A wine blog by Susannah Gold
This week I am reflecting on what people will be drinking post election season here in the U.S. I have no idea what I will be drinking, I guess it will depend on the outcomes but I definitely think more people will be drinking hard liquor. These days I find myself wanting to drink Whisky/Whiskey... Continue Reading →
I thought I’d be posting about wine actually about whiskey to honor my grandfather who would have been 117 today if he were alive but instead I just feel sad and angry about what happened in a synagogue in Pittsburgh. 11 people were murdered merely for being Jews in their house of worship. I’m at... Continue Reading →
I was lucky enough to attend the Women In Wine Leadership Symposium hosted by The Winebow Group and Teuwen Communications this week. This was the seventh edition of this lovely event and my third time attending. I was very pleased to be included these past three years. We had the good fortune to have exciting... Continue Reading →
This week's variety hails from the Valle d'Aosta. It's called Neyret Nero. Many thought it came from France or Switzerland but apparently it is indigenous to this interesting particular region of Italy. I love the wines from the Valle d'Aosta. I've never had one that contained Neyret, at least not that I know of. As... Continue Reading →
This week's wine of the week is this amazing Tawny Port from the Kopke brand owned by Sogevinus. Kopke is specialized in Colheitas. How do they differ from other ports? Colheita's can also be thought of as a single vintage Tawny Port. They need to be aged for seven years in oak casks. The ports from this... Continue Reading →
Sometimes I discover a wine that takes my breath away. I guess I should have expected to have that experience many times over at the New York Wine Experience held by the Wine Spectator on Thursday. This year I focused mainly on French wines that I never have the opportunity to taste such as this... Continue Reading →
Lirac is the southernmost AOC of the Rhone Valley. Mainly red wines (80%) are produced in this hot area but they also produce Rosé (15%) and White wines (5%). The area gets more then 2700 hours of sunshine a year and a minimal amount of rain, something like 700 mm or 27.5% inches. This area... Continue Reading →
Today is my dad's birthday so I am going to write about one of his favorite wines - Amarone. Before we began drinking wine together though, we went fishing together. A bonding experience. He taught me to put worms on a hook at an early age. It was a useful skill to show the boys... Continue Reading →
This week's indigenous variety hails from Latina in Lazio, specifically from the town of Cori. It is usually used in blends and adds a good dose of color to the wines. This red grape can be seen in the Cori Rosso DOC where it must be 50% of the blend. There is also a Cori... Continue Reading →
It's fermentation time at our house. This year I am making a Malvasia Bianca and a Cabernet Sauvignon in the Super-Teaneck series. It's my fourth vintage and hopefully my most successful. We shall see. Last week I bought my grapes, had them pressed and but them into open air fermentation vessels. I add cultured yeasts... Continue Reading →
