A wine blog by Susannah Gold
This week I have had the good fortune to spend some time with Giovanni Ponchia, the young and talented winemaker from the Soave Consortium. I also was lucky enough to try a new Soave that I didn't know from Cantina di Monteforte. It was light, refreshing and very easy to drink as an apertif and... Continue Reading →
Every year May 23 is a day that I mark in some way. It is the anniversary of the murder of a famous judge in Italy named Giovanni Falcone. His picture is on my refrigerator along with those of my family and Bruce Springsteen. Falcone was a hero in my world, a crusader for... Continue Reading →
The Sannio is a region around the city of Benevento. As I mentioned yesterday, many people I know both in Italy and in the States are from this one city. It has a long and glorious past, the ancient land of the Samnites, it was named Beneventum by the Romans. Roman ruins permeate the city... Continue Reading →
The breadth of viticultural offerings in Campania was staggering to me. I thought that I had a good idea about what was available but I discovered many DOP and IGP wines that I had not heard of previously. One that I knew was Falerno del Massico which was one of the first wines ever given... Continue Reading →
On the first evening of Campania Stories, we were invited to a dinner at Sclavia where we tasted some of his wines that are labeled Terre del Volturno. We met his lovely female oenologist canmed Anna Della Porta. The winery was founded in 2012 and has 13 hectares. I tasted their Casavecchia di Pontelatone DOP... Continue Reading →
This past April I went on a press trip to Campania to attend Campania Stories. The trip was fascinating and we tasted many wines. This week I am going to attempt to share my impressions of this wonderful region and the interesting grapes and producers I met while there. Campania has the following provinces: Avellino,... Continue Reading →
This week's Wine Wednesday is dedicated to Galatrona from the Petrolo winery. I first tasted it a couple of years ago and then again in February at the Anteprime and in April at Operawine in Verona. It's from the Val d'Arno di Sopra DOC and is 100% Merlot. It's a beauty and worth the swanky... Continue Reading →
This week's indigenous variety is called Negretto Nero. It hails from Emilia Romagna and is generally seen around the province of Bologna and in the hills near Ravenna. The name comes from the fact that the grape is very dark skinned. I've never had a wine made from this variety but it is said to... Continue Reading →
Having gone to graduate school in Bologna, I have a soft stop for all that comes from the region. Pignoletto which is genetically similar to Umbria’s Grechetto is an interesting local variety that can be made in different styles. I was happy to try the sparkling version pictured above recently at Vinitaly. This wine was... Continue Reading →
