A wine blog by Susannah Gold
In a recent trip to Tuscany for the Anteprime, I tasted a couple of wines from a region I discovered last year. Wines from the Montecarlo D.O.C. region. The areas that are included in this D.O.C. are the towns (comuni) of Montecarlo, Altopascio, Capannori, and Porcari in the Province of Lucca. The area is... Continue Reading →
This week's Wine Wednesday is dedicated to Fattoria Poggio Alloro. I met a couple of members of the family last year at the Anteprime Toscane in San Gimignano and had the pleasure of spending this year's dinner with them as well. I was enchanted both my their wines and their easy going nature. The winery... Continue Reading →
The first day of the Anteprime Toscane is one of my favorites. We have the opportunity to try wines from many different areas in Tuscany, including Maremma DOC. This designation was assigned in September 2011. There has been a Maremma IGT since 1995. The Consorzio that monitors the area is called the Consorzio di Tutela Vini... Continue Reading →
For today's Wine Wednesday, I want to talk about one of the least mentioned wines from the mecca that is Montalcino, Moscadello di Montalcino DOC. An ancient wine, it was one of the offerings at this year's tasting at the Anteprime Toscane 2019. I wonder how many journalists actually tasted it. In future years, if... Continue Reading →
Upon return from the wonderful week of the Anteprime Toscane, I am struck at how much amazing wine we tasted from just one region of Italy. I truly believe that country offers more amazing and individual wines than all others. I know people think I'm biased but I'm okay with that. I am going to... Continue Reading →
