{"id":5,"date":"2019-02-06T01:29:52","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T01:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.toursandwine.com\/montelena-ship\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-08-20T23:58:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T23:58:54","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/toursandwine.com\/heronhill27\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_845572750\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-279386919\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1899150064\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-452984814\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1306661119\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Heron Hill Winery<br \/>Nova Cadamatre &#8211; Master of Wine<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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 Bachelor of Science degree in Viticulture from Cornell University. In 2017 Nova achieved the title of Master of Wine, the first female winemaker in the USA to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Nova has worked with some of the best vineyards in the world including significant time in Napa Valley\u2019s 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\u2019s Top 100 list.<\/p>\n<p>She has been named Wine Enthusiast\u2019s Top 40 under 40 list and has numerous 90+ scoring wines to her credit from both coasts. Now at Heron Hill as the head consulting winemaker, Nova is leading harvest and spearheading all winemaking and production for this famous, long-standing Finger Lakes Winery with vineyards and tasting rooms on the shores of Canandaigua and Keuka Lakes.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re invited! Join Nova Cadamatre aboard AmaVerde, one of Europe\u2019s grandest river ships. Enjoy onboard her prized Finger Lakes wines in two special tasting events and a paired dinner, where the wines of Heron Hill will be contrasted with the wines of Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria\u2019s Wachau Valley.<\/p>\n<p>This is a special 7-night deluxe river cruise down the Blue Danube, sailing from Vilshofen Bavaria to Budapest Hungary aboard the ship AmaVerde. There are also two optional land tours:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PRE-CRUISE<\/strong> &#8211; a special 3-night pre-cruise tour of delightful Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, a beautiful medieval city never destroyed during WWII<\/li>\n<li><strong>POST CRUISE<\/strong> &#8211; 4-night post-cruise tour spending two nights in Hungary\u2019s Tokaji wine region and two more nights with private tours in amazing Budapest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Join us!<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<br \/><strong><em>Nova Cadamatre<\/em><\/strong><br \/>Master of Wine<br \/>Heron Hill Winery<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-515236101\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_138670725\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/toursandwine.com\/heronhill27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/08\/Unknown.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toursandwine.com\/heronhill27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/08\/Unknown.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/toursandwine.com\/heronhill27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/08\/Unknown-267x400.jpeg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_138670725 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1899150064 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-87649511\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Contact &#8211; Denise Gonzalez <br \/>714-975-9943 Email &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:Denise@Expanding-Horizons.com\">Denise@Expanding-Horizons.com <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:1.4em;margin-bottom:1.4em;max-width:50%;height:1px;background-color:rgb(196, 161, 95);\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_615014972\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/toursandwine.com\/heronhill27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/08\/LOGO-Heron-Hill-Winery-high-res-USE-THIS.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toursandwine.com\/heronhill27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/08\/LOGO-Heron-Hill-Winery-high-res-USE-THIS.jpg 600w, https:\/\/toursandwine.com\/heronhill27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/08\/LOGO-Heron-Hill-Winery-high-res-USE-THIS-400x183.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_615014972 {\n  width: 80%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-693227145\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><em><strong>Please note: This Romantic Danube Cruise 2027 (hosted by Heron Hill Winery) wine tasting tour is created by our tour operator, Expanding Horizons of Tustin, CA in conjunction with AmaWaterways. This is the most popular river cruise itinerary in Europe and will sell out. The pre and\/or post-cruise tour program may contain private meals, tours and\/or visits to attractions. These additional services are exclusive to guests on this cruise who book their reservations with Expanding Horizons. 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