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 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 | Apr 27, 2018 | Bubbly, Bubbly Wine, Sample, Spain, Sparkling, Sparkling wine, Wine, Wine Importer, Wine of the Week
García Carrión, situated in Penedes, Spain, is a winery with a large portfolio, and has delicious sparkling offerings from Jaume Serra Cristalino. The sparkling Cavas are a Brut Cava, Rosé, and Extra Dry. Each one is great for every occasion, including no particular...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 16, 2016 | Books, Wine, Wine Importer, You've Got to Be Kidding Me
You can’t anticipate any of it, your eyes will bug out of your head as you read it. You’ll wonder, how will he get himself out of this one? You’ve just got to read it to understand that I’m not joshing you. This book is hysterical, as he nails his characters with great depth of understanding and humor.
by Jo Diaz | Jun 10, 2016 | Germany, Wine, Wine & Food, Wine Importer, Wine of the Week, Wne and Food
“We should have gone swimming, first…” [What’s underlined below are the connective dots for which I’ll be remembering this 2015 Nik Weis Selection Urban Riesling Mosel. Try this system for remembering your wines, too. It works.] We...
by Jo Diaz | Apr 15, 2016 | Bordeaux, France, Imports, Merlot, Millesima, Wine, Wine Importer
This sample came to me from Natural Merchants. I was asked if I’d taste Les Hauts de Lagarde’s 2015 Bordeaux, which is both organic and verified as NON GMO. If you don’t know me, I’ve been as organic as I can be, once – in the 60s –...
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