A wine blog by Susannah Gold
Val D'Oca I have been celebrating with bottles of Val D'Oca sparkling wines for the past couple of days. Last night I opened a couple of bottles of the Extra Dry. Today, reading about the first 10 Executive Orders and seeing Dr. Fauci freely speak about the Covid-19 pandemic was such a relief that we... Continue Reading →
I have been writing about Italian sparkling wine for the past week. I have mentioned Trento Doc, Franciacorta DOCG, Alta Langa DOCG, and Lambrusco. Today I want to write about Prosecco. I work with a Prosecco brand, Val D'Oca, and have worked for the Prosecco DOC Consortium in the past so I rarely write about... Continue Reading →
Some years ago I had the good fortune to work with Prosecco DOC on a Super Bike event at Laguna Beach. Having never attended a super bike race, I found the event both scary and thrilling. I know the partnership continues to this day and recently saw pictures of the Prosecco DOC consortium President Stefano... Continue Reading →
Today's wine of the week is the Zago Prosecco DOC. The winery from Taiedo di Chions in Friuli has 8.5 hectares and makes three types of Prosecco using the Glera grape, Extra Dry, Brut Millesimato and Sui Lieviti (on the Lees). It is this last one that is pictured above and which I enjoyed most... Continue Reading →
D Day 1 at Vinitaly is off to a great start. Thrilled to be here and to see old friends and taste great wines. Despite the cold and rainy weather, typical at least one day of Vinitaly a year, the weather is turning out to be even better than expected. I started with a tasting... Continue Reading →
I had the good fortune to travel to Laguna Seca for the World Superbike Race this past weekend for a client, Prosecco DOC. While I don't usually write about clients, I do want to post these amazing pictures of race #2 winner Eugene Laverty . They are riding at an average of 150 kph. These... Continue Reading →
I celebrated Chinese New Year Friday night at Cafe Evergreen in New York City with Lisa Carley and a number of her friends. We each brought different bottles of wine to pair with the foods. I brought Prosecco because I recently gave a presentation in which I underlined how the wine can pair with all... Continue Reading →
It has been ages since I have posted on my blog. In the interim, I did a couple of presentations on Prosecco DOC for trade and consumers, translated for the vice-president of the Brunello Consortium during a few interviews and annoyed all of you with invitations to upcoming Italian and Chilean events. What I didn't... Continue Reading →
