by Jo Diaz | May 3, 2022 | African American Vintners, Event, Wine, Wine and Food, Wine Appreciation, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine Culture, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine Event, Wine HIstory, Wine Hospitality, Wine Publicist, Wine tasting, Wine Travel, Wine Writer, Wine-Blog
When I organized the Association of African American Vintners, multi culturalism in the wine industry began, in 2002. Seeing the positive growth results just happened on April 24, 2022. Please note, my wine blog is (and has always been) my wine journal, for...
by Jo Diaz | Oct 21, 2020 | Event, Geyserville, Geyserville Community Foundation, Photographers, Sonoma, Sonoma County, Wine, Wine Business Innovation, Wine Country, Wine Culture, Wine Distribution
The invite to the citizens of Geyserville read: Geyserville.com ~ Feeling Creative? Paint wine barrels for the fall and spring seasons to brighten up Geyserville. Fun for the whole family. And so they came. The barrels have now been placed throughout the town of...
by Jo Diaz | Apr 22, 2020 | Ecology, Education, Entertainment, Event, Wine Country
EARTH DAY began as a concept in the 1960s. By 1970, it was official. While living across from a school, in Windsor, CA, our house was the first place the kids leaving school would pass. For a few years, they’d come out, unwrap their candy, and throw the paper on...
by Jo Diaz | Feb 10, 2020 | Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Ecology, Event, Napa, Rutherford, Sustainability, Sustainablility, Vineyards, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Education, Wine Event
ANDRÉ TCHELISTCHEFF said, “It takes Rutherford dust to grow great Cabernet.” This has not been missed, but those who love, grow, make, and enjoy drinking Napa Valley Cabernets. The perfect location for a perfect American Cabernet. If you don’t...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 21, 2019 | Beaujolais, Event, France, Gamay, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Culture, Wine Education, Wine Making, Wine Marketing, Wine Samples, Wine tasting
[PHOTO: Denis Lapaler, winemaker for Les Vins Georges Duboeuf] Le beaujolais nouveau est arrive! Beaujolais had always made a vin de l’année, to celebrate the end of the harvest. Until World War II, it was only for local consumption. Today, it’s become a...
by Jo Diaz | Oct 9, 2019 | Charity, Event, Pinot Noir, Wine, Wine Culture, Wine tasting
Hoping to make this an annual event, Emily Martin has announces her first “Pinots & Plaid.” I know my tartan, do you? I also know a few things about Pinot, and I can combine that with a kilt any day of the week. I’m a happy Scottish camper, with...
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