by Jo Diaz | Nov 6, 2020 | Champagne, France, French Wine, Terroir, Wine, Wine Making
When is there never a special, or non-special, time for Champagne? Winesellars Ltd. just sent this to me, “It’s time to start drinking Champagne—all the time.” I left them in the dust on this one a l-o-n-g time ago, like any of our 365 days in the year,...
by Jo Diaz | Sep 2, 2020 | Food & Wine, Food and Wine, France, French Wine, History, History Wine, Rosé, Terroir, Wine
My theme is TERROIR; capturing the heart, soul, and essence of it. And, yes, there was most certainly wine education involved. Beautiful places I’ve been and photographed: Provence, France. [PHOTOS: Jo Diaz, all rights reserved.] You say Provence and I say...
by Jo Diaz | Apr 8, 2019 | Agricuture, Argentina, Domaine Bousquet Sauvignon Blanc, Gaia Domaine Bousquet Tupungato Red Blend, Mendoza, Organic, Sauvignon Blanc, Terroir, Wine, Wine Culture, Wine Samples, Wine tasting, Wine Travel, Winemaking, Winery, Wines, Women in Wine
Anne Bousquet – Al Ameri, CEO, Partner THE STAGE IS SET: Meeting Anne Bousquet – Al Ameri, of Domaine Bousquet, Mendoza Argentina, at Barn Diva in Healdsburg, brought not only the distance of the two hemispheres closer together, but it also connected many...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 18, 2018 | Imports, Italy, Marche, Terroir, Variety, Verdicchio, Wine, Wine 101, Wine Appreciation, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine tasting, Wine Travel
[PHOTO: Autumn at Colonnara Viticultori] Some might even say it’s a best kept secret, but I don’t mind letting this secret out of the bag… Not to worry if you don’t know either Verdicchio or Marche. I didn’t know anything about the...
by Jo Diaz | Sep 4, 2017 | Atlas Peak, Event, Leslie Caccamese, Terroir, Vineyards, VIT 101, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Country
Karibu in Swahili means welcome; so Welcome to Welcome… This is part of my current learning curve, as I prepare stories for Karibu Vineyard’s new Web site. It’s in the process of being developed: Lyla Moore has created the logo. Jose’s creating...
by Jo Diaz | Jun 20, 2017 | Green Valley, Sonoma County, Terroir, Wine, Wine Country, Wine Culture, Wine Education, Wine Writer
A few years ago, I was privately doing a lot of reading and writing about Green Valley of the Russian River Valley. Something that was a bit elusive for me was actually grasping exactly where the Petaluma Wind Gap originates. Everyone writes about it, but knowing...
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