A wine blog by Susannah Gold
I thought I'd take a break from my Italy travels and post this article I wrote recently about Greek Wines. I am thinking of Greece a lot in these days because of the ongoing credit difficulties they are having. While their Sovereign Debt may be downgraded, I for one am upgrading my own ratings on... Continue Reading →
Vinitaly ended last week but I tried so many wines there that I can probably keep writing about them for the next two months. One building where I spent a lot of time is the Lombardy area in the Palaexpo building. It is the closest one to the entrance, has the sala stampa (press room)... Continue Reading →
Vinitaly is tough not just on your palate but on your decision making skills. So many wines and so little time. I often am pointed in one direction or another by friends of wine colleagues. That is how I ended up tasting the wines of Niedermayr from Alto Adige. Together with some wine friends, we... Continue Reading →
I'm stranded like many millions of other people in Europe. While I am happy to be in my adopted city of Milan, I am also extremely frustrated like everyone else. The good news is that I will blog a lot in the days to come about the wines I tasted at Vinitaly and the ones... Continue Reading →
Vinitaly is a wonderful occasion to try many new Italian indigenous varieties. Yesterday I spent the morning trying wines from Campania. I had numerous Greco, Fiano and Falanghina that impressed me as well as a couple of well made wines from the Coda di Volpe grape. I also tried a wine made from an indigenous... Continue Reading →
To make it through Vinitaly, you need a kit per la sopravivenza (life saving)...All kidding aside, Vinitaly is an intense experience with so many wines to try and so little time. This year, I am relatively well organized and start my days in Franciacorta tasting bubbly. Yesterday, I tried some new wines that really impressed... Continue Reading →
Day 1 at Vinitaly invariably means Padiglione 8, Tuscany, where my Italian wine love affair began. Just for the record, I hated the book and movie Under the Tuscan Sun although I am never sure if that is merely because I am jealous that Frances Mayes wrote that book not me. In any event, I... Continue Reading →
I'm on my way to Vinitaly tomorrow and am very excited for a number of reasons. One of them being the fact that I get to see my good friend, Susanna Crociani and that I get to try her Vin Santo again. I love Vin Santo and Susanna's is a real favorite of mine. In... Continue Reading →
I often write about Italian women in the wine industry but I decided to begin writing about other women who work in the business as well. My first interview was with May Matta Aliah, a wine educator, graphic designer and Armagnac Ambassador. Today, I am going to write about a chat I had with Cynthia... Continue Reading →
I have been glum of late but one thing that always cheers me are sparkling wines. I adore them. Of course I love Champagne but the wines from Franciacorta D.O.C.G. have always held sway with me as well. Franciacorta is an area in the Lombardy region of Italy which is sandwiched between the city of... Continue Reading →
