by Jo Diaz | Apr 2, 2023 | Lodi, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine Culture, Wine Hospitality, Wine Marketing, Wine Samples, Wine tasting, Wine Writer, Wine-Blog, Winemaker, Winemaking, Winery, Wines, Women in Wine
In the second half of March, I wrote the story Women in Wine Day ~ Let This Stand as Oak Ridge Winery’s Deserved Contribution, Only writing in part, I knew the second part would follow. Next, I drifted toward the management of Petite Sirah members and that PS Facebook...
by Jo Diaz | Jun 7, 2022 | Marketing, Pacific Ocean, Sonoma County, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine Event, Wine Hospitality, Wine Importer, Wine Innovation, Wine Marketing
Okay, maybe it might only take these two sheets, and not three sheets to the wind; but, the lasting impression is still going to be made and linger a long time. I still recall coming up the East River in New York Harbor, with a female sailor and her 60-foot sailing...
by Jo Diaz | Apr 11, 2022 | Green News, Public Service Announcement, Sustainability, Wine, Wine Marketing
Okay, all you marketing people, for which I’m one ~ I would NEVER EVER encourage one of my client to do this… Most especially since we’re living during a historic time of life on Planet Earth: Planet Earth’s existence hanging in the balance....
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...
by Jo Diaz | Oct 2, 2021 | Ecology, Editorial, Education, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Marketing
My musing again; and, this is mostly directed at USA’s wine industry leaders… I was just reminded, by my friend and colleague Dr. Michael Apstein (Boston Globe), about the weight of wine bottles these days. And this isn’t new news. It’s been...
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