A wine blog by Susannah Gold
Today marks the 73rd anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. World leaders commemorated this day in various places, including at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. Six million Jews, including many members of my family were among those murdered. Slavs, Roma, people who were Gay, those with disabilities, religious leaders and many others who tried... Continue Reading →
In October of 2013 I had the opportunity to visit the Quinta da Alorna in the Tejo region of Portugal. I had never visited this area or its wineries so it was all new and thrilling. The Quinta da Alorna winery where we were treated to an exquisite lunch was a step back into history.... Continue Reading →
Today's post is part of my Women in Wine Fridays series. This week's post is a question and answer with Adele Tolli-Capela from Value Vines. I met Adele on a recent trip to the Tejo region in Portugal. I was impressed with her spirit and knowledge of Portuguese wines so I asked if I could... Continue Reading →
I will write about Italian indigenous varietals later today but for the moment I wanted to link to this article that I wrote about Cork on Snooth following a long interview with the head of Amorim. I know many people are fans of the alternative closures and in certain circumstances, I am as well. That... Continue Reading →
I was lucky enough to be invited to a tasting of a series of Ports from the venerable port house, Taylor Fladgate. I wrote about the tasting on Snooth. To read what tasting history was like, click here. It was a once in a life time experience that I am very happy to have participated... Continue Reading →
Yesterday a Madeira tasting was held at the Astor Center in New York. I knew relatively little about Madeira before the tasting, I confess, other than that I really liked it. A dear friend, Rodolphe Boulanger of the Wine Messenger has been decanting Madeira's virtues for some months but I had not had the pleasure... Continue Reading →
I initially wrote this article on wines from Portugal following a tasting organized in early April by my friend Aileen Robbins for Gourmet Retailer. I'm not sure how well the link is working so I thought I would just post the entire article. Unfortunately I didn't take many pictures of that beautiful country. Many years... Continue Reading →
Since my return to the United States from Italy four years ago this December, I have been very lucky to meet lots of new friends with similar interests. You guessed it, wine friends of all colors, strips, ages and most importantly, palates. A font of these new friends have been the schools where I have... Continue Reading →
