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...
by Jo Diaz | Oct 6, 2019 | Beaujolais, Book Sample, Books, Chardonnay, Education, France, French Wine, Gamay, Wine, Wine Exports, Wine tasting, Wine Travel
WINE BOOKS Some wine books you can’t put down. They’re exciting novels that are edgy, a bit naughty at times, and sucking you in ~ every second ~ for “more.” High voltage… Then there are other wine books that are slowly savored, in sound...
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 | Oct 2, 2018 | Importer, Italy, Wine, Wine Exports, Wine Marketing
LOGO: Permission of the Bluest Sky Group What is Bluest Sky Group? From Micheal Yurch’s Website: The Bluest Sky Group (BSG) is a brand focused organization specializing in working with wineries worldwide that are trying to either enter or improve their position...
by Jo Diaz | Sep 21, 2018 | Beaujolais, France, French Wine, Gamay, Red Wine, Wine, Wine Exports, Wine Importer, Wine Samples
Sample: Quintessential Wines ~ Georges Dubœuf Fleurie 2016 (Flower Label) PREFACE – PART 2 ~ RED WINES HEART ~ THE WINERY: This information came from an interview I had with Franck Duboeuf SCIENCE ~ WINEMAKING ~ From the winery SOUL ~ Jo’s notes Photo...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 31, 2016 | Books, Peter Sichel, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Education, Wine Exports, Wine HIstory, Wine Writer
A MUST READ The Secrets of My Life: Vintner, Prisoner, Soldier, Spy by Peter M. F. Sichel… One cannot take the life of a such a fascinating man as Peter Sichel, and condense it into 1,000 words or less in a complete book report, and so I’ve just begun...
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