by Jo Diaz | Apr 2, 2012 | Jo's World, Juicy Tale, Wine, Wine Sales, Winemaker, Winery
Back Story When I was working at Belvedere Winery in the 1990s, Richard Mansfield was hired to be the winemaker for Bradford Mountain Winery. As colleagues go, I adored Richard; because, besides educating me, he could really make me laugh. One instance was when we...
by Jo Diaz | Mar 14, 2012 | Jo's World, Juicy Tale, Marketing, Wine
I run the risk of sounding pugnacious as I write this… I know. And, I may never hit the send button. If you’re reading this, I decided to publish it, with this immediate disclaimer. Please don’t think that I’m just a whiny wench. I’m...
by Jo Diaz | Feb 24, 2012 | Jo's World, Juicy Tale, Wine
Remember “Hey, you, get off of my cloud!” Or, the Little Red Hen story…. When the bread was finished, the tired little red hen asked her friends, “Who will help me eat the bread?” “I will,” barked the lazy dog. “I...
by Jo Diaz | Feb 6, 2012 | Bubbly Wine, Event, Juicy Tale, News, Russian River Valley, Sonoma, Sparkling, Wine, Wine Business
“Wake up dear, we’re going to take a walk across the bridge today!” Imagine being six years old and your father insists that you make history with him, by walking across the newly finished San Francisco Gold Gate Bridge. Fast Forward to...
by Jo Diaz | Jan 23, 2012 | Juicy Tale, Sonoma, Wine, Winery
[Image borrowed from The Press Democrat’s site: KENT PORTER/The Press Democrat] FROM THE PD: In an upcoming episode of CBS’s hit series, Undercover Boss, Rick Tigner, president of Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates, gets choked up during the hour-long reality...
by Jo Diaz | Dec 30, 2011 | Jo's World, Juicy Tale, Marketing, Wine Writer
On the back end of wine website Roulé Rogue, a blog for which I’m now writing , this was what the spam said as it laid there waiting for my approval. Now, understand how ridiculous this is; because, being an author on a blog is a backstage pass, perhaps even...
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