by Jo Diaz | May 6, 2020 | Italy, négociant, Tuscany, Wine, Wine Making, Wine of the Week, Wine tasting, Winery, Wines, Wne and Food
A piece of my heart was deliberately left in Chianti Country, during a visit to Tuscany, with the Bluest Sky Import Group. A life-altering education, every time I’ve headed out to “be there,” smell the terroir, feel the earth, see the vines, taste...
by Jo Diaz | Jun 24, 2019 | Argentina, Art in Wine, Sauvignon Blanc, Wine, Wine of the Week, Wine Samples, Wine tasting, Winemaking, Winery, Wines, Women in Wine
Connecting Art to Wine, Before Even Tasting the Wine I’ve wine samples to taste; a lot of samples to taste. Life just backs up the volume, as I work on balancing every to-do. At my present age, my grandmother… and then my mother… were taking...
by Jo Diaz | Jun 19, 2019 | Argentina, Malbec, Wine, Wine Appreciation, Wine Business, Wine Culture, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine of the Week, Wine Sales, Wine Samples
We read titles like, “Spring into Summer with Great White Wines.” We do eat differently in differing seasons, but do our wine choices really vary, very much? When it’s time to think about wine choices, I don’t know about you but I think...
by Jo Diaz | Feb 15, 2019 | Beaujolais, France, French Wine, Importer, Imports, Quintessential Wines, Red Wine, Wine, Wine of the Week, Wine Samples, Winery, Wines
Sample: Quintessential Wines ~ Georges Dubœuf Fleurie 2016 (Flower Label) PREFACE HEART ~ THE WINERY: This information came from an interview I had with Franck Duboeuf SCIENCE ~ WINEMAKING ~ From the winery SOUL ~ Jo’s notes Photo Credit: ricochet64 ~ Chapel...
by Jo Diaz | Jan 16, 2019 | Biodynamic, Imports, Italy, Wine, Wine Book, Wine of the Week, Wine Writer
UPDATE: Thanks to Jane Nichols, a reader of this blog, she sent an update to me, regarding La Sincette’s appellation: I was so interested in the wine you wrote about that I did a bit of research and happened to find out….the appellation of the wine is...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 16, 2018 | Cabernet Sauvignon, Rosé, Tuscany, Wine, Wine of the Week, Wine Samples
Samples. Companies are listed with each wine. PREFACE HEART ~ THE WINERY: This information came from the wineries’ notes. SCIENCE ~ WINEMAKING ~ From the winery. SOUL ~ Jo’s Musings [PHOTO: Taken at Castello di Meleto] BACK STORY: In 2002, I was charged...
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