A wine blog by Susannah Gold
Rather than discuss the exciting events of last night's James Beard Awards which I attended for the first time, I am going to continue down my own path and write about this week's Italian indigenous grape varieties. I am putting three varieties together not because they are related but because of limited information on each... Continue Reading →
I've spent the last hour looking for a good photo of the Cortese grape, the provinces of Asti and Alessandria in Piedmont and bottles of Gavi di Gavi D.O.C.G. because we all know that pictures are fundamental on Social Media. I have found nothing that I can use shockingly so am opting for the map... Continue Reading →
This week's indigenous grape variety entry will be a short one because I could find very little information on this variety on the internet or in other sources. The variety, Cornarea Nero, hails from Piedmont in the North-West corner of Italy. It is a cross created by Giovanni Dalmasso in 1936 between Barbera and Nebbiolo.... Continue Reading →
My wine of the week for this Wine Wednesday is Il Clou di Clavesana 2010 which I had the pleasure of tasting with the Director Anna Bracco a couple of week's ago. She has worked at the Cantina since 1975. The wine was gorgeous, sleek and supple on the nose and on the palate. I... Continue Reading →
After a lovely jaunt to Chicago, albeit the weather which didn't cooperate, I'm heading back to New York for the second leg of the Vinitaly In The World tour at Three Sixty on May 2, 2-6pm for the trade/press. I'm looking forward to trying some of the wines. When not working at these events, or... Continue Reading →
Bonarda is one of those Italian varieties that you assume you know well, have had, feel somewhat benign towards but yet wouldn't go out of your way to try it again. Why is that I asked myself? First of all, because we have been confusing Bonarda from Piedmont with many other grapes and I know... Continue Reading →
I'm totally immature about my birthday. Every year it's the same thing. I love my birthday the way I did when I was a little kid. I love to celebrate, I love presents and flowers and good wine and friends. This birthday I celebrated with old friends, family, special people, clients and some new friends... Continue Reading →
I used to be a Barbera snob. I wouldn't drink it. I thought it was too acidic without being serious. Many people I know in Italy still feel this way about Barbera. Luckily I realized the error of my ways a few years ago and am now a very happy drinker of this Piedmontese wine.... Continue Reading →
Just when I thought I had finished all of the "A's" in terms of Italian indigenous grape varieties for the dictionary I am doing on Alta Cucina's website, I come upon a new one that I have never heard of, Albarossa. The grape was created in 1938 by Giovanni Dalmasso, a leading Italian enologist who... Continue Reading →
