A wine blog by Susannah Gold
Today's Monday musings is about aging white wines. During a recent class from the Vinitaly International Academy, part of our exam was to choose three Italian white varieties to watch. To me that also meant three Italian varieties that can age. My group choose our three - Garganega, Fiano and Verdicchio. In keeping with that... Continue Reading →
Today's post is about tasting events. Everyday of the week in New York City, you can go to an amazing event. The problem however is when do you get your other work done if you are out at an event. My new strategy is to choose wisely and well and try to attend a few... Continue Reading →
On Earth day last year, together with 15,000 other people, we went to the Bronx Botanical Gardens. It was a perfect day weather wise and fun was had by all. They put out a great huge balloon of the Earth, let people picnic on the grounds which is usually forbidden and generally pulled out the... Continue Reading →
I just got home from a trip to Italy with my son. While I wasn't visiting vineyards, I was checking out the location wine scene. I was in Milan where I used to live for 10 years - a city I am very attached to and where I feel completely at home. I stayed and... Continue Reading →
Today's Monday musing is about the place of cooperatives in the wine space. The photo above is of the growers at La Clavesana, a cooperative in Piedmont that makes an amazing Dolcetto which I wrote about here. For many years I have pondered cooperatives and their reputation and like many others I have set them... Continue Reading →
Today's Monday musings post is about wine labels. Usually when I think or write about wine labels, it's more about the content on the labels or the pictures but never really about the shape and size. This weekend I finally began to consider labelling my own wine. I have made wine four times and have... Continue Reading →
As the year rolls on, everyone always talks about big reds as the winter approaches or sparkling wines. I like winter whites as an evergreen theme as well.Not only because I work with many white wine clients but because I like to pair white wines with a huge variety of foods. I will drink red... Continue Reading →
This week I have been thinking about wine as a holiday gift. I always bring wine when going to a dinner party or when invited to someone's home but I don't always give it as a gift. When I do gift a wine, it's usually because I know someone is a fan of a particular... Continue Reading →
Today's Monday musings concern Tawny ports. I am thinking about them not only because I love them but because Eric Asimov wrote an article about them this week for the New York Times. I wrote about this topic here about a year ago. At that time, I wondered if there is any data about how... Continue Reading →
