A wine blog by Susannah Gold
Today I am musing about wine regions of the world that have set their sights on coming to the USA. In this new pandemic world, especially in the USA, many restaurants throughout the country are shuttered completely or only partially open for outdoor dining or take-out. In that context, can a new region of a... 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. For many years I have pondered cooperatives and their reputation and like many others I have set them in a separate category and... Continue Reading →
Today's musings are about receiving wine samples and how to declare that they are samples. These pictures are of bottles that I put together when I make my wines. Sometimes I out labels on them but often I do not. If I give them to someone, I declare it's home made. These are my Super-Teaneck... Continue Reading →
Before I delve into my idea for today's post about whether or not all this home cooking makes for more creative pairings, I want to state plainly that I am not a gourmet cook. Sure I can put a meal together any day of the week but I am by no means a gourmet or... Continue Reading →
This used to be my idea of a seminar room. Now it's my small screen on my iPad with many faces in their own space and people looking out from the comforters of their own homes. Often people are poised in front of a bookshelf to show how many books they own it seems or... Continue Reading →
I have not written a Monday Musings post in a bit because I am filled with so many ideas about what may or may not happen that its hard to put them down.While we don't know what the world will look like really, one thing we do know is that things will not be the... Continue Reading →
I've written twice on this blog since I came back one month ago this weekend from Italy where I attended the releases of the new vintages or the Anteprime in Tuscany. On the plane back or better in the airport, I began reading about the cases of the Corona Virus in Italy. It was day... Continue Reading →
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 →
