A wine blog by Susannah Gold
What drives traffic to one's blog is always a topic of debate. Clearly commenting on what others are writing and staying within the news cycle is important. What I have noticed recently is that blog traffic can also be dictated towards what people are drinking and thinking about. This year sparkling wine is getting lots... Continue Reading →
Today's post is dedicated to all the bloggers out there who don't make money from their blogs or make just a bit but are fully committed to their site and their voice. I was going through the blogs of many people I know in the industry today looking for copy about a specific topic. I... Continue Reading →
I read the news today that Linda Lawry, DWS, CWE,CSS of International Wine Center fame has retired. Linda was a marvelous professor when I was studying for my Diploma in Wines & Spiritus. Funny and incredibly knowledgeable, she brooked no silly comments. I learned so much from Linda about French wines through the center 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 →
I'm reposting this interview I did with Ilaria some years ago. Since this post, we've both had children, I've seen her often and her wines have exploded in the United States. Next week I am dedicating to wines from Campania so starting off with Ilaria seems perfect. I met Ilaria about eight years ago at... Continue Reading →
