A wine blog by Susannah Gold
This week's Wine Wednesday is dedicated to the Disznókō Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos wine that I tried a couple of weeks ago. These wines mean a lot to me not only because I am partly Hungarian but because they were some of the first wines I tried when I received my Italian Sommelier Certificate in... Continue Reading →
Italian Food, Wine and Travel Travels to the Valtellina region in Lombardy this weekend. This Saturday February 3nd you’ll get a sampling of what our Italian bloggers group has to offer and here is a preview below. Make sure to also join our live Twitter chat at 11am ET on #ItalianFWT. Valtellina is a physically... Continue Reading →
For this Wine Wednesday, I am writing about a Cotes de Provence I had yesterday from Maison Saleya. I had it at a local French bistro called Le Monde. I couldn't find the website for the Chateau and I suspect it is a proprietary label of importer Kobrand. According to the Kobrand website, the grapes... Continue Reading →
This wine Wednesday is dedicated to Fetzer Wine's Eagle Peak Merlot. At a whopping $10 a bottle, this is a great wine for a party, a Wednesday or any day of the week. It's immensely affordable and tasty as well. The alcohol is 13.5% and it pairs well with basically any dish from mushrooms to... Continue Reading →
This week's Wine Wednesday is dedicated to a winery from the Oltrepo'Pavese. Few people think immediately of Oltrepo' when thinking about Italian wine but that is a mistake. The area has 179 wineries plus 1300 growers that are members of the consortium Oltrepo'. The area has 13,269 hectares and constitutes some 55% of Lombard viticultural... Continue Reading →
We will be chatting about wines for the Christmas feast tomorrow, Saturday, December 2th at 11 am ET. If you’d like to weigh in on your favorite wines or simply want to listen in, join us on Twitter at the appointed time, using #ItalianFWT and making sure to add it to all of your tweets.... Continue Reading →
Today's wine of the week and Wine Wednesday post is dedicated to Domaine Drouhin Oregon wine, Laurene. I tasted this extraordinary Pinot Noir at the New York Wine Experience in October, held by the Wine Spectator. While I had been in Oregon for the first time last summer, I did not get to visit this... Continue Reading →
This is the first post I have written in November. The first week of the month I was very busy with a presentation and then with clients in town so I have a small excuse. The second week however, I had an accident, fell and hit my head. I had to go to the emergency... Continue Reading →
This week's Wine Wednesday is dedicated to Abruzzo. A region that has seen its fair share of trouble this month with record snow falls, earthquakes, and an avalanche that claimed the lives of guests at a hotel and yesterday, a helicopter crash during a mountain rescue. It has been on my mind all month and... Continue Reading →
