Barrel Sanitation: How to kill the stuff that needs killin' in the winery without breaking the bank or the environment
After years of frustration with populations of spoilage organisms in wineries, Nova Cadamatre MW embarked on a journey to definitively determine the best way to clean a barrel as her Master of Wine capstone project. Relevant to all wineries who use barrels, both large and small, this discussion will outline the best treatment methods and which offer the best value while being environmentally friendly.
Nova Cadamatre MW - Owner and Consulting Winemaker, Trestle Thirty-One
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”.