Nova Cadamatre MW
Years of Participation
2023
Over the course of almost two decades, Nova Cadamatre has become one of
the most versatile and experienced winemakers in the industry. She holds a
Bachelors from Cornell University in Viticulture. In 2017 she achieved the title
of Master of Wine and was the first female winemaker in the US to do so. She
has worked with some of the best vineyards in the world including significant
time in the iconic To Kalon vineyard while working as the Senior Director of
Winemaking for Robert Mondavi Winery in Oakville, CA. While there she
crafted the #6 wine of 2022 for Wine Spectator’s top 100 list. She has been
named to Wine Enthusiast’s Top 40 under 40 list and has numerous 90+
scoring wines to her credit from both coasts
Cadamatre owns three brands of her own; Trestle Thirty One and Snowshell
Vineyards from the Finger Lakes and Fiadh Ruadh (Fay-ah Roo-ah) in Napa,
CA. She currently goes back and forth between Napa and the Finger Lakes to
manage both her projects and several consulting clients as a true “flying
winemaker”.