A wine blog by Susannah Gold
I spoke about Falanghina, a white grape from Campania this morning on my Instagram live series called Your Morning Grape. Campania is home to incredible and diverse grape varieties. Some of the most famous ones are Fiano and Greco, among the whites and Aglianico for the reds. That said, Falanghina the third very famous white,... Continue Reading →
I'm reposting this interview I did with Ilaria some years ago. Since this post, we've both had children, I've seen her often and her wines have exploded in the United States. Next week I am dedicating to wines from Campania so starting off with Ilaria seems perfect. I met Ilaria about eight years ago at... Continue Reading →
Here goes, this is the second time writing this post which I finished this am at 6:00 promptly posted and somehow got overwritten. In any event, what I said originally was that when Jeff of Food Wine Click proposed this topic, I was thrilled. I love Aglianico and it was a great time to... Continue Reading →
Today I am posting an article written by Charles Scicolone, a friend and wine expert with a particular affection for Italy. His take on the tasting which I also attended is right on. My favorite was the amazing 2007 which showed beautiful tropical fruit and great acidity. I also favored the 2013 and the 2009.... Continue Reading →
I am looking forward to an exciting lunch today with Ilaria Petito and her wines from Donnachiara. Today's tasting is a vertical of Fiano, a grape that I love. Ilaria is a very exciting part of the Campania wine scene. She's truly lovely as are her wines. This fun photo is from VinoVip in 2013... Continue Reading →
Coda di Volpe is a grape that hails from the Campania region. There are both white and red grapes with this name, although the red is much more rare. I have had the white version often but have never tried the red version of this grape variety. Apparently, according to sources, Pliny gave the grape... Continue Reading →
