A wine blog by Susannah Gold
On Earth day last year, together with 15,000 other people, we went to the Bronx Botanical Gardens. It was a perfect day weather wise and fun was had by all. They put out a great huge balloon of the Earth, let people picnic on the grounds which is usually forbidden and generally pulled out the... Continue Reading →
Monday musings today are about what to drink on different occasions and why wine professionals must be well-versed in mass market wines. This past weekend at my college reunion I was confronted with the usual challenge - drink average wine or switch to something else, in this instance average beer. While it usually is a... Continue Reading →
I celebrated Chinese New Year Friday night at Cafe Evergreen in New York City with Lisa Carley and a number of her friends. We each brought different bottles of wine to pair with the foods. I brought Prosecco because I recently gave a presentation in which I underlined how the wine can pair with all... Continue Reading →
This week's wine of the week is this delicious riesling vendanges tardives from Pierre Frick in Alsace. I thought this riesling was gorgeous filled with minerality, floral notes and flinty undertones. It was elegant and polished and the perfect end to a lovely dinner to celebrate this year's group of graduates from the WSET Diploma... Continue Reading →
I've been in California all week for the Society of Wine Educators Society of Wine Educators conference in San Mateo. It was a very informative conference with a lot of great wines, interesting seminars and friends. It also was held in a hotel with a hot tub, always a plus. I discovered the perfect wine... Continue Reading →
I am at the Society of Wine Educators conference in San Mateo, California this week along with many old and new friends. It is an impressive array of wine people from all over the country, with special knowledge about almost every grape on earth. I am quite pleased with the seminars I have attended be... Continue Reading →
This week's indigenous variety post is a bit delayed on account of a long birthday weekend, mine. I love my birthday and always have since I was a little girl. As a child, presents used to arrive in an old red wagon. As I grew older the gifts got smaller and more exquisite. As an... Continue Reading →
I've finally had more time to read the news and look at the devastating pictures of Emilia Romagna. Scary. According to this story published yesterday on the Wine Enthusiast's website, much of the damage has been to the cheese industry rather than the wine industry although some producers have naturally been impacted severely. Here is... Continue Reading →
It's hard to believe it is the end of the month already. Summer's here, the World Science Festival is back in town and troubling news of earthquakes has been coming from Italy all week. For those who don't know me, I wear many hats and sometimes they converge, sometimes they do not. This week, my... Continue Reading →
Verona, March, Vinitaly. Early, early, early. This year the fair seems to be particularly early and I'm here early too. Every year I come to Vinitaly in a different capacity. This year, I'm here to see my clients, my friends, as a writer and an explorer of all of the novita' and there are many.... Continue Reading →
