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Cathrine Todd

After growing up in the colorful city of New Orleans, I moved to Manhattan, in New York City, in 1993. I earned the Diploma from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET), based in London, and am a Certified Specialist in Wine from the Society of Wine Educators. Also, I have been shortlisted for the Roederer Emerging Wine Writer of the Year, shortlisted for Best Editorial/Opinion Wine Writing for the Born Digital Wine Awards, a Wine Blog Awards' finalist for Best Writing and Best Overall Wine Blog and am currently a member of the prestigious Circle of Wine Writers’ group. My husband and I love to travel the world to experience various cultures, but we spend most of our free time running around New York City searching for the best food and wine. You can visit my wine blog and follow me on Twitter @damewine.

New York State of Wine

San Salvatore Vineyards in Cannito with Mount Calpazio in the Background Photo Credit Cathrine Todd

Food & Wine - 10 Agosto

Bringing Success Back Home with Campania Wines

There are many impressive things about Giuseppe Pagano and his wine company, San Salvatore--a winery 100% powered by solar panels; their constant drive to lower CO2 emissions; their use of wine boxes made from recycled paper; the fact that they provide restaurants and a local luxury beach hotel with the variety of organic produce that they grow--among others. But the one thing that outdoes them all is the location of their vineyards within the UNESCO site, the Cilento National Park. The park is surrounded by the Tyrrhenian Sea with San Salvatore’s vineyards sitting amongst forests, ancient olive trees, and volcanic rocks shooting up from the earth.

Food & Wine - 1 Luglio

When an Australian Female Winemaker Is a Symbol for Sense of Value in Puglia

In her early 20s, a strong, talented female winemaker from Australia was determined to avoid the path of marriage and kids so she could focus on her career and achievements in the wine world, until she found herself in southern Italy where she fell in love with not only an Italian man, but also the traditional old vine vineyards of Puglia.

Food & Wine - 6 Giugno

Bordeaux Wines: The Vintages That Almost Break Us, Help To Shape Us

Those sections of our lives that we consider the good times are not the ones that typically shape our lives in the most profound ways, but it is those sections of our lives that bring us to our knees and challenge us in every way that can not only bring meaning to our lives, but also make us better. The same can be said for the varying vintages of the classic wine region of Bordeaux.

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Food & Wine - 25 Marzo

Chianti Classico with an Italian Heart and Jewish Soul

The winery Terra di Seta is part of an organic farm located in the Castelnuovo Berardenga commune in the province of Siena, Tuscany. A married couple runs the winery, the husband, Daniele Della Seta, can trace his Jewish lineage in Rome for over 2000 years while his wife, Maria Pellegrini, is a third generation winemaker...

Food & Wine - 4 Marzo

Venice and Loredan Gasparini Winery: A Gateway for Artistic Freedom

The unique history of Venice’s leadership has made it, for centuries, a hotbed for creativity, a sanctuary for refugees and allowed outlying vineyards to experiment to find various expressions of different terroirs. One winery was able to show that a well-known sparkling wine area was able to make a red Bordeaux blend to take the world by storm.

Chalk Hill Vineyards in Russian River Valley, Sonoma Photo Credit Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards & Winery

Food & Wine - 2 Febbraio

Chalk Hill in Sonoma County: Where Mother Nature Decides for Us

Courtney Foley, the newly appointed winemaker for Chalk Hill, has long been devoted to protecting and preserving Mother Earth yet her passion for preservation is balanced by her willingness to open her mind and heart to opposing opinions; because at the end of the day, she knows that wine is about bringing people together.

Food & Wine - 12 Gennaio

Passing Through Grace with Ripasso Wines

“During a New York City wine seminar about the Ripasso wines of Valpolicella, I was reminded of my own journey through this past year of trying to stay true to my values and sense of character which are challenged every day. Ripasso wine producers have faced their own pressures to move towards various trends over many decades, and despite making a great improvement in quality, they know to stay steadfast to the soul of these wines”.

Food & Wine - 23 Dicembre 2018

Robert Mondavi Winery: Home Is Where Your Potential Lies

As I walked out of my lunch with Geneviève I felt like in a way I had gone home, as it is always grounding and inspiring to be around people who are all about the work and not about the competition… in a way, home is where you can be yourself and feel all the better for visiting

Food & Wine - 30 Novembre 2018

Giusti Wine, Villa Sandi and the Challenge of Raising Our Hopes Up

As we go through trying times across Europe and the US, we find ourselves trying to make sense of the clashes that are ripping our societies apart. In these desperate times, the beacons of the past and future need to be raised up or established by those that have the resources and fortitude to do so. Two producers in the Asolo Prosecco DOCG area of Veneto, Italy take on the challenge

Food & Wine - 28 Ottobre 2018

How Marche Wine Can Transport You to a Different, Magical World

The most powerful aspect of wine is its ability to transport us to another world that is very different from our own. At a recent Italian wine lunch, I found myself taking a magical journey inspired by an elixir that isn't considered a real wine, yet it was potent in its ability to conjure all of the enchantment that is part of the Marche wine region

Food & Wine - 19 Settembre 2018

In the Wine Cellar There Is Always a Soul

“Many think of Georges Duboeuf, from Beaujolais, France, as a marketing genius bringing the celebratory energy of Beaujolais Nouveau, as well as his “Flower” wines and other neighboring producers, to countries all over the world, yet his true genius is rooted in his deep relationships with the people of the area and his desire to share the spirit of this special wine region with the world.”

Seafood Bake with Edna Valley Vineyard Wines on the Beach Photo Credit Edna Valley Vineyard

Food & Wine - 26 Agosto 2018

The Inner Peace of Central Coast Wines from California

No matter where we live, there are always sacrifices that need to be made so that we can co-exist with the things and people that mean the most to us. But it is important for our own sense of balance and inner peace to occasionally connect with that which we sacrifice in our daily lives and keep such experiences close to our heart as we endure our everyday challenges

Food & Wine - 3 Agosto 2018

“You Always Had the Power” with Natural Wine Producers. The Case of Veneto

A visit in Veneto, Italy with one of the living legends of the natural wine world not only gave lessons on how we don’t need to be dependent on industrial products to survive but ultimately illustrated an overall deeper contemplation into the idea that everything we need is within all of us

Food & Wine - 16 Luglio 2018

Franciacorta Sparkling Wine: How to Turn Regrets into Opportunities

For many of us, regret is an overwhelming emotion that we battle our whole lives. It is a feeling that misleads us into thinking that we have no control over our happiness or sense of fulfillment. But there are those rare examples of people or even organizations, such as the Franciacorta association of sparkling wine producers in northern Italy, who show us that those regrets can be turned around to be potential opportunities

Food & Wine - 1 Luglio 2018

The New Balance of Australian Wines in the US: the Case of McGuigan

At one time Americans had an intense love affair with Australian wines that abruptly came to an end. But now the wines from down under have evolved with the times offering fresh, elegant libations instead of flabby, fruit-bombs. But are US consumers ready to move beyond the past and trust their own tastes when it comes to some of these producers introducing themselves back into our market?

Wine Tasting at Cantine Florio

Food & Wine - 8 Giugno 2018

Sicilian Wines Embracing Innovation while Respecting Tradition

The only way that most wine regions can keep up with global competition is by focusing on progress - although I feel that sometimes, in the name of improving the past, wine producers can lose those precious treasures that are the heartbeat of that area; it is nice to see wineries in Marsala significantly improving on tradition while staying true to their area’s heart

Food & Wine - 22 Maggio 2018

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

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Food & Wine - 4 Maggio 2018

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.

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Food & Wine - 24 Aprile 2018

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.

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Food & Wine - 9 Aprile 2018

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.

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