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 6, 2017 | Variety, Vineyards, Viticulture, Wine
This is not a paid advertisement. It’s the result of an incoming Email from Heringer Estates. I find this particularly useful, for seeing brix’s rising levels in only one week, and what brix levels go with which varieties. Ready or not here they go!...
by Jo Diaz | May 13, 2015 | Education, Entertainment, Variety, Wine
Variety versus varietal…I think I finally understand it all. This might even be the last time I bring this one up, ever again. The meme below, in this blog post, will just say it all for me, from now on. The Big Picture I’m sick to death of wine writers...
by Jo Diaz | Jul 29, 2014 | Variety, Viticulture, Wine
Yup… I’m going down in history as a Variety versus Varietal old fart, and I don’t care. I first wrote about his on May 11, 2007. Then, I brought it up again on March 11, 2011. My most recent post for this one was on July 3, 2012. Now, it’s July...
by Jo Diaz | Oct 21, 2013 | Education, Variety, Viticulture, Wine
There are many wineries where I’ve worked, prior to becoming a consultant. At each one I learned a different segment of the wine business. While at Kendall-Jackson, I took advantage of Santa Rosa Junior College’s Demonstration Vineyard; which in all...
by Jo Diaz | Jun 28, 2013 | Education, Event, Livermore Valley, Marketing, Petite Sirah, Petite Sirah Symposium, PS I Love You, Variety, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Education, Wine tasting, Wine Writer, Winemaking
The Top 10 Reasons to Attend the 2013 Petite Sirah Symposium, sponsored by Concannon Vineyard. Become part of the movement Don’t find yourself reading about how it went, and thinking you can completely recapture the day from any article. No story can condense...
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