by Jo Diaz | Mar 20, 2022 | History, History Wine, Mendocino County, Russian River Valley, Wine
Sometimes you read something that causes facepalm, and you find yourself dropping your head and into your hands. This headline… “Russian lawmaker suggests reclaiming Fort Ross on Sonoma Coast as payback for US sanctions…” is one of those times....
by Jo Diaz | Dec 7, 2020 | Book Sample, Books, History, History Wine, Wine, Wine Culture, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine HIstory
The most fascinating books, for me, seem to be those that explore the past. It took me years to appreciate the history of anything, but Puritans and the Catholic Church. Perhaps it was because of my high school, history classes. Miss Murphy was about 100-years old (I...
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 | Feb 14, 2020 | American Heritage Grape, Heritage grapes, Heritage wine grapes, History, Petite Sirah, PS I Love You, Wine
With a name like Petite Sirah I Love You, how could I give Valentine’s Day to any other grape? It’s got pop, it’s soul is jazzy, its history is checkered and anything but mainstream. It’s Petite Sirah… I Love You. For instance, take...
by Jo Diaz | Jan 25, 2020 | Heritage wine grapes, History, Petite Sirah, PS I Love You, Wine, Wine Business
Phone rings, I answer, and hear, “Hello, this is Emma Thomas from Jackson Family Wines.” This story is inspired by that call from Emma, who works with Jackson Family Wines, because of her interest in PS I Love You and how it relates to this heritage...
by Jo Diaz | Sep 8, 2019 | France, French Wine, History, I'll Drink to That, Imports, Provence, Rosé, Wine, Wine Blogger, Wine Writer, Wine-Blog, Winemaker, Winemaking, Winery
When visiting a winery, to capture its heart and soul – as is my custom – it’s helpful if I know very little about it, going into the discoveries. I don’t want to rewrite anything, except actual factuals… And then, what I see it in...
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