by Jo Diaz | May 3, 2022 | African American Vintners, Event, Wine, Wine and Food, Wine Appreciation, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine Culture, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine Event, Wine HIstory, Wine Hospitality, Wine Publicist, Wine tasting, Wine Travel, Wine Writer, Wine-Blog
When I organized the Association of African American Vintners, multi culturalism in the wine industry began, in 2002. Seeing the positive growth results just happened on April 24, 2022. Please note, my wine blog is (and has always been) my wine journal, for...
by Jo Diaz | Dec 14, 2017 | PR 101, Wine, Wine Blogger, Wine Publicist, Wine Related Products
And, I’m thinking, “You just emailed me. Don’t you know what it’s for, and you told me why it’s being sent out?
by Jo Diaz | Jun 12, 2017 | Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Chardonnay, Napa, Sauvignon Blanc, Stags Leap District, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Country, Wine Publicist, Wine tasting, Wine Travel, Winemaking, Winery
From Then to Now As I reflect upon my own life’s extensive work, it’s been one that’s opened impressive doors to a lot of privilege and honor. Why did I get to be the one backstage with rock n’roll’s brightest stars, in Portland Maine,...
by Jo Diaz | May 12, 2016 | Jo's World, PR 101, PR Advice, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Publicist
Purchased image copyright: kasto / 123RF Stock Photo This morning, Cathy Huyghe – a brilliant journalist for Forbes (Harvard grad, et al) and an independent wine writer for “Hungy for wine” was at the Mobile X Festival 2016. While attending,...
by Jo Diaz | Jan 16, 2015 | Public Relations, Wine, Wine Manners, Wine Publicist, Wine Writer
No answer is an answer, if you don’t understand that yet. When “no” is an answer, it t can mean several things: The person is on vacation The person isn’t quite sure what to say and needs more time to think about it It’s a...
by Jo Diaz | Jan 5, 2015 | Public Relations, Wine, Wine Blogger, Wine Publicist, Wine Writer
Throw in some wine, and I’d say I could dissolve my wine publicist job in the blink of an eye, wine being the liquid factor here. This is what is swimming around in my head today, as I write my journey as a wine publicist… I need to keep myself in balance,...
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