by Jo Diaz | Aug 30, 2021 | California, Carignan, Food & Wine, Grenache, Petite Sirah, Red Wine, Rosé, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley, Wine
Big picture, for some big wines; not over the top wines, just big in flavor, style, and design. MATHIS WINES Wines submitted for review Sonoma Valley Grenache 2017, Mathis Vineyard – field blend ($32.00) Sonoma Valley Überblend 2017, Mathis Vineyard – Petite...
by Jo Diaz | Oct 4, 2020 | Education, Red Wine, White Wine, Wine, Wine Appreciation, Wine Culture, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine Gift, Wine Innovation, Wine Marketing, Wine tasting, Wine Travel, Wine Webinar, Wine Writer, Wine-Blog, Wines
Webinar and Education – Master the World An extraordinary educator, Evan Goldstein MS might have exercised his rights to the “gold” in his name; as in, a golden opportunity not only for himself, but also for us, when he created Master the World™;...
by Jo Diaz | May 10, 2020 | Food and Wine, France, French Wine, Gaillac, Grape Growing, Petite Sirah, PS I Love You, Red Wine, Wine
[PHOTOS: gratis Clos Hirissou] The greatest joy of starting PS I Love You, the advocacy group for Petite Sirah, has been the people I’ve met along the way. People from all over the world have contacted me about Petite, and this is the most recent communication,...
by Jo Diaz | Mar 19, 2020 | Imports, Italy, Marketing, Red Wine, White Wine, Wholesaler, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Culture, Wine Distribution, Wine Ed, Wine Event, Wine Importer, Wine Marketing, Wine Travel, Winery, WSET
Wine marketer Michael (Mick) Yurch, of The Bluest Sky Group, has shared the following with me, in his circle of friends and colleagues. It’s a fascinating reading, from someone with international relationships in wine. It’s Mick’s job to prepare wine...
by Jo Diaz | Mar 16, 2020 | Beaujolais, Burgundy, Education, France, French Wine, Gamay, Red Wine, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine Hospitality, Wine tasting, Wine Travel, Wine Writer, Wine-Blog, Winemaker, Winery
In an effort to pay homage to all of the wineries and vineyards visited last July in France, I continue with my experiences, as a guest of both Les Vins Georges Duboeuf and Château Roubine. This story started in Northern Beaujolais, scheduled by Georges Duboeuf. The...
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...
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