by Jo Diaz | Jan 7, 2019 | Chianti, Chianti Classico, Italy, Tuscany, Wine, Wine & Food, Wine Appreciation, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine Culture, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine HIstory, Wine Hospitality, Wine Importer, Wine tasting, Wines
[ALL PHOTO: Jo Diaz, unless noted otherwise. Shop in Sienna, Italy] PART 1 ~ CULTURE LEADS TO WINE AND FOOD In October of 2018, a door was opened for me by Bluest Sky Group, when I was invited to join a group of wine professionals traveling in Italy. We would be...
by Jo Diaz | Dec 17, 2018 | Books, Rosé, Wine, Wine 101, Wine Appreciation, Wine Book, Wine Business, Wine Culture, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine Etiquette, Wine Gift, Wine HIstory, Wine Writer, Winemaking
Each year I enjoy putting a list together of the best wine books I read through the year. This year is no exception, and these books are each fabulous. Here are my 2018 Wine and Spirits Books, in alphabetical order. Happy shopping for your wine lovers. Regardless 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 | Aug 22, 2018 | Hungary, Imports, White Wine, Wine, Wine Appreciation, Wine Century Club, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine HIstory, Wine Importer, Wine of the Week
Sample wines provided by Quintessential Wines ~ Count Karolyi Grüner Veltliner 2016 PREFACE – PART 2 ~ WHITE WINES My structure: World Regions ~ FIRST HEART ~ THE WINERY: info is coming from the company’s own statements I can’t make up their history...
by Jo Diaz | May 7, 2018 | Napa, Political, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine Culture, Wine HIstory, Wine Hospitality
Stuart Smith has gathered in depth background materials for “No On C and Napa County’s environment” at www.stopmeasurec.com. The Webpage opens with what’s most concerning for this measure: “Because Measure C was created in secret, the only...
by Jo Diaz | Jul 5, 2017 | Education, Philanthropy Thru Wine, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Cans, Wine Gift, Wine HIstory, Winery
As the Ron Rubin Winery’s PR person, I got to work on this really amazing, philanthropic story for Ron Rubin. Since I worked in collaboration with U.C. Davis, I’m just going to share it in its entirety. Ron Rubin’s 40-Year Dream has now evolved into...
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