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 | Nov 18, 2019 | Beaujolais, Gamay, Imports, Nouveau Beaujolais, Wine
This Thursday, lovers of Beaujolais Nouveau will once again be celebrating Beaujolais Day. Having enjoyed many Beaujolais wines, with most of them being at the source of many of the producers, in France, I can tell you that excitement doesn’t even begin to...
by Jo Diaz | Oct 23, 2019 | Beaujolais, France, Gamay, Sustainablility, Wine, Wine tasting, Wine Travel, Wine Writer, Wine-Blog
The theme of recreation still does live on at Château de Nervers, all while they are making world-class wines. I was touring with a media group this past July, in Odenas, Brouilly, France, as guests of owners Jean-Benoit Chabannes and his charmingly delightful wife...
by Jo Diaz | Oct 6, 2019 | Beaujolais, Book Sample, Books, Chardonnay, Education, France, French Wine, Gamay, Wine, Wine Exports, Wine tasting, Wine Travel
WINE BOOKS Some wine books you can’t put down. They’re exciting novels that are edgy, a bit naughty at times, and sucking you in ~ every second ~ for “more.” High voltage… Then there are other wine books that are slowly savored, in sound...
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 | Aug 5, 2019 | Beaujolais, Flavors from the World of Wine, Food & Wine, Food and Wine, France, Gamay, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine Culture, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine Folly: Magnum Edition of the Master Guide, Wine Travel, Wine Writer, Wine-Blog, Winemaker, Winemaking, Winery, Wines
PHOTO: Taken in the Beaujolais region of France, at the Georges Duboeuf’s Chateau, in Romaneche-Thorins, France. Georges Duboeuf is the highly regarded founder of Les Vins Georges Duboeuf. These are all of my own images from my trip to Beaujolais, with the...
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