by Jo Diaz | Mar 16, 2020 | Beaujolais, Burgundy, Education, France, French Wine, Gamay, Red Wine, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine Hospitality, Wine tasting, Wine Travel, Wine Writer, Wine-Blog, Winemaker, Winery
In an effort to pay homage to all of the wineries and vineyards visited last July in France, I continue with my experiences, as a guest of both Les Vins Georges Duboeuf and Château Roubine. This story started in Northern Beaujolais, scheduled by Georges Duboeuf. The...
by Jo Diaz | Jan 12, 2020 | Burgundy, Food and Wine, France, French Wine, Wine, Winemaking, Winery, Wines, Wne and Food
Winter white wines are so scrumptious, with not only dense foods, but also with lighter foods. I don’t think of them so much as seasonal, anymore; i.e., “I only drink red wines in winter and white wines in summer.” That’s as passé as...
by Jo Diaz | Sep 2, 2019 | Beaujolais, Burgundy, France, French Wine, Gamay, Red Wine, White Wine, Wine
Beaujolais Introduction Some of you may have heard of Beaujolais, France, while others of you may not. For those who haven’t, Beaujolais is a wine growing region in eastern France. This photo was taken at La Madone Chapel in Fleurie, looking down on the Fleurie...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 6, 2017 | Bordeaux, Burgundy, Education, France, Italy, Spain, Wine
Real story: When in Boston, I was a bit lost, so I asked a police offer, “How do I get to Harvard?” His answer, “Study haaad.” How does anyone learn about wine? Well, if you spend 25 years in it, you’ll have a great background in whatever...
by Jo Diaz | Mar 9, 2016 | Books, Burgundy, Marketing, Wine
A book of “who done it” in France’s Burgundy region of Nuits-Saint-Georges… It is the first in a series of two novels of “Not all is at it seems in the peaceful vineyards of Burgundy…” The Richebourg Affair ~ R.M. Cartmel’s...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 23, 2015 | Argentina, Beaujolais, Bubbly Wine, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Carménère, Cava, Champagne, Chile, Food & Wine, France, Green Valley, Imports, Italy, Malbec, Pinot Gris, Port, Portugal, Russian River Valley, South America, Spain, Sparkling, Sparkling wine, Wine
You’ve heard the saying, “my cup runneth over,” right? Well, this is my Thanksgiving, so I’m sharing the bounty in any way that I can. Life has delivered all of this over the last month or so. The basket and its wine has arrived from Wine of...
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