A wine blog by Susannah Gold
Continuing on our tour of Lombard wines, today's topic is Lambrusco Mantovano. The area is on the right bank of Po River, in the lower Eastern Po valley. In 1987, Lambrusco Mantovano was awarded DOC status although the Lambrusco grape was cultivated in this area many decades before. The Consortium was founded in 2012. As... Continue Reading →
The theme this month’s Italian Food, Wine and Travel (#ItalianFWT) group of food and wine writers is Italian Sparkling Wines. I love sparkling wine and could drink it at every meal and throughout the meal. Today I am writing out one of my favorite sparkling wines although it is really frizzante usually rather than sparkling, Lambrusco as... Continue Reading →
This week's Wine Wednesday is about Lambrusco Mantovano from Azienda Agricola Pagliare Verdieri. The family has 15 hectares near Oglio in the Po river valley. Since 1986, Mimma has been working with her Mother in law on their farm which is certified organic from ICEA. They grow a host of crops, among them, wine grapes.... Continue Reading →
This week's winery of the week is Cantine Odoardi from Calabria. I first discovered these wines upon my return from Italy to New York. I remember it was the only Calabrian wine I saw in retail stores and restaurants other than Librandi for the first few years. I imagine that is thanks to their enigmatic... Continue Reading →
