CADE Crush on Howell Mountain

CADE Hospitality Manager DJ Nielsen talks Crush at CADE...

Harvest is here at CADE Winery and it could not be any prettier or smell better up here at CADE Winery. Our cellar staff has been working in overdrive over the last couple of weeks as each day brings new grapes from some of our local farmers up here on Howell Mountain. The excitement of the grape harvest has also peaked the creative mind of Estate Chef Kent Nielsen as he works his magic in our kitchen preparing unique dishes to pair with our CADE Wines. Over the last few weeks our Estate Garden has supplied us with Heirloom tomatoes in every color, shape and flavor giving us flexibility for pairing with not only the CADE Sauvignon Blanc but our CADE Cabernet Sauvignon’s as well. We also just received some Aged Black Garlic from our produce purveyor that is fermented in soy which is a flavor profile of our newly released 2006 CADE Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain. We are playing with all sorts of applications you will soon see on the Food and Wine pairing menu.

It is looking like harvest will last to the end of October which has provided our visitors a great glimpse into our winemaking process as our tours walk from our wine lounge, into our winery and through our cave. With only a month left we are excited for the wine to be in barrel but a little sad that harvest will be over because it is such a magical experience up here at CADE. For those of you who want a little inside information, we have not begun to pick our Estate vineyard at CADE but that should happen in the next couple of weeks and the best bet would be to sign up for our 11am tour because the grape crushing usually takes place in the morning.

Call DJ to make your tasting appointment! 707.965.2746