by Jo Diaz | Jul 22, 2026 | History, Wine, Wine 101, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine HIstory
Part 1: Why ~ Do you really think wine’s 8,000 year old history is evaporating? C’mon. Wine’s history is long and winding, and it’s had its ups and downs and back again. We’re all in another segment, and we just need to continue being...
by Jo Diaz | Feb 1, 2026 | Castello di Amorosa, Korbel Winery, Wine, Wine Education, Wine Marketing
Dream Big Or Go Home Wine lovers aren’t born, they’re created, and this is my story of how it simply seems to happen. Ask any nursing mother to prove me wrong, we plant seeds, nurture them, and watch them grow. It’s like cultivating orchids, we use...
by Jo Diaz | May 14, 2025 | Argentina, Wine, Wine Country, Wine Culture, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine Etiquette, Wine Event, Wine Exports, Wine HIstory, Wine Hospitality, Wine Importer, Wine Leader, Wine Making, Wine Marketing
I’ve exceeded an age expectancy, and it was a recent realization. My life partner Jose is always quick to say the following about life, “If you’re not busy being born, you’re busy dying.” And I’ve decided that I’ll be damned...
by Jo Diaz | Mar 30, 2025 | Australia, California, Diversity, Education, Global issues, Non Profit, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Education, Winemaking, Women in Wine
Welcome to the world of wine’s press releases coming to me. The only way to evaluate all this info is to look trends straight in the face, and study the facts. As I put bits and pieces together, we can all comprise the global perspective and form our own...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 17, 2024 | neo-prohibitionism, Wine, Wine Blogger, Wine Business, Wine Culture, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine Health, Wine HIstory, Wine Hospitality, Wine Making, Wine Marketing, Wine-Blog, Winemaking, Wines
On January 4, 2023, the World Health Organization announced, “No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health.” It was published as a statement in The Lancet Public Health: “when it comes to alcohol consumption, there is no safe amount that...
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...
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