A wine blog by Susannah Gold
I hosted a dinner this evening at a well-known Chinese restaurant called Jing Fong in Chinatown last year on this day. I had help from a friend, Pinny Tam, who pens a blog called Chinese and Wine Pairings. It was an exquisite experience in all ways - wine, food and company. So much has changed in... Continue Reading →
Today's Wine Wednesday is dedicated to a grape and a wine - Donnafugata's Mille e Una Notte and a region - La Sicilia. Sicily, wow, I haven’t been back in so many years. I must correct that as soon as I am able to. What I have been able to do however, is drink... Continue Reading →
Some years ago I had the good fortune to work with Prosecco DOC on a Super Bike event at Laguna Beach. Having never attended a super bike race, I found the event both scary and thrilling. I know the partnership continues to this day and recently saw pictures of the Prosecco DOC consortium President Stefano... Continue Reading →
Garganega, a grape variety that hails from the Veneto region is the star of today's post. Garganega is the principal grape used to make Soave, an Italian white wine that we are all familiar with in the United States. According to DNA studies, it is related to Grecanico which is a grape variety widely used... Continue Reading →
The area known as the Campi Flegrei (meaning Phlegraean Fields) is one of Italy's most beautiful DOCs, including the islands in the Bay of Naples like Capri, Procida and Ischia. Campi Flegrei are on many people's minds today because they are the site of a very active volcano. Wines have been made in this area... Continue Reading →
Campania as I wrote in other posts this week is an incredibly rich region of Italy. I had never quite realized just how rich until I went to Campania Stories this April. Among the provinces, Sannio, the home of the Samnites, a pre-historic people that lived in the area before the Romans, is one of... Continue Reading →
This week's Wine Wednesday is about Lambrusco Mantovano from Azienda Agricola Pagliare Verdieri. The family has 15 hectares near Oglio in the Po river valley. Since 1986, Mimma has been working with her Mother in law on their farm which is certified organic from ICEA. They grow a host of crops, among them, wine grapes.... Continue Reading →
This week's variety hails from Calabria, specifically from the provinces of Cosenza and Catanzaro, located on the Tyrrhenian Sea . A hearty grape that can be quite productive, it is used both in mono varietal wines and as a coloring agent in blended wines. It can be found in the Lamezia DOC denominated wines. The one wine... Continue Reading →
Today's variety is another one that people will have trouble seeing as indigenous to Italy and I agree but I'm trying to be complete in my series on grape varieties. Apparently while hailing from France, Napoleon brought it to Italy to the area near Piacenza. At the time , it was called Champagne mostly because... Continue Reading →
