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"Juicy Tales by Jo Diaz"

WEEK 2: I have to admit that this past Sunday I spent with an adorable granddaughter, so my experiment for tasting was given over to photographing this child of five. Then, my week began to slip away, because I’m in the deep and narrow passageways of Dark & Delicious. This is a time when having [...]

Tags: Dark & Delicious, Duca del Frassino, Food, Italian wine, Juicy Tales by Jo Diaz, Pinot gris, United States, Veneto, Wine, Wine tasting descriptors

I’m a huge proponent of boxed wine. I regularly have a box of white wine in my refrigerator for easy access. It’s a great space saver, and they allow me to buy a lot of wine at one time. I love having it and not having to store it elsewhere, or worrying about it becoming [...]

Tags: Duca del Frassino, Food, Italian wine, Jo Diaz, Juicy Tales by Jo Diaz, Pinot gris, United States, Veneto, Wine, Wine tasting descriptors

[Lyla Diaz is in the foreground, with Melanie Hoffman in the background.] Weekly Holidaze Drawing: Just leave a comment on any wine-blog entry this month, to win weekly gifts this December: I was recently asked by Georgia Maloney (representing the Soave Consorzio) if I’d be interested in wines from Italy. My current learning curve is embracing [...]

Tags: Aroma of wine, Cantina del Castello, Denominazione di origine controllata, Garganega, Italian wine, Italy, Olive oil, Portugal, Portuguese wine, Soave, Soave DOC, Veneto, Wine, Wine tasting descriptors