by Jo Diaz | Apr 29, 2020 | Interview, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine Culture, Wine Making, Wine Marketing, Wine Samples, Winemaker, Winemaking, Winery, Women in Wine
Lucas & Lewellen sustainably crafted is just so fine is not an overstatement, it’s what I’ve experienced and happy to write about it. First, I got the wine. Next, I tasted it, and found it to be really lovely. The elements of femininity really shined...
by Jo Diaz | Apr 24, 2020 | Costa Rica, Global Winemaker, India, Wine, Wine Making, Wine Marketing, Winemaker
[PHOTO: Kerry Damskey’s image of the Costa Rica property.] Kerry Damskey is the proprietor of Terriors, Inc., which couldn’t be a more appropriate name for what he’s doing. From his Website declaration: With over 30 years experience, Kerry Damskey...
by Jo Diaz | Apr 1, 2020 | Global Winemaker, Video, Video by Diaz Communications, Wine, Wine Business, Wine HIstory, Wine Making, Wine Marketing, Wine Travel, Winemaker, Winemaking, Winery
From a time of great success, in his 40’s, Kerry Damskey hit his own personal ceiling goals, as a winemaker and then as a consultant. For some, it’s called a mid-life crisis. For others, it’s a time to further bloom, and that what happens next....
by Jo Diaz | Mar 19, 2020 | Imports, Italy, Marketing, Red Wine, White Wine, Wholesaler, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Culture, Wine Distribution, Wine Ed, Wine Event, Wine Importer, Wine Marketing, Wine Travel, Winery, WSET
Wine marketer Michael (Mick) Yurch, of The Bluest Sky Group, has shared the following with me, in his circle of friends and colleagues. It’s a fascinating reading, from someone with international relationships in wine. It’s Mick’s job to prepare wine...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 21, 2019 | Beaujolais, Event, France, Gamay, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Culture, Wine Education, Wine Making, Wine Marketing, Wine Samples, Wine tasting
[PHOTO: Denis Lapaler, winemaker for Les Vins Georges Duboeuf] Le beaujolais nouveau est arrive! Beaujolais had always made a vin de l’année, to celebrate the end of the harvest. Until World War II, it was only for local consumption. Today, it’s become a...
by Jo Diaz | Oct 14, 2019 | Award, Diaz Communications Innovator of the Year Award, Folio Fine WIne Partners, Wine, Wine Awards, Wine Business, Wine Business Innovation, Wine Education, Wine Health, Wine Marketing, Wine Writer
During this year, I wanted to give our Diaz Communications Innovator of the Year Award to someone very deserving, which has now happened. Before I could even announce it, though, a press release came out with Rebecca Hopkins’ name as being a finalist in another...
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