A wine blog by Susannah Gold
Basilicata is a lovely region in Southern Italy with some great wines made from Aglianico in primis and other wine grapes as well. I've had many wines from this region although never as many as this part April during Basilicata Stories 2018, a new initiative that is related to Campania Stories and is run by... Continue Reading →
Every year May 23 is a day that I mark in some way. It is the anniversary of the murder of a famous judge in Italy named Giovanni Falcone. His picture is on my refrigerator along with those of my family and Bruce Springsteen. Falcone was a hero in my world, a crusader for... Continue Reading →
All over the world, people are taking classes online, including in the wine industry. Wine classes have blossomed with many stores and restaurants offering wine classes. Many professional wine schools are also available throughout the United States and abroad. I have taken many wine classes during my years in the industry and am a firm... Continue Reading →
Today's post isn't about a specific wine or region but rather about what makes people read or not read wine blogs. This topic is never far from my mind because I spend a considerable amount of time writing on my wine blog. This year I have posted every single day except for three days. For... Continue Reading →
During the Campania Stories 2018 event this past April, we tried a number of wines made with Falanghina from the Campi Flegrei DOC. Since that time, I have written a number of posts about Falanghina, discovered that there are really two Falanghina varieties - Falanghina Flegrei and Falanghina Beneventano - and much more about this... Continue Reading →
The area known as the Campi Flegrei (meaning Phlegraean Fields) is one of Italy's most beautiful DOCs, including the islands in the Bay of Naples like Capri, Procida and Ischia. Campi Flegrei are on many people's minds today because they are the site of a very active volcano. Wines have been made in this area... Continue Reading →
The Sannio is a region around the city of Benevento. As I mentioned yesterday, many people I know both in Italy and in the States are from this one city. It has a long and glorious past, the ancient land of the Samnites, it was named Beneventum by the Romans. Roman ruins permeate the city... Continue Reading →
During Campania Stories, the 2018 edition and my first, we tasted through hundreds of wines. I decided to taste blind so I wouldn't be influenced by the people I knew well and my impressions of them. Luckily I took good notes on my trip and today am sharing my notes on the Falanghina del Sannio... Continue Reading →
I wrote this post some years ago but I thought I would repost it because they make wines from Roccamonfina IGP, the third area in the Alto Casertano that I wanted to mention. The Roccamonfina is an extinct Volcano. The area has been an IGT since 1995. The wines are made from Aglianico, Piedirosso, and... Continue Reading →
