by Jo Diaz | Sep 2, 2020 | Food & Wine, Food and Wine, France, French Wine, History, History Wine, Rosé, Terroir, Wine
My theme is TERROIR; capturing the heart, soul, and essence of it. And, yes, there was most certainly wine education involved. Beautiful places I’ve been and photographed: Provence, France. [PHOTOS: Jo Diaz, all rights reserved.] You say Provence and I say...
by Jo Diaz | Jun 11, 2020 | Art in Wine, Beaujolais, Contest, France, French Wine, Gamay, Wine, Wine Appreciation, Wine Culture, Wine Marketing
This is the fourth annual wine label competition for the Georges Duboeuf winery, in Beaujolais, France. It’s wonderful that winner Maeve Croghan is currently living and working in the Mendocino, California area, where she teaches and exhibits… She’s...
by Jo Diaz | May 10, 2020 | Food and Wine, France, French Wine, Gaillac, Grape Growing, Petite Sirah, PS I Love You, Red Wine, Wine
[PHOTOS: gratis Clos Hirissou] The greatest joy of starting PS I Love You, the advocacy group for Petite Sirah, has been the people I’ve met along the way. People from all over the world have contacted me about Petite, and this is the most recent communication,...
by Jo Diaz | Apr 23, 2020 | Art in Wine, Beaujolais, Contest, France, Wine
I love art. Wine is art, music is art, paintings and sculptures are art. Put them all together and you have a perfect day. Place them all in France’s wine country, and you have utopia, at least in my humble opinion. World renown artists have long graced wine...
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 | Mar 4, 2020 | Art in Wine, Beaujolais, Contest, France, French Wine, Gamay, Nouveau Beaujolais, Wine
This blog post is dedicated to dreamers and artists Let me just start with the fanciful background… Last Summer, I had one of my greatest honors. I’ve been working with winery doctors, lawyers, and CEO chiefs, since early 1993. In the process, some have...
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