A wine blog by Susannah Gold
As Vinitaly moved into its second day, I searched for bubbles from all areas of the peninsula. While Prosecco, Franciacorta and Trento DOC all have their obvious allure, I’m interested in tasting all kinds of sparklers from indigneous varieties and international ones or blends from the various regions. There are no shortage of bubbles to... Continue Reading →
Lugana comes from an area that is on the border between the two Provinces of Brescia and Verona, the denomination stretches along an area of morainic origin south of Lake Garda, Lugana appears to derive from the early-medieval word lucus or wood. In fact, the area was covered in the past by the Selva Lucana,... Continue Reading →
Really looking forward to tonight, tomorrow and Thursday's events with the Consorzio of Lugana. The grape variety that they use in their wines is called Turbiana. It is closely related to Trebbiano di Soave but not to Verdicchio as was previously thought. It's a great, mineral, fresh and elegant wine. I can't wait to drink... Continue Reading →
When one thinks of Lombardy or Lombardia as the Italians call it, they don't often think of wine. Milan, the principal city in the region, is known for finance, fashion, industry and much else. Wine is never what one first thinks of although even Milan has it's own DOC. San Colombano d.o.c. wine. This is... Continue Reading →
Today I am just posting a few pictures from Lugana, a white wine region from the Veneto and Lombardy region that I love. I have worked with the Consorzio and today is the Director's birthday so I wanted to send him a shout out. I never write about wines that I work with on this... Continue Reading →
Last night the Consorzio di Lugana hosted an event at Eataly which I helped to organize. If you didn't make it to the event, don't fear, you have a whole month ahead to try wines from this region - Lugana, bordering both Lombardy and the Veneto and this grape variety - Turbiana at Eataly. Don't... Continue Reading →
D Day 1 at Vinitaly is off to a great start. Thrilled to be here and to see old friends and taste great wines. Despite the cold and rainy weather, typical at least one day of Vinitaly a year, the weather is turning out to be even better than expected. I started with a tasting... Continue Reading →
As I read all the articles about the big push to visit Milan for the Expo, I am reflecting on all the years I spent there and how often people overlooked not just Lombardy (Milan is the capital) but the wines from the region, the food and well, almost everything. I had the pleasure of... Continue Reading →
Earlier this year I was lucky enough to go on a press trip to Lugana. Carlo Veronese, the Director of the Consortium for the region, was wearing the above sweatshirt which really struck my fancy. The first evening of the trip, a small group of journalists and I were invited to a dinner at Ca... Continue Reading →
