A wine blog by Susannah Gold
This week's wine of the week is this amazing Tawny Port from the Kopke brand owned by Sogevinus. Kopke is specialized in Colheitas. How do they differ from other ports? Colheita's can also be thought of as a single vintage Tawny Port. They need to be aged for seven years in oak casks. The ports from this... Continue Reading →
I went for a brief time to the Winebow tasting yesterday. I cherry-picked what I wanted to try. One of the wines I couldn't pass up was Turriga- Isola dei Nuraghi IGT 2014 from the Argiolas family. I wasn't disappointed. Rich and profound with a long lingering finish, I loved the berry, earthy notes of... Continue Reading →
This week's wine Wednesday I celebrated with this lovely Swiss rose made from Pinot noir. It's actually available in the states which is surprising because so little Swiss wine is exported. I found it on wine-searcher for $15. The winery is called Cidis and is a cooperative of sorts started in 1929. I could drink a... Continue Reading →
This week's wine of the week is from Villa Brunesca, a winey located in the Veneto. It was full bodied as one might expect from a Chardonnay with great textured aromas and flavors of apple and thyme. The wine spends six months of its lees and goes through partial malolactic fermentation according to their website... Continue Reading →
Ugh. Lowest blog stats on my blog since July 2011. I am disappointed in myself for the lack of consistency and writing but hey a few things have happened this year: baby, started MW, wrote some articles for the Financial Times but all that said, my blog matters to me and used to boo-hoo, matter... Continue Reading →
I first heard the name Montevetrano more than 19 years ago from a friend in Milan who knew the family. He had a birthday this week and has been on my mind so I thought I would write about this lovely wine. I met part of the family in 1997 and finally met Silvia Imparato... Continue Reading →
My wine of the week this time around is a Cremant de Limoux, another sparkler that I think is worthy of note. I tried this brut version at a restaurant in Philadelphia, Petruce, a great place for an eclectic meal and funky wines The wine hails from the Domaine du Collin. Cremant de Limoux can... Continue Reading →
This week's wine of the week is from Tenute Girolamo. I met Piero Girolamo some three and a half years ago at a Vinitaly show in New York City. I have followed the family winery throughout the years and always make a point of stopping by when I am at Vinitaly. Harried as I often... Continue Reading →
This week's gem is one I found at the Vinitaly tasting in early February from the Tabarrini winery in Umbria. Most people associate Umbria with big red wines such as Sagrantino but this wine made from the Trebbiano Spoletino grape was a real eye opener for me. Tabarrini also makes Sagrantino but during Vinitaly I... Continue Reading →
