by Jo Diaz | May 15, 2020 | Movie, Wine
[Photo of Valérie Rousselle from Rendez Vous Magazine] 38 Wine Related Movies ~ Time on your hands or need to stay connected? Covid 19 Survival A GOOD YEAR Starting at the top, I don’t have to watch A Good Year. It’s a personal favorite. I believe...
by Jo Diaz | Feb 9, 2018 | Event, Film, Food & Wine, Movie, Wine
Devour! Sonoma Chefs & Shorts Gala Dinner AT THE 21st ANNUAL SONOMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL March 21 through March 25, 2017 This is a film lovers’ paradise. Add food and wine, and the Gala sounds like an Epicurean/wine lovers’ blast! I...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 21, 2017 | Movie, Sommelier, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine Etiquette, Wine Hospitality
In all fairness, I watched he original SOMM, and reviewed it as “navel gazing?” Here’s the deal, I’ve been in the wine business since 1993. Combine that with me reading the book Cork Dork Bianca Bosker’s, A Wine-Fueled Adventure,” which hit a...
by Jo Diaz | May 31, 2017 | Movie, Wine
When a Wine Country Movie is Needed IMAGE: LuxInteriorDesigns.com Website. Failed London banker Max Skinner (Russell Crowe) inherits his uncle’s (Albert Finney) vineyard. LOCATION: Uncle Henry’s Chateau La Siroque is actually Chateau La Canorgue, which is...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 5, 2016 | France, Malbec, Movie, Wine, Wine of the Week
2011 Domaine du Théron Cahors Malbec Cuvée Prestige I popped the cork and sweet cherries filled the air. The color that I poured into my glass was purpley black. I’ve never seen one this color before… Intriguing, really intriguing. Definitely Old World in...
by Jo Diaz | Jul 8, 2016 | Cabernet Sauvignon, Movie, Organic, Spain, Tempranillo, Wine
Einstein’s brain, upon examination, revealed that he had an extra-ordinary network of connections. For each memory, his patterns were like looking at the grid of a busy railroad yard. To really begin to gain info about wines, reading their unique stories, where...
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