A wine blog by Susannah Gold
Today I am about to talk about two indigenous varieties from Sardinia. Caddiu Nero, usually used in a blend with other indigenous varieties such as Bovale and Monica. The specific area where it grows is called the lower Tirso Valley. If you have never spent any time in Sardinia, you have a real treat in... Continue Reading →
Once upon a time, in 2009, I started to write a column for an online website called Alta Cucina. I wrote about Italian indigenous grape varieties because I was amazed at how many there are and their link to individual terroirs and the stories behind them. Fast forward 11 years and I am on the... Continue Reading →
This weekend the #ItalianFWT blogging group is traveling to Campania. It's going to be a lovely virtual trip. Campania, as I wrote in my invitation post here, is an incredible wine region with a wealth of native grapes to choose from, both whites and reds. There is so much to learn and explore about the... Continue Reading →
While many think of Elba first and foremost as the island of Napoleon's exile or for its fantastic beaches, I am here to say the first thing that should come to mind is Aleatico and other wines produced there. Elba is the third largest island in Italy, after Sicily and Sardinia and is part of the... Continue Reading →
I have friends coming over for dinner and I have been thinking what to make for dinner. Then it came to me, Penne alla Zucca (Pumpkin) one of my favorite all time dishes paired with Ribolla Gialla, a fabulous grape from Friuli. I make the pasta with white wine but sometimes I add a... Continue Reading →
I wrote this post some years ago but I thought I would repost it because they make wines from Roccamonfina IGP, the third area in the Alto Casertano that I wanted to mention. The Roccamonfina is an extinct Volcano. The area has been an IGT since 1995. The wines are made from Aglianico, Piedirosso, and... Continue Reading →
I spent some time in San Gimignano for the first time in 11 years this past February. I had forgotten how glorious the town was and how wonderful the wines were. I'll be writing up my notes this weekend on the denomination but for today, I wanted to mention that Vernaccia di San Gimignano was... Continue Reading →
Today's Moscato grape hails from Terracina in Lazio. This grape variety was used in the past mostly for vinification purposed but today is often consumed as a table grape. I found a couple of producers making wines using this grape variety including the Cantina Santandrea. The wine can be made into a number of different... Continue Reading →
This week's Wine Wednesday is dedicated to a winery from the Oltrepo'Pavese. Few people think immediately of Oltrepo' when thinking about Italian wine but that is a mistake. The area has 179 wineries plus 1300 growers that are members of the consortium Oltrepo'. The area has 13,269 hectares and constitutes some 55% of Lombard viticultural... Continue Reading →
This photo was taken in Sardinia in 2015. I was lucky enough to go on a brief trip to the island, my fourth. I have never, however, visited Sassari or any of the capital towns on the island. This week's variety, Monica, originally is thought to have come to Sardinia from Spain, though is has... Continue Reading →
