A wine blog by Susannah Gold
Today's topic is whether it makes sense to write about wines if people can't buy them. I understand there are many sides to this issue, principal among them is who is your audience. I don't make money from this blog and never write about wines that I am paid to promote in some way. I... Continue Reading →
This is a shameless post promoting events I am hosting for the Morellino di Scansano D.O.C.G. and Montecucco D.O.C.G. consortium this week in New York and Chicago. If I haven't reached out to you, reach out to me if interested in attending one of our events. Here is a link to our walk around tasting... Continue Reading →
The denomination Chianti Colli Fiorentini Denominazione d’Origine Controllata e Garantita (D.O.C.G.) is one of the seven sub-zones of Chianti D.O.C.G. This production zone is located in and around Florence and the Arno river valleys. Like its other six cousins, Chianti Rufina, Chianti Colli Aretini, Chianti Colli Senesi, Chianti Colline Pisane, Chianti Montalbano and Chianti Montespertoli,... Continue Reading →
Mannucci Droandi is a winery in the Valdarno area of Tuscany near the town of Montevarchi. The Valdarno is an ancient wine making region and is part of the province of Arezzo. Wine has been part of Arezzo’s history for centuries. The people living in this part of the peninsula were the mysterious Etruscans. An... Continue Reading →
I have to tread a fine line as I work as a blogger, a journalist but also as a publicist and when writing about wines, I need to declare that some are my clients. So, here's the skinny: I just did a whirlwind week in the United States with 11 producers from Morellino di Scansano.... Continue Reading →
My wine of the week is Villa Bucci's Rosso Piceno. The wine is made from a blend of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo and Sangiovese. It spends a year in oak and six months after that in the bottle before being released into the market. I found it on wine-searcher for between $17 - $25 depending on the... Continue Reading →
Last night I had the pleasure of meeting the owners of Terra di Seta, the only 100% Kosher winery in Italy and perhaps in Europe. The choice means that much of the wine produced will be exported because Italy has such a small Jewish population, around 40,000 people. The winery participated in the 5th annual... Continue Reading →
One of my biggest discoveries this Vinitaly was just how good wines can be from Emilia Romagna. I had generally overlooked Emilia as a wine region, my mistake, and aside from great Lambrusco, had tended not given its wines their due. That said, I love Emilia Romagna and spent a great year of my life... Continue Reading →
Day 1 at Vinitaly invariably means Padiglione 8, Tuscany, where my Italian wine love affair began. Just for the record, I hated the book and movie Under the Tuscan Sun although I am never sure if that is merely because I am jealous that Frances Mayes wrote that book not me. In any event, I... Continue Reading →
