by Jo Diaz | Mar 12, 2019 | Chianti, Chianti Classico, Italy, Sangiovese, Wine, Wine Appreciation, Wine Blogger, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine Country Inn, Wine Culture, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine Exports, Wine Hospitality, Wine tasting, Wine Travel, Wine Writer, Wine-Blog, Winemaker, Winery, Wines
I was the guest of Castello di Meleto in Gaiole ~ In the Chianti Classico region of Tuscany. Hosted by Antonia Caserta (sales manager), their winemaker Matteo Menicacci, and their agronomist Giovanni Maria Farina. Antonia translated, and I was also in the company of...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 1, 2018 | Italy, Tuscany, Vineyards, Viticulture, Wine, Wine & Food, Wine Appreciation, Wine Country, Wine Country Inn, Wine Culture, Wine HIstory, Wine Hospitality, Wine Travel, Winery, Wines
[PHOTO: Jo Diaz – Cupramontana Headquarters] To understand wine, first we need understand its culture and people. The first time I wrote that was in 2009, just prior to a trip to Portugal. This thought was just reaffirmed, as I’m newly returned from an...
by Jo Diaz | Sep 9, 2015 | Wine, Wine Appreciation, Wine Country, Wine Country Inn, Wine Culture, Wine Education, Wine Hospitality, Wine tasting, Wine Travel, Winery
Not everyone loves crowds. Those who do are ultra social beings and it’s great for them. (Keep it up!) It works, because the vast majority of people love being social and in crowds. But, there are others who prefer more intimate settings, so a list of ways to...
by Jo Diaz | Jul 30, 2014 | Event, Lodi, Travel, Vineyards, Wine, Wine Country, Wine Country Inn, Winery
How PR works social media has amplified the process, as we all now know [Photo: Wilfred Wong] Nothing new in the title, “Social media is a very effective marketing tool.” However… sitting on both sides of the fence of being a PR pro and a published...
by Jo Diaz | Jan 7, 2014 | Sierra, Travel, Wine, Wine Country, Wine Country Inn
Slowly and surely it became louder, the energy coming ever closer… howling at the moon, screaming at the tar beneath the pads of its feet, digging in with its claws to get better traction, coming ever closer. I was frozen… just frozen
by Jo Diaz | Sep 5, 2012 | Food & Wine, Inn, Washington, Wine, Wine Country, Wine Country Inn, Wine Hospitality, Wine tasting, Winery, Yakima
I have some very special Southwestern places in my heart: Hotel Pacific in Monterey, California ~ A place where Jose brought me, when he was trying to sell me on California… What an advantage it gave him. La Posada Hotel in Santa Fe, New Mexico ~ A place that...
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