by NovaCadamatre | May 21, 2011 | Stone and Chalk, Tasting Notes, Vintage Notes, Zesty and Fruity
Apparently the world is going to end this evening so I figured I’d better get a post up before everything broke loose. I’ve been in Atlanta, GA this week promoting Emma Pearl as well as attending the women’s blogger conference BlogHer-Food. One of the seminars I’ve...
by NovaCadamatre | Feb 16, 2011 | Light and Bubbly, Power Punch, Stone and Chalk, Tasting Notes, Zesty and Fruity
One of the questions I was asked to answer a short time ago is how does one tell which wine brands offer the best values for my money? This is a particularly challenging question because the answer often is “it depends”. The perception of value highly depends on the...
by NovaCadamatre | Aug 20, 2010 | Elegant and Floral, Stone and Chalk, Tasting Notes, Zesty and Fruity
One of the highlights of this week was a Chablis tasting that some of the winemaker’s and I did. I personally LOVE Chablis because it is a great pure expression of what the Chardonnay grape can be without the oak and butter that is so prevalent in more modern...
by NovaCadamatre | Jul 26, 2010 | Buttery Beauty, Elegant and Floral, Fresh and Grassy, Power Punch, Stone and Chalk, Tasting Notes, Winemaking, Zesty and Fruity
Last Friday I had the pleasure of meeting the Cellar No. 8 marketing team and tasting through the current releases along with brand winemaker, Paul Rydquist. After a great lunch at Catelli’s in Geyserville (awesome heirloom tomato salad!) we settled down to business...
by NovaCadamatre | Apr 27, 2010 | Elegant and Floral, Fresh and Grassy, Light and Bubbly, Stone and Chalk, Tasting Notes, Zesty and Fruity
I was recently invited on a supplier trip to go to Italy and France to visit their production sites as well as local wineries. One of the main highlights of the trip was a visit to Vinitaly, an Italian focused trade show highlighting the wines from all over Italy. I...
