A wine blog by Susannah Gold
I have been spending my summers on Cape Cod, specifically in Truro, since I was three weeks old. There were many years when I was absent from the Cape because of my years living in Italy but since I have been back, I have made the Cape a consistent part of my life. I love... Continue Reading →
I am on Cape Cod this week with my family in what has become a yearly retreat for the whole family. We come to the Cape, hang out on our favorite beaches, eat lobster, go to Provincetown, and go fishing. As I mentioned in this last blog post, I have been fishing all my life... Continue Reading →
Today is Ferragosto or the holiday that celebrates the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. That said, mostly it's a day when every Italian save the very unlucky few, is on holiday. The entire country is basically away this week and I for one applaud such dedication to relaxation for the mind, food & wine for... Continue Reading →
Tonight is the night of the shooting stars or San Lorenzo, also the patron saint of Grosseto which is why I wrote this post last year. I alsoI wrote a long piece about this a few years ago which you can read here. Tonight with this terrible weather, I'm afraid we won't see anything but... Continue Reading →
Learning about different parts of the wine industry has always been fascinating to me and learning about new cultures and their wine drinking habits perhaps even more. I also love wine as a means of traveling around the world, even if only intellectually and not physically. I've been very interested in everything Indian over the... Continue Reading →
One Italian region that never gets enough attention whether it be for its wonderful cities - Ascoli Piceno and Urbino for their buildings, Pescara and the Conero for the beaches or Loreto for its' Sanctuary - or for its' great wines is Le Marche. In some ways I'm glad because it means it is less... Continue Reading →
It's Wine Wednesday and I've decided to write about a Late Harvest Zinfandel that I tried last week in California. This sweet wine with 9% residual sugar was made by Dashe Cellars. It was savory and sweet at the same time. I actually like Zin in the right context and this was the perfect moment... Continue Reading →
