Solve 1 Problem, Create 1 More

Solve 1 Problem, Create 1 More

Fasten your seat belts, kids, it’s going to be a bumpy ride in Sonoma County. An advisory committee wants one more tax on wine, guided by a mis-steering committee. This group wants a special new tax on wine. KTVU has the story at length. The Sonoma County...

When It’s Traditional and It’s in Tuscany ~ Day 2

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...

Colonnara Viticultori in Cupramontana ~ In the Castelli di Jesi region of Le Marche

[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...