A wine blog by Susannah Gold
Tuscany is my happy place. I am not alone in this I know well from the three years I lived in Florence and the throngs of people outside of my door everyday in the Oltr'arno. Sometimes, there were so many people, it was literally hard to get out of the front door. I mention this... 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 →
I tried this wonderful Chianti Riserva last week at a tasting in New York. Vecchie Terre Montefili – Chianti Classico. The property which I believe has changed owners in the last years is located at 400 meters above sea level in Greve in Chianti. The symbol on the label is taken from two cypress trees... Continue Reading →
Today is the first night of Passover and I brought a bottle of Kosher wine to my family gathering. I brought the wine all the way from Italy in fact, it's the 2009 Chianti Classico Riserva from the Terra di Seta winery. I just met with Daniele and his life wife Maria at Vinitaly. They... Continue Reading →
