A wine blog by Susannah Gold
As I sit in my office today trying to finish my daily to do list and work on all my projects, I'm filled with joy at the prospect of the Italians coming to town next week. I was very sorry to miss the Spanish and Portuguese tasting that were held today but you can't go... Continue Reading →
I have had three things on my desk and have for 20+ years. One of them is from Dr. King's speech on December 3, 1956 in Montgomery, Alabama and it reminds me to try to always do my best at my job despite whatever it is that I am doing, how important or how trivial."Whatever... Continue Reading →
As I work through my business cards late this evening, I came upon one of someone I have just met, or met for the second time, Regina Schrambling who writes Gastropoda and the name of someone I have known for a long time, Adam Winkler. Oddly enough I found a connection in their writings to... Continue Reading →
I almost never use this blog as a place to post events but after having sent the nth invite to someone who responded that I should "find" them on social media because email is so "over," I thought I would give it a shot. To those who I have sent invitations already, you know how... Continue Reading →
Carmenere in Italy is always a difficult subject to tackle I find. Many of the vines that were thought to be Carmenere in Friuli for example were later discovered to be Cabernet Franc or Merlot. Many others are still not sure whether their vines are Carmenere or Cabernet but one producer who stands out is... Continue Reading →
It's a new year and today finally feels like the first day of work. As always, until the Befana - January 6 - (the Epiphany), I never feel like the holiday season has ended. I like to start the year with sparkling wine and today's wine of the week is Undurraga Brut from Chile, a... Continue Reading →
As 2013 begins, I have unfinished business from 2012 to attend to, none more than three articles which never got written in 2012 thanks to too much work, too little time and life in general. I was happy to see a post bemoaning similar pieces almost not written in 2012 by Alice Feiring who is... Continue Reading →
The new year has begun and I have many resolutions as always, but one above all sticks out after losing a person whom I cared about the last day of 2012, make it count and make a difference in small and big ways. My family member whose funeral I attended yesterday was a WWII veteran,... Continue Reading →
