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Recorded at iconic Napa Valley venues, “Harvest of Gratitude” will feature performances by pianist Audrey Vardanega; the Friction String Quartet; award-winning mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor with American tenor Nicholas Phan; a traditional Mexican roots ensemble from Los Cenzontles Cultural Arts Academy; Jookin dancer and ambassador Ron “Prime Tyme” Myles; 12-year-old cellist prodigy Starla Breshears; jazz singer Lucinda Belle; and a virtual vocal ensemble featuring Napa County high school students.

Pop-noir singer-songwriter and harpist Lucinda Belle has spent the last several years conquering the United Kingdom, and is now bringing her trademark sound to the United States. She was running a successful laundry business in London when Decca Records first approached her with a record deal. Belle sold the laundry and chased her dream. 

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Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon paired with tuna? It seems crazy but the velvety texture, lush fruit, and bright acidity of the 2017 CADE Estate Cabernet Sauvignon shines beautifully alongside the bitter and complex notes of roasted coffee and cocoa nibs--and balances flawlessly with the tannic and fatty textures of ahi tuna and Castelvetrano olives. Today’s Harvest Notes features exactly the kind of refreshing meal that you want with a big glass of the 2017 CADE Estate Cabernet Sauvignon.

Festival Napa Valley, California Wine Country’s flagship festival, announces “Harvest of Gratitude,” a free virtual concert on November 21. 

“DIVERSE, BUT UNMISTAKABLY AMERICAN”: this description of Cade’s recipe perfectly fits soprano Melody Moore’s latest album on Pentatone.  In partnership with pianist Bradley Moore, she expertly lifts out the poetry of these songs by Barber, Heggie, Copland and Getty with her warm, lyrical voice and impeccable vocal technique. 

Festival Napa Valley’s Harvest of Gratitude Remote Vocal Ensemble is a virtual choir composed of vocalists drawn from all of Napa County’s high schools, many with highly noted award-winning choral programs. High school vocalists are asked to record themselves alongside our virtual conductor and upload their videos. Each video will then be synchronized into one collective remote vocal ensemble performance that will premiere as part of Festival Napa Valley’s Harvest of Gratitude program on YouTube on Saturday, November 21, 2020.

The 2017 vintage was by far one of the most challenging harvests we have experienced at CADE. But the resulting wines are what made the long days all the hard work worth it. The wine has aromas of blueberry, blackberry, coco nibs, cranraspberry, roasted coffee, clove, cinnamon, black pepper, mint, and fruit leather. The wine has a velvety texture with lush and prominent tannins and bright acidity. There are flavors of boysenberry, blueberry pie, red cherry, cola, vanilla, graham cracker, and chocolate truffles.

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