by Jo Diaz | May 14, 2018 | Sommelier, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Education, Wine Writer
A few days ago, I was explaining to friends Robin Parnell and her lifelong friend Suzette Johnson – while we were out wine tasting – that it was a rosé which became my aha moment in wine. For years, during the Merlot craze, I was giving it my best shot;...
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 | Aug 12, 2014 | Argentina, Books, Brazil, Chile, Sommelier, South America, Uruguay, Wine, Wine HIstory, Wine Writer, Winemaker, Winemaking, Winery
More than Wines of South America being an important body of work, it’s about the author for me. Please don’t misunderstand me. This latest book by Evan Goldstein is just brilliant, but that’s what I’ve come to expect from him; and, that’s...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 26, 2013 | Education, Movie, Sommelier, Wine
UPDATE (August 19, 2017) From SOMM: Into the Bottle, an additional opinion ~ “This initial Somm navel gazing ~ the Movie is a great introduction into the behaviors of Master Sommeliers. You’re a fly on the wall, and you might even be intimidated, but you...
by Jo Diaz | Oct 30, 2013 | Books, History, Research, Sommelier, Wine, Wine Education, Wine HIstory
Divine Vintage by Randall Heskett and Joel Butler just arrived. I believe this is the most important body of work in modern history to present our past of “following the wine trail from Genesis to the Modern Age” (its subtitle). This is not to discount its...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 12, 2012 | Amenities, Supplies, Services, Petite Sirah, PS I Love You, Sommelier, Wine, Wine Accessories
One of the most fun parts of this blog is what it now brings to my door. I mean, really, gadgets and gifts… who doesn’t love them? This newest addition to my wine accoutrements is the Host Deluxe Aerator. I’ve got a quick one called the Vinturi...
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