A wine blog by Susannah Gold
I received this appealing wine as a sample from the lovely Li Valentine of The Wining Hour. This wine from Rioja is a blend of 90% Tempranillo and 10% Graciano. The grapes come from vineyards in Briones, Rioja Alta. On average the vines are 35 years old on average and grow on chalky-clay soils. The wine... Continue Reading →
Today's post for Wine Wednesday is all about the Stoller Family Estate Vineyards. I had the good fortune to visit this vineyard two summers ago as part of the Society of Wine Educators conference in August. As you might know from reading my blog, I fell in love with Oregon as a state and the... Continue Reading →
This Wine Wednesday is dedicated to Chateau d'Oupia's Les Hérétiques Pays D'Herault 2016. Made with old vine Carignan, it is lovely with dark plum fruit aromas, earth and spice in the mix. According to the website of their importer, Louis Dressner, "half of the wine is fermented in barrel with a maceration of 30 days.... Continue Reading →
Tonight I am going to spend the evening tasting some great wines and eating marvelous food. I'm involved in a project thanks to my friend Roberto Cipresso who I met 11 years ago in Argentina by chance. My friend was looking to import Argentinean wines into Italy so we had the pleasure of meeting with... Continue Reading →
It's snow day has been a long one in many ways but a special one as well. To celebrate this wine Wednesday I am drinking Malibran Credamora Col Fondo 2015. A beautiful Prosecco made with the glera grape of course. It's delicious with yeasty, toasty aromas, nice small and fast bubbles. It is very dry... Continue Reading →
Today's Wine Wednesday is dedicated to this modern version of Retsina wine from Markou Vineyards in Attica, Greece. I tried this wine yesterday at Vinexpo in New York. It's made with 100% Savatiano grapes. I loved the citrus, salty, mineral and herbaceous notes I found in the wine. Juniper and rosemary were in evidence and... Continue Reading →
This wine Wednesday is dedicated to Fetzer Wine's Eagle Peak Merlot. At a whopping $10 a bottle, this is a great wine for a party, a Wednesday or any day of the week. It's immensely affordable and tasty as well. The alcohol is 13.5% and it pairs well with basically any dish from mushrooms to... Continue Reading →
This is the first post I have written in November. The first week of the month I was very busy with a presentation and then with clients in town so I have a small excuse. The second week however, I had an accident, fell and hit my head. I had to go to the emergency... 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 →
