Consulting Winemaker & Owner

Over the course of almost two decades, Nova 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, the first female winemaker in the U.S. to do so. She has worked with some of the best vineyards in the world, including significant time at 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 and has numerous 90+ scoring wines from both coasts to her credit.

Nova 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. As a true “flying winemaker” she travels between Napa and the Finger Lakes to manage both her projects and several consulting clients.