by Jo Diaz | Nov 21, 2021 | Suisun Valley, Wine, Wine Writer, Winemaker, Winery
I’m seasoned in wine, if you don’t know. I wear it as a badge of honor, to have come so far in the past 29 years. I’ve felt everyone of them. So, when I meet a starry-eyed person, right off the boat… Someone who looks around and says,...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 27, 2019 | Suisun Valley, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Business
When I began working with Suisun Valley, some 14 years ago, I was taken to one section of a vineyard, where Napa Valley crosses over into Suisun Valley. I was shown the northern part of the road (Napa Valley side) and was told the grapes from the same contiguous...
by Jo Diaz | Apr 13, 2018 | Lake County, Marin Headlands, Mendocino County, Napa, Philanthropy Thru Wine, Solano County, Sonoma, Sonoma County, Suisun Valley, Wine
Ron Rubin, of Ron Rubin Winery, had exclusively funded a program for saving lives in only Sonoma County. In collaboration with the American Red Cross and ZOLL Medical Corporation, this program has now received numerous requests from other American Viticultural Areas....
by Jo Diaz | Apr 17, 2017 | Suisun Valley, Vineyards, Viticulture, Wine, Winemaking
For about 10 years, I was an active player in spreading the word on Suisun Valley’s presence. The region had been given grants from the town of Fairfield and the Solano Irrigation District. Suisun growers were given 10 years to get themselves onto the wine maps,...
by Jo Diaz | Mar 16, 2016 | Suisun Valley, Wine, Wine Business
Behind the scenes, I’ve been connected to Suisun Valley for a very long time. I have the inside skinny on moves happening in “the valley.” Since my relationship began with them, I’ve been very impressed that growers and producers have been able...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 3, 2015 | Suisun Valley, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Business, Winemaker
Suisun Valley Grape Growers (Suisun Valley Vintners and Grape Growers Association) hired Paul Skinner of Terra Spase to create weather stations in their pastoral appellation; and, that’s what “put them on the map.” This is according to Roger King,...
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