A wine blog by Susannah Gold
I was excited to stop by a new wine shop - new to me, as it has been open for almost four months - at Columbus Circle's new underground food court. I knew of the existence of the shop because I know the owner, Kit Pepper. The shop is lovely, light and airy with a... 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 →
December 7th is always a strange day. On the one hand, I think of Pearl Harbor, the day that will live in infamy and how the USA got into World War II and all that that meant and all the lives that were lost on this day. On the other, I think of my adopted... Continue Reading →
I'm on the Vinitaly train and tomorrow we are going to Philadelphia. It's the first time they have held an event in Philadelphia. I'm excited to see some old friends and to meet some new ones. I'm hoping to meet Scott McDuff of McDuff's Food and Wine Trail, a great wine blog. I'm also hoping... Continue Reading →
I tried this Nine Barrels Merlot from Shinn Estate Vineyards on Long Island last week at Maslow 6. It was a delicious and quite a surprise for me. Old world in style with elegant subtle tannins and nice fruit without being overdone. Restrained or well knit as a blogger I was reading recently described a... Continue Reading →
I was on my way out on Thursday when an email caught my eye in my inbox - Pete Seeger will be playing at City Winery to support relief efforts in the Gulf by the Gulf Restoration Network the email said. I couldn't believe my good fortune. Everyone knows who Pete Seeger is and what... Continue Reading →
After many years of saying I was going to work part time in a wine shop, I'm finally doing it. The idea is to learn the business and understand it from the retailer's point of view rather than the journalist e/o public relations idea of sales. I also get to meet more people in the... Continue Reading →
New York wine bars may be a dime a dozen but everyone has their own personal favorites. I went to visit a few of mine this weekend and shared the experience with friends. I had visitors in town and led them on a long tour of New York. We went on the Circle Line -... Continue Reading →
Pörlapà is apparently an expression in the dialect of Asti (Astigiano) which means something akin to oh wow! That's how I felt about this Barbera d'Asti D.O.C. Superiore 2004 from Boeri Alfonso S.S. which I first tasted at the Newport Mansions Tasting back in September 2008. At the time I was struck by this rich,... Continue Reading →
As most of us know, wine stores and wholesalers have joined together to protest Governor Paterson's proposal, first outlined on December 16, to allow the sale of wine in grocery stores throughout New York State. Dr.Vino wrote a long post about this n December and many local publications have been following the story. I was... Continue Reading →
