by Jo Diaz | Aug 15, 2024 | Food & Wine, Wine, Wine & Food, Wine and Food, Wine Business, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine Event, Wine Health
Initially, the statement Come Over October seemed simple enough, still it’s grown a bit tricky as I delved deeper. We hit plateaus in life when we settle into comfortable grooves. Wine journalist Karen MacNeil (Speaker, Consultant, Author) does a great job...
by Jo Diaz | Jul 23, 2024 | Event, Juicy Tale, Organization, Petite Sirah, PS I Love You, Public Relations, Wine, Wine and Food, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine Culture
The quintessential lessons in Having A Themed Wine Party in style, is really a lot of fun. And, it’s also a lot of hard work. Firstly, Finding the ideal party planner is priceless, especially because they create those parties we all wish we had attended! Guess...
by Jo Diaz | Dec 10, 2023 | Alentejo, Portugal, Portuguese wine, Wine, Wine and Food, Wine Appreciation, Wine Country
Wines of Alentejo’s Regional Experiences Quinta do Quetzal Wines Is Set in The Heart of The Alentejo I had a 10-day whirlwind tour of Portugal; a couple days in Lisbon post Alentejo, and the beginning of the visit in the Wines of Alentejo region of Portugal. For...
by Jo Diaz | May 31, 2023 | Brut, Bubbly, Bubbly Wine, California, Carneros, Food & Wine, French Wine, Napa, Wine, Wine and Food
Domaine Carneros debuts a new menu for their popular “Bubbles & Bites” experience. This one is going to be a journey through Southeast Asia. I find this incredibly inviting. Foods from Southeast Asia excite my palate. Just thinking about it, when I read the...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 20, 2022 | Alentejo, Food & Wine, Portugal, Portuguese wine, Sustainablility, Wine, Wine & Food, Wine and Food, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine HIstory
Here come the holidays, and it’s when we think about wine a lot, for so many festivities, all jammed in at the end of the year. This isn’t my first story about Portuguese wines lately. I’m still exploring wines from the Alentejo region, because of...
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...
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