by Jo Diaz | Aug 17, 2025 | Imports, Italy, White Wine, Wine
This is a two part story, of wine’s decline, but as I’ve noted, not in this house. Wine Decline, But Not In My Home I’m Not Giving Wine Up Perhaps one reason for wine’s decline in the US is the effort afoot to make it a favorite...
by Jo Diaz | Jun 5, 2025 | Imports, Italy, Italy wines, Suisun Valley, Wine, Wine Country, Wine tasting, Wine Travel
Welcome to the world of wine’s recent press releases. We can all view the global perspective, as I put bits and pieces together for us. Enjoy the ride. Italy: U.S. Importer of Zaccagnini, Acquired by ARGEA WinesU International: Domaine Taittinger flying with Delta...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 25, 2024 | Imports, Italy, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Gris, Wine
DISCLAIMER: You won’t find scores in my wines stories. I’ll tell you with words and you have permission to salivate and give them a try. We should find our own groove, because every palate is as unique as our own fingerprints. Holidays With Italian White...
by Jo Diaz | Jun 3, 2023 | France, Imports, Rhone, White Wine, Wine, Wine 101
2022 Côtes du Rhône by Louis Bernard and Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné were smoothly wondrous, for sure, as Rhône wines go! Enjoying them had me remembering my journey into France, and longing for it again. My sashay into France began in Lyon, with no idea at the...
by Jo Diaz | Feb 9, 2022 | Imports, Portugal, Portuguese wine, Wine
The brand that I’ve been recently fortunate to discover is Herdade do Esporão. Drop your tongue behind your lower teeth, to pronounce Esporáo. There’s a YouTube video is at the end of this story, on Portuguese vowel pronunciations, in case you enjoy new...
by Jo Diaz | Oct 17, 2020 | Bordeaux, Importer, Importer Search, Imports, Wholesaler, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Culture, Wine Distribution, Wine Importer, Winemaking, Winery, Women in Wine
Let me begin by writing about a past conversation I had with one of my contacts, who works in the Pentagon, whose identity I’m going to keep private. I will say, he knows enough to have called this one, and I’ve watched it all happen to be true. When the...
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