A wine blog by Susannah Gold
This is a shameless post promoting events I am hosting for the Morellino di Scansano D.O.C.G. and Montecucco D.O.C.G. consortium this week in New York and Chicago. If I haven't reached out to you, reach out to me if interested in attending one of our events. Here is a link to our walk around tasting... Continue Reading →
Ciliegiolo is one of those grapes that I love to pronounce with all of its' vowels. I think it sounds sexy and it is often a component in wines that make me happy whether they be from the Maremma , the Colli Lucchesi, Chianti, Chianti Classico or from Liguria and its Colli di Luni or... Continue Reading →
Women in Wine Friday's is back and this week's focus is on Ntsiki Biyela, one of my favorite wine makers, a gem of a lady from South African winery Stellekaya. I have written extensively about Ntsiki in the past but today wanted to highlight what she though of working in the Maremma area of Tuscany... Continue Reading →
I have to tread a fine line as I work as a blogger, a journalist but also as a publicist and when writing about wines, I need to declare that some are my clients. So, here's the skinny: I just did a whirlwind week in the United States with 11 producers from Morellino di Scansano.... Continue Reading →
August 10 is celebrated in Italy and by Italians throughout the world as the night of the shooting stars. This film by the Taviani brothers is one of my old time favorites. This night is famous because you can see a host of shooting stars in the night sky and of course, as we all... Continue Reading →
I got a great Hanukkah present today from a colleague. An introduction to the fabulous free radio website Pandora. I feel like a kid in a candy store or as if I got a wealth of Hanukkah Gelt (chocolate covered coins). I'm so excited and I am now working my way through the 1970s with... Continue Reading →
One of my biggest discoveries this Vinitaly was just how good wines can be from Emilia Romagna. I had generally overlooked Emilia as a wine region, my mistake, and aside from great Lambrusco, had tended not given its wines their due. That said, I love Emilia Romagna and spent a great year of my life... Continue Reading →
Like many wine geeks, wine lovers, winos or however we like to describe ourselves, I drink a lot of wine. I always promise to write about wines I like but sometimes it takes me ages to do it. That is the case with this wine, tasted in December 2008 with Mike Reilly, a fellow recipient... Continue Reading →
