by NovaCadamatre | Feb 8, 2016 | Elegant and Floral, Finger Lakes Life, Stone and Chalk, Travel, Zesty and Fruity
One of the things Brian and I miss most about living in Napa is the wide variety of amazing food available there. It was always a struggle to decide, when we were going to go out, where we should go because there were so many great choices, many of...
by NovaCadamatre | Aug 15, 2015 | Light and Bubbly, Stone and Chalk, Sweet and Luscious, Tasting Notes, Zesty and Fruity
Yesterday, we participated in the equivalent of speed dating with white wines of the Finger Lakes. The notes below were on the fly with 5 minutes to taste and talk with the winemaker of each wine so it is completely stream of consciousness. Please excuse the...
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...
by NovaCadamatre | Aug 26, 2011 | Elegant and Floral, Fresh and Grassy, Stone and Chalk, Tasting Notes, Vintage Notes, Winemaking, Zesty and Fruity
Week 4 has come to a rather quiet close as we only processed a few hundred tons this week atAsti. It’s a drop in the bucket for what is to come this season. We were led by Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris from the Lodi area which both had perfect Brix, crisp acids,...
