A wine blog by Susannah Gold
Lugana comes from an area that is on the border between the two Provinces of Brescia and Verona, the denomination stretches along an area of morainic origin south of Lake Garda, Lugana appears to derive from the early-medieval word lucus or wood. In fact, the area was covered in the past by the Selva Lucana,... Continue Reading →
I had the occasion to meet Primo Franco of the Nino Franco winery at an intimate lunch organized by Tony Didio a couple of years ago. Primo was fascinating and an incredible "Signore del Vino." His family winery is one of the first to make a name for themselves in the Prosecco trade, quite unimaginable... Continue Reading →
I confess, I have always been a sweet wine lover. I almost never pair the wines with a dessert but usually just sip them as my dessert. I also have to admit, that when I think of sweet wines, especially from Italy, my mind always went to wines made with white grapes rather than red... Continue Reading →
This week's Women in Wine Fridays is about Matilde Poggi from Le Fraghe. I met Matilde at the Slow Wine tasting back in February. I was really impressed with her wines and wanted to find out more about her. These are her answers to some questions that I emailed her about her winery and her... Continue Reading →
Really looking forward to tonight, tomorrow and Thursday's events with the Consorzio of Lugana. The grape variety that they use in their wines is called Turbiana. It is closely related to Trebbiano di Soave but not to Verdicchio as was previously thought. It's a great, mineral, fresh and elegant wine. I can't wait to drink... Continue Reading →
The photo about is from Verona not from Treviso, the province in the Veneto, where this grape is mostly found. It is a cross between two white grapes, Verdiso Bianco and Riesling Italico that was created by Italo Cosmo at the Istituto Sperimentale per la Viticoltura di Conegliano. Here is one winery that makes a... Continue Reading →
This week's indigenous grape variety hails mostly from Lombardy and the Veneto but is also found in a few areas in Trentino. It's principal area however is around Lake Garda where it is a major component in Garda Classico DOC wines. It is often made into a rosato as well, locally called Chiaretto. As a... Continue Reading →
Today's post is about a special wine family from the Veneto. I drank a wonderful Ripasso from the Veneto to celebrate the New Year yesterday and realized that I had never posted this story I wrote earlier this year about Sartori. Anyone who has every met Andrea Sartori would be hard pressed to immediately guess... Continue Reading →
In keeping with this month's sparkling wine focus, this week's Wine of the Week is a brut sparkling wine from Fongaro, a winery in the Veneto. I first heard of this winery in 2010 when they participated in an event held by Vinitaly in the United States. I was struck by the wine and the... Continue Reading →
