by Jo Diaz | May 3, 2016 | Bordeaux, Education, France, Millesima, Viticulture, Wine
Continuing from last week’s Bordeaux ~ You Can Bank On It ~ partie six… This Earth Snapshot image is located on this Website: Sediments in the Gironde Estuary, France, and is of The Gironde Estuary, formed by the confluence of the Garonne and Dordogne...
by Jo Diaz | Apr 28, 2016 | Bordeaux, Millesima, Terroir, Viticulture, Wine
In northern California, two well known appellations exist: Napa and Sonoma. They’re separated by a mountain range, the Mayacamas. (The Mayacamas Mountain name is thought to originally means “the howl of the mountain lion.” Lions still do exist on...
by Jo Diaz | Apr 15, 2016 | Bordeaux, France, Imports, Merlot, Millesima, Wine, Wine Importer
This sample came to me from Natural Merchants. I was asked if I’d taste Les Hauts de Lagarde’s 2015 Bordeaux, which is both organic and verified as NON GMO. If you don’t know me, I’ve been as organic as I can be, once – in the 60s –...
by Jo Diaz | Apr 11, 2016 | Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère, Education, Merlot, Millesima, Wine
Bordeaux Wine Grape Varieties [Cabernet Sauvignon leaf. Photo credit: Jo Diaz] It’s marvelous to hear people defend genetically modified plants as “it’s been happening in the wine world since forever.” This is a teachable moment. As I explore...
by Jo Diaz | Mar 21, 2016 | Bordeaux, Culture, Millesima, Wine
Traditional, Professional, and Family ~ I Am She TRADITIONAL: My maternal grandparents were Pierre Bernier and Abbie Ouellette Bernier. My first four years of life, they only spoke French to me. I would give it a try back to them. I remember my grandmother telling me,...
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