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...
by Jo Diaz | May 3, 2022 | African American Vintners, Event, Wine, Wine and Food, Wine Appreciation, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine Culture, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine Event, Wine HIstory, Wine Hospitality, Wine Publicist, Wine tasting, Wine Travel, Wine Writer, Wine-Blog
When I organized the Association of African American Vintners, multi culturalism in the wine industry began, in 2002. Seeing the positive growth results just happened on April 24, 2022. Please note, my wine blog is (and has always been) my wine journal, for...
by Jo Diaz | Mar 14, 2022 | Vineyards, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Book, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine Culture, Wine Education, Winemaker, Winemaking, Winery, Wines, Women in Wine
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: Jose Diaz and I’ve been working with the Kerry Damskey family, of Terroirs, Inc. and Palmeri Wines, creating videos in order to succinctly tell up-to-date stories. The following is a perfect trifecta: Kerry Damskey is the winemaking...
by Jo Diaz | Dec 19, 2021 | Petite Sirah, Petite Sirah Symposium, Prohibition, PS I Love You, Russian River Valley, Sauvignon Blanc, Wine, Wine Education, Wine Making, Wine Marketing, Wine Samples, Wine tasting, Winemaker, Winery, Wines, Zinfandel
She said, “If anyone can write about Foppiano Vineyards, Jo, you can.” This was said to me by my friend Lorraine Raguseo, who’s now part of their team through Quintessential Wines. And, she’s right. At this point in time, besides the family, I...
by Jo Diaz | Oct 11, 2021 | California, Costa Rica, India, Israel, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Business Innovation, Wine Culture, Wine Distribution, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine Event, Wine Exports, Wine Making, Wine Marketing, Winemaker, Winemaking, Winery
Kerry Damskey, of Terroirs, Inc. [PHOTO: property of Damskey, Inc. All rights reserved.] Indiana Jones of Wine… Making Gold from Dust! I personally love adventure. I love travel. I love being brave to the point of fearlessness; even sometimes in what I love...
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