered by solar energy, has its own chicken coop, Jersey cows. It's a very different kind of winery.

Wine Travel

Top 5: Northern California Tasting Rooms

You could spend years in Napa and Sonoma

Apr 13, 2012 12:01 pm

Spring has sprung. The mustard is in full bloom and there’s no better time to visit Northern California wine country than now.

Your Daily Wine

What To Know About Oregon Wines

Chehalem's Harry Peterson-Nedry goes beyond Pinot

Mar 29, 2012 1:01 pm

Way out west in Oregon, Harry Peterson-Nedry has been overseeing his Chehalem wines since 1990—back when most people looked at the lush, rolling, rain-soaked hills between Portland and the coast and shrugged their shoulders, popped their umbrellas and went about their business. A self-described science geek, he saw the possibilities, ran with it, and was among the trendsetters who've turned Oregon wines into an internationally known thing.

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