A wine blog by Susannah Gold
This month's #ItalianFWT is focusing on Super-Tuscans thanks to Jill Barth of L'Occasion. Here is the preview post where she explains what brought her to want to write about this topic. I'm glad that she decided to shine a light on these wines again because it's something I have been thinking about too. For starters,... Continue Reading →
I'm so looking forward to tonight's Twitter Chat with the #winestudio crew. Join us at 9:00 EDT for a chat about the wonderful wines from LuganaDoc. Look for our hashtag, #WineStudio and well as the hashtags for the producers and growers of Lugana: #Lugana #LakeGarda #VinoLuganaDOC. Check out my post here at Avvinare that I... Continue Reading →
Sangiovese is as we know the premier red grape variety of Central Italy. While Tuscany is the region most associated with it, Emilia Romagna is not far behind. I love Emilia Romagna and spent a great year of my life in graduate school there at SAIS in Bologna. Romagna Sangiovese comes from seven towns around... Continue Reading →
Today's grape is Bombino Bianco, a white grape variety which grows in Apulia and some other regions surrounding that part of the Italian boot. Bombino Bianco is cultivated both in the area around the city of Bari as well as the Salento, lower down in Apulia near the city of Lecce. This grape variety has... Continue Reading →
Mannucci Droandi is a winery in the Valdarno area of Tuscany near the town of Montevarchi. The Valdarno is an ancient wine making region and is part of the province of Arezzo. Wine has been part of Arezzo’s history for centuries. The Greeks were the first to bring the vine to Italy. After the Greeks,... Continue Reading →
Today's Monday Musing is about Wine Education, a topic that is dear to my heart. With every single conference that I annually attend canceled and all the wine seminars that I have attended in the past in person now moved online, I am reflecting if we will ever go back to be tastings such as... Continue Reading →
I used to be a Barbera snob. I wouldn't drink it. I thought it was too acidic without being serious. Many people I know in Italy still feel this way about Barbera. Luckily I realized the error of my ways a few years ago and am now a very happy drinker of this Piedmontese wine.... 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. Also, Elba has zero cases of the horrible COVID-19 virus. I was wondering if I could... Continue Reading →
This month's #ItalianFWT blogging group is traveling to Campania, home to a large number of indigenous grape varieties, both white and red. Looking at this photo which I took from the side of the road overlooking the Bay of Naples in April 2018, I not only feel nostalgic for Italy but I want to dive... Continue Reading →
