A wine blog by Susannah Gold
This week's #WinePW group tried Sake and other wines with Asian cooking. On Saturday I made two dishes to pair with the bottles of Sushi I opened, one a sparkling sushi and the other a Junmai. This term means pure rice and water only are used, nothing is added. It is said to work with... Continue Reading →
This month the #WinePW crew is looking to pair wines with Asian dishes, led by Cam of Culinary Adventures with Camilla. Her invitation post is here. The premise is Saké or another wine with Asian dishes. I decided to virtually visit Japan again with #WinePW and write about Sake. I write, and honestly taste, Sake very infrequently... Continue Reading →
I've been thinking about Whisky for the past week since I saw my cousin who is a fanatic. We spoke about Scotch and then he mentioned that he really liked Japanese whisky. Oddly enough I had the opportunity to try some at a party friends were hosting. The whisky is from Nikka. A blended... Continue Reading →
Sake only makes it onto this blog very occasionally. That's not because I don't drink Sake but it is because I feel more limited in what to write. Usually I am scoping out Asian wine lists to see what European wines they have on their lists. Dinner at Sen with a dear old friend who... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, October 2, 2012 was Gandhi’s birthday and is celebrated as the International Day of Non-violence. I know this fact because of a client I work with, an NGO. Gandhi has always fascinated me and along with Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, he is one of my heroes. I wish the day were more... Continue Reading →
It is almost the anniversary of the terrible Tsunami in Japan which destroyed so much of the country and caused the loss of so many lives. Now, a year later, there seem to be some signs of hope. That's certainly the way I see the news I got yesterday, International Women's Day of the WIN... Continue Reading →
I have been to Vinitaly for the last five years in a row. Every year is very different from the previous one, somewhat like vintage variations. Some years it is raining and other years it is almost Summer it seems. Additionally, sometimes Nature intervenes and puts a pale on the events such as the earthquake... Continue Reading →
I wanted to write about Japan again today and realized I know very little about their wine culture which is apparently quite long and varied. I knew about their rice wine culture and have even taken classes on that from the wonderful Michael John Simkin of MJS Sake Selections. His knowledge is encyclopedic and his... Continue Reading →
