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Cathrine Todd

Food & Wine - 22 maggio

Sicily’s Pantelleria Island: Sweet Wines with Raw Beauty

I had been told by many Sicilian winemakers that either I will love Pantelleria or hate it as it is a place of extremes that could either bring tranquility or discord within one’s soul. But it had been a long time dream of mine to visit the island of Pantelleria: those who love Sicilian wines know very well that Donnafugata makes one of the greatest sweet wines in the world on this sparsely populated island

wine-oregon-yoga

Food & Wine - 4 maggio

An Oregon Winery Surrenders to Life

What does it mean to have a life worth living? Does it mean we work on it, shape it, nurture it, and try to make the world a better place? Yes to all of those things but it can be exhausting to try to control it every second of the day; sometimes we fall into a dark spiral downwards when it doesn’t live up to expectations. Like some Oregon wine producers, sometimes it is better to surrender to the mysteries of life.

wine-american-agreement

Food & Wine - 24 aprile

Bipartisan Agreement that Protects the Names of Wine Regions

The main reason why I keep falling in love over and over again with the wine world is because of the sense of a global community that is among those who appreciate well-made wines. It is a world that doesn’t offer riches except in the form of drink, food and community. In a modern politicized world, where too many people are just out for themselves, it comes down to wine producers to show Washington what the spirit of coming together looks like.

wine-jacobins-french

Food & Wine - 9 aprile

Implementing Change While Respecting Sanctity of Saint-Émilion Wines

The exquisite beauty of Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux, lies in its protected monastic history that is displayed by the limestone buildings which transport one to another place and time. It was certainly exciting to learn of all the progressive winemaking projects that Couvent des Jacobins was employing but it made me beam with joy to know that the importance of keeping the convent a sacred place was still paramount.

Valentina-Bianchi-Bodegas

Food & Wine - 21 marzo

Bodegas Valentin Bianchi: Italian Wines Influencing the World

A wine lunch in NYC to taste a selection of Argentine wines from Bodegas Valentin Bianchi showed how much Italian culture has influenced the world. A great reminder of how grateful I am that Italians continue to bring their passion for life wherever they go and inspire others to give themselves over to the love of food, the love of wine and the love of living a good life.

frescobaldi-wine-world

Food & Wine - 9 marzo

Frescobaldi Wine Creating a More Compassionate World

Frescobaldi Toscana’s newest wine project working with prison inmates on the penal colony island of Gorgona, off the coast of Tuscany, shows a glimmer of hope for second chances. A tasting with Lamberto Frescobaldi gives an insight into the moment he realized that some incarcerated criminals are capable of living a better life when released if given the tools they need to function in society.

valpolicella-amarone-wine

Food & Wine - 17 febbraio

A Wine that Tickles Our Mind and Warms Our Heart: Amarone della Valpolicella

An opportunity to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Valpolicella DOC in Verona, Italy, as well as participate in the first Valpolicella Education Program offered a chance to unlock the mysteries of the seductive powers of their great wine, Amarone della Valpolicella. A wine that is not only rich is flavor and weight, but one that is connected to a wealth of historical riches that are beyond our imagination.

chilean-wines-diversity

Food & Wine - 24 gennaio

Chilean Wines: Sometimes We Need to Embrace Discomfort to Promote Diversity

There is a movement that is starting, and hopefully it will continue to progress for many years to come. It is the recognition that words, as well as actions, that can demean people or whole countries based on their sex, race, or the general prejudice held by others, needs to be condemned. But that is not enough to continually fuel this movement; all of us need to evaluate our own choices in life and ask the question, “Are we proactively making the world a more diverse place?".

napa-valley-wine

Food & Wine - 9 gennaio

Becoming Part of the Heart of Napa Valley Wine Country

In January, it is customary to reflect on the past year after the whirlwind of holiday events, to reflect on the positives and negatives of 2017. As a wine writer, and overall lover of wine, the fiercely tragic California fires that happened in October 2017 stand out as one of the most heart-wrenching in the wine world.

italian-wine-larky

Food & Wine - 21 dicembre 2017

Brian Larky’s Italian Wines, When People Live Up to Their Reputation

It can be overwhelming to look for high quality, small family Italian wine producers. Since the US market is saturated with wine producers from Italy, it can be a Herculean feat to pick a special wine at a fair price. But finding those certain individuals, and companies, that we can trust that select these wines to import into the US can make this stressful task achievable for mere mortals.

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