TASTING RECENT RELEASES FROM CAIN VINEYARD AND WINERY

James talks with Cain Vineyard & Winery's Kathryn Lazar and Chris Howell about the Napa Valley vintner's latest releases and about the climate-related challenges the winery has faced in the past few years, including devastating fires.Chris says the 2021 harvest in Napa Valley was a "super easy" one, although with few grapes. "For those who were looking for massive ripeness, I think they were able to wait and get that." And even though yields were down, "it should turn out to be a really good year," he added.They also talk about the 2017 vintage, and how the heat spikes from that year effected what went into bottle. "It's showing really great, with really nice firmness and balance, and with a nice sense of austerity," James says.

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This is the podcast of James Suckling, international wine critic with 40 years of experience tasting, critiquing and loving wine! We focus on the great wines of the world including Italy, Bordeaux, Champagne, Australia, New Zealand, California, Chile, and Argentina, but are always open to and looking for surprises. We taste and review thousands of wines each year - 25,000 in 2019 alone! - and meet hundreds of the world's best winemakers along that journey. That's where this podcast comes in - a place to access my conversations with these titans of the wine world, and also my own tasting team as we travel the world to taste amazing wines. I hope you enjoy these podcasts - head to jamessuckling.com for even more reports, videos and articles about how to enjoy wine.