by Jo Diaz | Feb 26, 2020 | France, Merlot, Napa, Red Wine, Rhone, Sample, Wine
I’ve written about winter white wines, in Winter Wonderland Whites: Think Wine, Regionality, Food, and Umani Ronchi Vellodoro Pecorino. I also want to pay homage to winter reds as Heartwarming Wines, because they just are. National Heart Month is February, as...
by Jo Diaz | Mar 16, 2018 | Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Wine
PREFACE: THE HEART OF THE DEAL ~ THE WINERY: info is coming from the company’s own statements I can’t make up their history Nor am I to try THE SCIENCE OF THE DEAL ~ WINEMAKING THE SOUL OF THE DEAL ~ SAMPLE Imported by The Wine and More If you love wines...
by Jo Diaz | Dec 20, 2017 | History, Holiday, Israel, Jerusalem, Kosher, Merlot, Wine, Wines
Today is a day when – for this year – we segue from the end of Hanukkah season right into the Christmas season. Both born from significant historical and religious events, today, I’m left to wondering. Do you think there will ever again be such...
by Jo Diaz | Sep 15, 2017 | Cabernet Sauvignon, Holiday, Israel, Merlot, Wine
Shana Tova, to all of my Jewish family and friends! Raised as a Catholic child, religion was a great comfort to me; as an adult, the dogma became difficult. So, like many people during the 60s and 70s, the Beatles and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi were so intriguing that that...
by Jo Diaz | Jul 28, 2017 | Chardonnay, Chile, Merlot, Wine, Wine of the Week, Winemaker, Winemaking, Winery
A Red and a White, under Blue skies… What more can we ask of summer? Good wine, you say? Yeah, I’m with you on that one. RED: 2016 Reserva Casillero del Diablo Merlot WHITE: 2016 Reserva Casillero del Diablo Chardonnay Under blue skies… 2016...
by Jo Diaz | Mar 2, 2017 | Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Education, Merlot, Petite Sirah, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sangiovese, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, VIT 101, Viticulture, Wine, Zinfandel
Wine Grape Varietal Leaves can all be found in resource books, but I wanted my own images. There are many wineries where I’ve worked, prior to becoming a consultant. At each one I learned a different segment of the wine business. While at Kendall-Jackson, I took...
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