A wine blog by Susannah Gold
Gearing up for the end of the winter holidays, everyone makes numerous resolutions, including me. One of mine is to write more copy on this blog. I have written everyday since December 1 but my numbers readers have dropped way off. I will resolve to be more interesting and a better correspondent with others on... Continue Reading →
If you are thinking about how cold it's getting outside and want some ideas to warm up, follow the #ItalianFWT group's chat this morning on Twitter. The group is focusing on “Italian Wines for Cold Winter Nights.” Join the conversation on Twitter Saturday, January 5th at 11:00 am ET following the hashtag #ItalianFWT. For more Italian... Continue Reading →
Tonight I’m sipping a wonderful wine from Chile remembering my trip there 10 years ago. So much has changed in the country this last decade. 10 years ago no one was talking about Carignan from Chile. The one I tried tonight is called Dueno de la Luna and it was wonderful filled with deep plushy... Continue Reading →
This week's Italian indigenous variety is called Negrara. There are two different Negrara's though, one is that of the Veneto and the other of Trentino-Alto Adige. The former is an essential component in wines from the Veneto such as Amarone and Valpolicella which is why I put a picture of Verona at the top of... Continue Reading →
I received this appealing wine as a sample from the lovely Li Valentine of The Wining Hour. This wine from Rioja is a blend of 90% Tempranillo and 10% Graciano. The grapes come from vineyards in Briones, Rioja Alta. On average the vines are 35 years old on average and grow on chalky-clay soils. The wine... Continue Reading →
Franco Ziliani met Guido Berlucchi in 1961 and they created the first sparkling wine in Franciacorta, hence the name of this Brut Franciacorta '61. Legend has it that Ziliani saw a fireplace made with white Botticino marble and wondered why they couldn't produce wines similar to those of Champagne when they had so much limestone.... Continue Reading →
I have been absent from this blog for the past 10 days following the loss of a very important person to me - my Uncle last Saturday, December 22. Everything has seemed surreal and grey but I am aware that death is part of life and we must celebrate the time we have so, I... Continue Reading →
Christmas season has officially begun for me. While I haven’t yet seen the gorgeous tree at the Met this year, I saw Handel’s Messiah at Carnegie Hall last night, a tradition for a number of years. I am looking forward to celebrating the holiday with sparkling wine. I love sparkling wine in all of it’s... Continue Reading →
Today's post for Wine Wednesday is all about the Stoller Family Estate Vineyards. I had the good fortune to visit this vineyard two summers ago as part of the Society of Wine Educators conference in August. As you might know from reading my blog, I fell in love with Oregon as a state and the... Continue Reading →
