A wine blog by Susannah Gold
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 Greeks were the first to bring the vine to Italy. After the Greeks,... 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 →
This week's grape hails is Grechetto which grows in Umbria but also in Lazio and Tuscany. The green heart of Italy, Umbria is the home of the Grechetto Bianco grape also called Grechetto di Orvieto. Grechetto produces a lovely white wine with notes of pear and almonds as well as hints of white flowers. It... Continue Reading →
Colombana Nera is a red grape variety grown in Tuscany and Emilia Romagna, primarily although it is also permitted in the Denominazione Controllata (D.O.C.) wine from Colli di Luni in Southern Liguria. It is a vigorous variety when it grows unchecked. It has a thick skin but produces a light colored wine oddly enough. It... Continue Reading →
My wine of the week for Wine Wednesday is Pugnitello from Fattoria Santa Vittoria in the Valdichiana region near the city of Arezzo. Pugnitello is a Tuscan grape that has been restored at a number of wineries including Fattoria Santa Vittoria, Agricola San Felice, Azienda Agricola Roccapesta in Maremma and a few others. I first... Continue Reading →
Women in Wine Friday's is back and this week's focus is on Ntsiki Biyela, one of my favorite wine makers, a gem of a lady from South African winery Stellekaya. I have written extensively about Ntsiki in the past but today wanted to highlight what she though of working in the Maremma area of Tuscany... Continue Reading →
Carmignano. I just like to say that word. It sounds sexy to me and sensuous. Kind of like the wine in my opinion. It's hard to pronounce and I remember when I first discovered it 20 years ago I was proud to be able to say it correctly. The wines are made close to the city... Continue Reading →
Today is the first night of Passover and I brought a bottle of Kosher wine to my family gathering. I brought the wine all the way from Italy in fact, it's the 2009 Chianti Classico Riserva from the Terra di Seta winery. I just met with Daniele and his life wife Maria at Vinitaly. They... 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 →
