A wine blog by Susannah Gold
Today's Wine Wednesday is about the House of Lustau's wines which were part of a certification program which I completed this summer during the Society of Wine Educators annual conference. This historic family's history began in 1896 with the planting of grapes on the family’s state - Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza by Emilio Lustau.... Continue Reading →
Tracy Ellen Kamens, a great wine educator and a friend, held a really informative seminar on Cavas during this year's conference in Washington. She had an interesting slide comparing Cavas and Champagne and showed many aged Cavas. I have always loved cava but had never really considered their aging potential before as I tend to... Continue Reading →
I'm thrilled that Spain has won their first World Cup and was joyful like many others yesterday after that last minute goal. Over the weekend, I also had a lovely wine from Spain which is this week's pick as Wine of the Week: Esencia from Castillo de Monjardín. Castillo de Monjardin was founded in the... Continue Reading →
I thought I would write about Spanish wines this weekend in celebration of their game on Sunday. I love Spain and have been there a fair number of times. I love Spanish as well and can make my way around in it but mostly I love Spanish wine and food. Back in February, Esteban Cabezas... Continue Reading →
Indigenous varieties are the name of the game in my book and last week at the Penin Guide tasting organized by Colangelo , I had the occasion to taste two fantastic wines made from grapes usually used for Cava or sparkling wine production. In fact, Carles Andreu is an established Cava producer from the Conca... Continue Reading →
Although some two months have passed since I did the Spanish Wine Tasting at the Society of Wine Educators Conference in Sacramento, California in late July, I can still remember everything about those exquisite wines. I can truly say that together with a vertical tasting of Hungarian Tokaj at MIWINE 2004, it was one of... Continue Reading →
I am always looking for a new wine bar, a new wine, a new experience but sometimes, I like to go back to places as well. This was my fifth time at Buceo 95, a wine and tapas bar located on 95th street between Amsterdam and Broadway in New York City. I have been to... Continue Reading →
