A wine blog by Susannah Gold
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 →
Chasselas is a grape variety that is mostly associated with Switzerland although it has been in Italy for decades and some consider it to be a relative of a grape brought to Switzerland by the Romans called "Aminea." While the white version of Chasselas is the one that has been used in wines in Italy,... Continue Reading →
Buona Befana! Today is a holiday in Italy where an unattractive old looking woman gives out coal to children who are bad and candy to those who were good, the Feast of the Epiphany. Mostly though, the Befana signifies the end of the Winter holidays and by Monday, after two weeks of vacation, everyone is... Continue Reading →
While I'm on the subject of fantasizing, I'm having a crazy craving to be in Milan, smell the Fall air and walk around those streets I know so well. When one thinks of Milan, they so seldom think of wine but Milan does have a wine to call its very own, San Colombano d.o.c. wine.... Continue Reading →
All this talk about which areas of Italy have DOCG and DOC denominations can make one's head spin. One province however, has a very limited number of DOCs wines and no DOCG wines to speak of in fact. That province is my former hometown of Milan. Not surprisingly, the area around this big city is... Continue Reading →
Wandering around the Salone del Mobile events last week, you always happen upon interesting items and thought provoking works. Sometimes you also find things you can't live without. For example, last Wednesday my friend found her wedding dress at the Salone which was a kick and of course touching (WEEPY GIRL MOMENT) and we also... Continue Reading →
Every year, the Salone del Mobile gets bigger and more interesting in my opinion. This year it was even more international than in previous years. Brazil held events in a number of locations around Milan. As did Portugal, Denmark, Belgium and other countries. I tried to visit as many showrooms, exhibits and collections as I... Continue Reading →
I am now in Milan enjoying Spring weather not the Summer temperatures that we had in Verona. This is the week of the Salone del Mobile, a huge design fair. I have always gone to the Fuori Salone and not to the fair itself. The fair has become the biggest design event in the world... Continue Reading →
December 7th is always a strange day. On the one hand, I think of Pearl Harbor, the day that will live in infamy and how the USA got into World War II and all that that meant and all the lives that were lost on this day. On the other, I think of my adopted... Continue Reading →
Vinitaly ended last week but I tried so many wines there that I can probably keep writing about them for the next two months. One building where I spent a lot of time is the Lombardy area in the Palaexpo building. It is the closest one to the entrance, has the sala stampa (press room)... Continue Reading →
