A wine blog by Susannah Gold
My wine of the week is from Millbrook Winery in the Hudson Valley. Their Tocai Friulano appealed to me when I tried it for the first time many years ago and still holds my interest. Fruity but dry with nice mineral notes and crisp acidity, I thoroughly enjoy this wine. I love the Hudson Valley... Continue Reading →
Today's wine of the week is made with an Italian grape from Friuli Venezia Giulia, Refosco, but it's made on the South Fork of Long Island by the talented Chris Tracy, the winemaker and co-owner of the winery. I tried this lovely wine along with a few other rose's or rosatos they make at the... Continue Reading →
This is a photo from a storm last year around this time. The scene outside the window today is much more white. I love the snow, albeit more so when I am in the mountains than in the city or the suburbs. That said, today's storm is a nice forced moment to stay inside and... Continue Reading →
Last night I found out that one of my favorite places to have a burger in New York, Fanelli's in Soho, had a great wine from one of the women in wine that I have interviewed, Elisabetta from Tenuta di Blasig, on their wines by the glass list. I am not sure why this surprised... Continue Reading →
For those who are attending the Fancy Food show in NYC this coming week, you have a great opportunity to try wines from some of Italy's best producers who together with San Patrignano have been showing their wines throughout the country during this past month. I worked at their opening event in New York last... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago I wrote on my blog that I was on my way to my college reunion. I mentioned that I was curious what my friends and roommates would be drinking after all of these years. I discovered that their tastes were quite eclectic but Chardonnay was also a theme that ran through... Continue Reading →
My wine of the week is from Millbrook Winery in the Hudson Valley. Their Tocai Friulano appealed to me when I tried it for the first time five years ago and still holds my interest as a summer sipper. Fruity but dry with nice mineral notes and crisp acidity, I thoroughly enjoy this wine. I... Continue Reading →
This week I am dedicating my blog to New York. I lost a member of my family recently who was a true New Yorker - a Brooklynite and Dodger fan at the outset of his life, an inhabitant of the West Village for decades and an attorney on 42nd Street/5th for most of it. New... Continue Reading →
I finally am getting back to my blog after a hiatus. I decided to start from where it all began, New York. I spent my childhood in a town in New Jersey but come from a long line of New Yorkers and feel very much a part of this city. Everyone in my family was... Continue Reading →
