A wine blog by Susannah Gold
I’ve always had a thing about Basilicata. Many people know the region because it is home to the city of Matera, a beautiful city and absolutely worth a visit. Sadly Matera has been in terrible straights these past few weeks because of flooding. Matera was as badly hit as Venice but we didn't hear about... Continue Reading →
Basilicata is a lovely region in Southern Italy with some great wines made from Aglianico in primis and other wine grapes as well. I've had many wines from this region although never as many as this part April during Basilicata Stories 2018, a new initiative that is related to Campania Stories and is run by... Continue Reading →
This week's wine Wednesday is dedicated to Re Manfredi's Aglianico del Vulture from Basilicata. The winery has 120 hectares and the vineyard that makes this wine is at 420 meters above sea level. I tasted it last at this year's Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri event. The woman who was showcasing the wine, Tiziana from GIV... Continue Reading →
This week's wine of the wine is made from 100% Aglianico del Vulture. The wine is called L'Atto and comes from the Cantine del Notaio winery. I can only imagine it is called this because of the play on the word 'notary." In Italian, l'atto also means deed, among other things. This winery is in... Continue Reading →
The last couple of weeks have been filled with family and friends, lots of food and various wines. Unlike most bloggers/writers, I didn't do my sparklers for the New Year blog post. I did partake though in some lovely wines that people brought me over the course of the last two weeks and others that... Continue Reading →
As Vinitaly draws nearer, I am reminded of all the amazing wines that I have tried in past years. Some of the wines are from the most famous regions while others are from lesser known ones. Among those is the one of the regions in the Southern portion of the country, Basilicata, also known as... Continue Reading →
I have recently started writing an A to Z of Italian indigenous grape varieties for Altacucina Society's website. My second installment is currently on the website. It is about Aglianico, a grape found in Southern Italy largely in two regions, Campania and Basilicata. This piece is about Aglianico from Basilicata, Aglianico del Vulture. Basilicata holds... Continue Reading →
