A wine blog by Susannah Gold
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 →
Carignano Nero is a grape variety that was brought to Sardinia from Spain by way of Corsica and the South of France. A hearty grape variety it produces red wines of considerable weight and alcohol with a relatively dry mouthfeel. It is the principal grape variety in the wines from the Carignano del Sulcis DOC.... Continue Reading →
One is so used to thinking of important DOCGs from Piedmont that we often neglect to look at the other viticultural denominations from that splended region in Italy. While Nebbiolo may be King of the hill, other red grape varieties are fundamental blocks of Piemontese viticultural history. Collina Torinese DOC is a wine made in... Continue Reading →
While I have been trying to write this column on Mondays, events overtook me yesterday and I wasn't able to do it so rather than wait another week, I am writing on a Tuesday, a day I usually reserve for the Wine of the Week. The first two varieties, one red and one white, are... Continue Reading →
Avvinare has had a bit of a vacation as well as an enforced period of sick leave because of the flu but it's back and hopefully on track for December and 2013. This has been our worst month of traffic in about two years, proof that if you write, people will read it, providing you... Continue Reading →
Summer has ended. I know I am feeling it and I am sure you are as well. I just returned from a lovely trip to Cape Cod. While there, I drank lots of fun summer wines including some wine from Puglia from Apollonio. The wines that I chose for this week are from the Rocca... 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 →
This week's pick is a Barbera d'Asti Superiore Nizza called "Le Nicchie" from La Gironda, a winery in Piedmont. I am not sure how I got this bottle or who gave it to me. What I do know is it is the perfect complement to my tired body after a day of dance and sailing. I... Continue Reading →
This week's indigenous variety post is a bit delayed on account of a long birthday weekend, mine. I love my birthday and always have since I was a little girl. As a child, presents used to arrive in an old red wagon. As I grew older the gifts got smaller and more exquisite. As an... Continue Reading →
I've been reading Charles Scicolone's articles on wine for sometime now. I know Charles personally and always appreciate his view whether expressed loudly or faintly. I know which wines to put in front of him and which to avoid seeking his opinion on when I wear my PR hat. As a Italophile though, I always... Continue Reading →
