A wine blog by Susannah Gold
With wine tasting season here and harvest underway around the world, there is so much to write about. First though, it is time to take stock, look at the year gone by and note with pleasure all that has taken place in the past year. I am not a religious person but I do like... Continue Reading →
Thinking about Tuscany during harvest and I thought I would repost this blog about an amazing woman from Tuscany.
Elisabetta Fagiuoli from the winery Montenidoli is what Italians call “una forza della natura (a force of nature).” She is a strong, vibrant and amazing woman who I got to see at both Slow Wine and Tre Bicchieri in February. The Vernaccia di San Gimingnano that they make and that is in the photo above is delicious, vibrant and nervy filled with minerality, a note of sapidity and of course, a bitter almond finish characteristic of the variety. This wine spends time on its lees and those aromas and flavors are evident in the glass. Montenidoli however is more than a winery but also a foundation and a place of respite. The foundation, named after Elisabetta’s late partner Sergio, the Patriach as he was known, is dedicated to helping others. According to the website, they offer the following,”We want to host, free of charge, elderly people in need of rest…
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This week's wine of the week is the Valcalepio Bianco from Cantina Bergamasca from Bergamo. I visited the winery this summer as they were part of the wines I served during a presentation on Lombardy for the Society of Wine Educators. Bergamo is a wonderful jewel of a city, with a Citta Alta and a... 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 →
This week's winery of the week is Cantina San Michele. They are from Capriano del Colle, a region near the Lombard city of Brescia. I met them this year and found them and the wines very engaging. I also love their graphic identity. The winery was founded in 1980. They are near Monte Netto, which... Continue Reading →
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 →
Today is Labor day. According to Wikipedia, "Labor Day honors the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, laws and well-being of the country." I got a survey in the mail today asking me if I am celebrating the holiday working to organize labor, spending time with friends... Continue Reading →
I often like to write about wines from countries other than Italy on the weekends. It has become a habit and one I plan to continue this fall. One country that I definitely don't write enough about is Chile. I visited that beautiful country in 2008 and had a marvelous trip. I loved Chile and... Continue Reading →
As Labor Day approaches and summer days begin to feel like fall-especially here on the Cape, I am overcome with the end of summer blues, poetically called "Sindrome da Rientro" in Italian. I found an article in Corriere della Sera which gives many suggestions to make the return to daily life more palatable. Here are... Continue Reading →
