by NovaCadamatre | Jan 22, 2018 | Travel, Viticulture, Winemaking
This week the entire country decends upon Sacramento, CA for the 2018 Unified Wine and Grape Symposium. This is, by far, the largest wine focused trade show in the US. All the suppliers for anything having to do with grapes or wine are in attendance and one can easily...
by NovaCadamatre | Aug 31, 2017 | Travel, Winemaking
I have just returned from the last trip to China as part of the second Ningxia Winemakers’ Challenge. This final trip was so much fun because we were able to finally meet up with the other winemaker contestants, most of whom I had not seen since the first trip...
by NovaCadamatre | Mar 7, 2016 | Travel, Winemaking
It’s been a week since I returned from China after flying over to check on my wine there. This trip was much faster than my previous trip and I packed quite a bit more into the 8 days that I spent there. My first three days were spent in Beijing,...
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 | Jul 27, 2015 | Elegant and Floral, Power Punch, Tasting Notes, Travel
Italy has always been a bit of a mystery to me. When I first started studying for my WSET programs it was a toss up between Italy and Germany as to which was the most confusing. Now, after years of study I understand that I will NEVER, in my LIFE, know everything...
by NovaCadamatre | Jul 13, 2015 | Elegant and Floral, Light and Bubbly, Stone and Chalk, Tasting Notes, Travel
When the weather gets hot, sometimes people feel very limited by the wines they can drink. White wines are typically a “go to” since they can be served chilled. However, Rose wines can make an excellent option as well as lighter style reds. This past...
