by NovaCadamatre | Jun 1, 2015 | Elegant and Floral, Finger Lakes Life, Light and Bubbly, Spicy and Smoky
The past two months we have been in New York have been so amazing. I’m settling into my new job. Our boxes are almost unpacked and we had time this week to get out and about in the area. The first place we spend a good bit of our time is our future vineyard...
by NovaCadamatre | May 18, 2015 | Tasting Notes
Very often I get questions about decanting wine. Which wines would benefit from decanting or why would one choose to decant. This week on Fix.com was a brilliant article written by Zachary Sussman outlining in nice brevity exactly the how, when, and why of...
by NovaCadamatre | Mar 2, 2015 | Light and Bubbly, Musings, Spicy and Smoky, Sweet and Luscious, Travel, Wine Styles, Winemaking
I LOVE Vancouver. If I had to choose an international city to live in , it would be a toss up between Paris and Vancouver. I also love talking about wine to people and the Vancouver International Wine Festival gave me the opportunity to do that in such great...
by NovaCadamatre | Nov 10, 2014 | Master Of Wine Studies, Stone and Chalk, Travel, Unbelivably Unique, Zesty and Fruity
Our final stop in Germany was, of course, the Mosel. None of the pictures prepared me for the sheer beauty of these vineyards. Steep slopes dug into rock with little but rock for soils in the best sites. Iconic German architecture reminiscent of Oktoberfest in quaint...
by NovaCadamatre | Nov 3, 2014 | Elegant and Floral, Tasting Notes, Travel, Zesty and Fruity
In the continuation of our journey through Germany, we stopped by Kloster Eberbach in the Rhine and were hosted by the Director of Oenology Ralf Bengel. It was originally founded in 1136 by Cistercian Monks from Burgundy and the Kloster, which is just up the road, is...
by NovaCadamatre | Oct 27, 2014 | Stone and Chalk, Travel, Winemaking, Zesty and Fruity
Earlier this year I went on a trip to visit some of the German wine regions. I was in Germany for a work trip supporting our European sales team and decided to do a speedy tour through as many regions as I could during 3 personal days I took at the end of my trip. It...
