by Jo Diaz | Jul 4, 2022 | Alentejo, Portugal, Rosé, White Wine, Wine, Wine & Food, Wine and Food, Wine Appreciation, Wine Blogger, Wine Country, Wine Culture, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine HIstory, Wine Samples, Wine tasting, Wine Travel, Winemaking, Winery, Wines, Wines of Portugal
Why discovering Portuguese history, and some wines from Portugal’s Esporão Group, helps to put wine into an overall perspective. Culture plays an enormous role in what the flavors of wine become. Yes, we can grab a bottle of wine and just throw it back, but...
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 16, 2020 | Education, France, Italy, Wine, Wine tasting, Wine Travel, Winemaking, Wines
This short-list of wine Education Gifts is comprised of some truly great wine gifts I’ve researched, beyond also giving Wine Books. They’re worth sharing. Some are old ideas and some are new ideas; each one brings something very unique to the education of...
by Jo Diaz | Oct 7, 2020 | Napa, Vineyards, Vintner, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine HIstory, Wine Marketing, Wine Sales, Wine tasting, Wine Travel, Winery
In the event you’ve not heard about this grassroots effort, here it is again, as we wonder so much about Napa Valley these days… SAVE THE FAMILY FARMS “Save the Family Farms” is a group of owner-occupied grape growers, who make wine in Napa...
by Jo Diaz | Oct 4, 2020 | Education, Red Wine, White Wine, Wine, Wine Appreciation, Wine Culture, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine Gift, Wine Innovation, Wine Marketing, Wine tasting, Wine Travel, Wine Webinar, Wine Writer, Wine-Blog, Wines
Webinar and Education – Master the World An extraordinary educator, Evan Goldstein MS might have exercised his rights to the “gold” in his name; as in, a golden opportunity not only for himself, but also for us, when he created Master the World™;...
by Jo Diaz | Sep 19, 2020 | France, French Wine, Wine, Wine Accessories, Wine Appreciation, Wine Business, Wine Culture, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine tasting, Wine Travel, Winemaking
What a charming little village Lorgues is, located in the Côtes de Provence region of France. This area bespoke France to me. It’s a region rich in viticultural history; and, is actually known to be the birth of Mediterranean wine grape growing. (From the...
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