by Jo Diaz | Feb 12, 2020 | Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, Wine, Wine 101, Wine Appreciation, Wine Business, Wine Chemistry, Wine Ed, Wine Making, Winemaker, Winemaking, Winery, Wines
Winemaker Patrick Melley of Russian Hill Estate Winery just answered this question of Malolactic Fermentation. And for wine beginners (or intermediates, like me), this doesn’t get any better. As one of our clients, I get to edit for the winery on occasion. This...
by Jo Diaz | Oct 17, 2019 | Champagne, France, French Wine, Vineyards, Viticulture, Wine, Wine 101, Wine Appreciation, Wine Business, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine Making, Winemaking
[All images in this blog posting are the property of Bruno Paillard. Please do not copy..] If you’ve missed the latest harvest results for Champagne this year, I’m going to share it with you. Having been in France this past August, I can only imagine the...
by Jo Diaz | Dec 17, 2018 | Books, Rosé, Wine, Wine 101, Wine Appreciation, Wine Book, Wine Business, Wine Culture, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine Etiquette, Wine Gift, Wine HIstory, Wine Writer, Winemaking
Each year I enjoy putting a list together of the best wine books I read through the year. This year is no exception, and these books are each fabulous. Here are my 2018 Wine and Spirits Books, in alphabetical order. Happy shopping for your wine lovers. Regardless of...
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 25, 2018 | Books, Education, Wine, Wine 101, Wine Blogger, Wine Book, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine Folly: Magnum Edition of the Master Guide
SAMPLE BOOK, From Avery Books. If ever there was a wine book of the times ~ like the times right now ~ Madeline Puckett and Justin Hammack have nailed it with Wine Folly: Magnum Edition of the Master Guide. Today, right now, the book has gone on sale. It’s a...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 7, 2017 | Petite Sirah, PS I Love You, Wine, Wine 101, Wine Ed, Wine Education
My very first blog posting on December 29, 2005; this was my first wine blog topic. I’m doubling back 15 years later, and not much has changed, in terms of the questions surrounding this intriguing and exclusive wine grape variety. If you’ve been lucky to...
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