by Jo Diaz | Oct 10, 2023 | Argentina, Biodynamic, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Food & Wine, Food and Wine, Malbec, Organic, Red Wine, Terroir, White Wine, Wine
Domaine Bousquet’s Virgen Wines Domaine Bousquet’s family has created a wine called Virgen, with no added sulfites. They’re USDA approved as organic. I know plenty of very health-conscious people who will delight in these wines. Even if you’re...
by Jo Diaz | Jun 3, 2023 | France, Imports, Rhone, White Wine, Wine, Wine 101
2022 Côtes du Rhône by Louis Bernard and Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné were smoothly wondrous, for sure, as Rhône wines go! Enjoying them had me remembering my journey into France, and longing for it again. My sashay into France began in Lyon, with no idea at the...
by Jo Diaz | Jul 4, 2022 | Alentejo, Portugal, Rosé, White Wine, Wine, Wine & Food, Wine and Food, Wine Appreciation, Wine Blogger, Wine Country, Wine Culture, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine HIstory, Wine Samples, Wine tasting, Wine Travel, Winemaking, Winery, Wines, Wines of Portugal
Why discovering Portuguese history, and some wines from Portugal’s Esporão Group, helps to put wine into an overall perspective. Culture plays an enormous role in what the flavors of wine become. Yes, we can grab a bottle of wine and just throw it back, but...
by Jo Diaz | Feb 9, 2022 | Portugal, Portuguese wine, White Wine, Wine
This story is like a return visit to that old friend Portugal’s Alentejo (ah-len-TAY-zhoo); the oos and aahs of it all! [PHOTO CREDIT for this story: Jo Diaz, all rights are reserved, unless otherwise noted] The Alentejo wine region was the very first...
by Jo Diaz | Dec 2, 2021 | Argentina, Biodynamic, France, Organic, South America, Viticulture, White Wine, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine Culture
The origin of the Domaine Bousquet family travels back to the city of Carcassonne (karkasɔn), located in the southwest of France. With an elevation of 266–820 feet, roots of civilization run deeply here. With extensive remains of medieval fortifications, see the image...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 23, 2021 | Canned Wines, Rosé, White Wine, Wine, Wine Cans
So, this arrived… intriguingly delicious Licence IV. Their French wine products have entered my category of “The Future Is Now the Present.” Besides being fun wines, it’s one of greatest environmental reliefs for the planet, from the...
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