by Jo Diaz | Mar 24, 2023 | Food & Wine, Food and Wine, Loire, Wine, Women in Wine, Zinfandel
Tomorrow is National Women in Wine Day, intended to be a day highlighting all women working in the wine business. It was created last year, by Renae Perry and Yolanda Papapietro, co-owners and founders of Papapietro Perry Winery, shining a light on women who take the...
by Jo Diaz | Mar 22, 2023 | Wine
Watching a valley deepen its roots is sorta like watching paint dry. It all takes time. My private example comes from my own life’s history. I was born and raised in Maine, a direct descendant of the Reverend William Blackstone, the first Anglo to settle in...
by Jo Diaz | Feb 2, 2023 | California, Napa, Sonoma, Sustainablility, Wine
The gift of life is the greatest gift one human being can give to another. It’s an honor and it is something that leaders do by second nature. Bottom line: There are still 134 AED’s that could be in a wine company on a wall, as well as having that all...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 20, 2022 | Alentejo, Food & Wine, Portugal, Portuguese wine, Sustainablility, Wine, Wine & Food, Wine and Food, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine HIstory
Here come the holidays, and it’s when we think about wine a lot, for so many festivities, all jammed in at the end of the year. This isn’t my first story about Portuguese wines lately. I’m still exploring wines from the Alentejo region, because of...
by Jo Diaz | Sep 22, 2022 | Sustainablility, Wine
Well, Monsanto made me go ballistic, when years ago I first learned that their chemicals not only killed destructive insects in soil, but it didn’t discriminate regarding the good insects, either. I know we can’t have sustainable soils without certain...
by Jo Diaz | Sep 21, 2022 | El Dorado County, Wine
This is a public service announcement, because ‘Tis the Season for making wine, right? There are 16 varieties of quality, El Dorado Grapes available for sale, so if you’re looking for “elevated fruit,” you might want to reach out. The El Dorado...
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