A wine blog by Susannah Gold
For this Wine Wednesday, I'm continuing with my exploration of sparkling wine until the end of the year. Today’s post is about Trento Doc which is made using the classical method of secondary fermentation in the bottle. There are about 9 million bottles of Trento DOC made every year. Trentino is an amazing part of Italy... Continue Reading →
\\ Manzoni Bianco was created by Professor Luigi Manzoni in the years 1930-1935 at the Istituto Tecnico Agrario di Conegliano. It's a cross between Riesling renano and Pinot Bianco. At first it was only found in the area around Treviso but thanks to good results was introduced into the Trentino and eventually into all of... Continue Reading →
As a huge fan of Ferrari, I am not the slightest bit surprised that it was chosen as the official sparkling wine of the Emmy's. Lucky for me I am ready with a chilled bottle already waiting in my fridge. Ferrari makes amazing sparkling wine from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in Trentino. Ferrari was founded... Continue Reading →
Lambrusco is one of the most widely discussed and maligned grape varieties grown in Italy, together with Albana and Pinot Grigio. There are many different grapes with Lambrusco as part of their name, mostly grown in Emilia Romagna but not all. It is likely that they are related to a wild grapevine that was already... Continue Reading →
I wrote a post the other day about Italian sparkling wine and neglected to mention wines from the Trento Doc classification. A huge oversight on my part. especially because I drink Ferrari at every holiday, including this Christmas. No harm done though because it's my wine of the week this wine Wednesday. Here is a... Continue Reading →
It's taken me 11 months to get through posts about Italian grape varieties that start with a "g" and here we are with my last one on Groppello di Revo'. I finished the "F" grapes right before I gave birth to my son last September and his 11 month birthday is tomorrow. Hard to believe... Continue Reading →
Trentino’s Ferrari Winery has just purchased a 50% stake of Bisol, the prosecco superiore producer from the Veneto. According to Ferrari’s Alessandro Lunelli, “What we are trying to do is showcase the variety in Italian sparkling wine. Some people may have seen us as competitors but we see Prosecco DOCG and Trento DOC classico as... Continue Reading →
This week's winery of the week is Franz Haas from Trentino-Alto-Adige. Haas is incredibly well-known in the wine world, especially his version of Pinot noir. While I too love his Pinot Noirs, today's post follows a tasting I did at Vinitaly of his white wines. The current Franz, whom I had the pleasure of meeting... Continue Reading →
I love to start holiday meals with bubbles and as always Ferrari graced my Mom's table for the New Year's meal that we celebrated last night. Ferrari has been a staple in our lives for many years. I am never disappointed when I drink a bottle of this wine, made from 100% Chardonnay grapes grown... Continue Reading →
I have been very lucky to work on an exceptional project with 20 great Italian producers these past six weeks as the show has been touring US cities. Tomorrow, they will be in Chicago and last week some of the wines were shown during the Fancy Food show. Among the producers, was the winery Cantina... Continue Reading →
