by Jo Diaz | Mar 11, 2019 | Food & Wine, Food and Wine, Italy, Red Wine, Tuscany, White Wine, Wine, Wine & Food, Winery, Wines
GUEST: I was a guest at Castello di Meleto, in Gaiole (the Chianti Classico region of Tuscany), as orchestrated by Michael Yurch, of The Bluest Sky Group. When we, as Americans, think of Italian cuisine, pasta immediately comes to mind, right? In a word association...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 8, 2018 | Benedictine Monks, Chianti Classico, Food & Wine, Food and Wine, Imports, Italy, Sangiovese, Tuscany, Wine, Wine Country, Wine Philology, Wine Travel, Winery, Wines
Wine Philology: Wine History I was the guest of Castello di Meleto in Gaiole ~ In the Chianti Classico region of Tuscany. Hosted by Antonia Caserta (sales manager) [PHOTO: Historical image from the Castello di Meleto website] Forget your daddy’s straw basket...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 29, 2018 | Event, Food & Wine, Food and Wine, Mendocino County, Wine
[All images are from Winesong.] In its Thirty-Fourth year, Winesong Weekend, Mendocino County’s premier food and wine experience, will take place on Friday, September 7, and Saturday, September 8. The folks are Winesogn Weekend want you to know the details around this...
by Jo Diaz | May 23, 2018 | Cabernet Sauvignon, Event, Food & Wine, Napa, Stags Leap District, Wine, Winery, Wines, Wne and Food
For the past few years, I’ve really looked forward to attending the Stags Leap District ‘Vineyard to Vintner’ annual event . It’s really well planned, executed, and always rewarding for everyone in the process… a day really well spent in Napa Valley....
by Jo Diaz | Feb 16, 2018 | Cabernet Sauvignon, Event, Food & Wine, Food and Wine, Napa, News, St. Helena, Wine, Wine & Food
[Photo from winery sites. First photo: Herb Lamb Vineyards] Over the years, as I look back, I’ve come to realize that my calling has always been to champion the underdogs. And I write “underdogs” with the utmost respect. I see talent and I know...
by Jo Diaz | Feb 9, 2018 | Event, Film, Food & Wine, Movie, Wine
Devour! Sonoma Chefs & Shorts Gala Dinner AT THE 21st ANNUAL SONOMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL March 21 through March 25, 2017 This is a film lovers’ paradise. Add food and wine, and the Gala sounds like an Epicurean/wine lovers’ blast! I...
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