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 →
