by Jo Diaz | Mar 14, 2022 | Vineyards, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Book, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine Culture, Wine Education, Winemaker, Winemaking, Winery, Wines, Women in Wine
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: Jose Diaz and I’ve been working with the Kerry Damskey family, of Terroirs, Inc. and Palmeri Wines, creating videos in order to succinctly tell up-to-date stories. The following is a perfect trifecta: Kerry Damskey is the winemaking...
by Jo Diaz | Dec 19, 2021 | Petite Sirah, Petite Sirah Symposium, Prohibition, PS I Love You, Russian River Valley, Sauvignon Blanc, Wine, Wine Education, Wine Making, Wine Marketing, Wine Samples, Wine tasting, Winemaker, Winery, Wines, Zinfandel
She said, “If anyone can write about Foppiano Vineyards, Jo, you can.” This was said to me by my friend Lorraine Raguseo, who’s now part of their team through Quintessential Wines. And, she’s right. At this point in time, besides the family, I...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 21, 2021 | Suisun Valley, Wine, Wine Writer, Winemaker, Winery
I’m seasoned in wine, if you don’t know. I wear it as a badge of honor, to have come so far in the past 29 years. I’ve felt everyone of them. So, when I meet a starry-eyed person, right off the boat… Someone who looks around and says,...
by Jo Diaz | Oct 11, 2021 | California, Costa Rica, India, Israel, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Business Innovation, Wine Culture, Wine Distribution, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine Event, Wine Exports, Wine Making, Wine Marketing, Winemaker, Winemaking, Winery
Kerry Damskey, of Terroirs, Inc. [PHOTO: property of Damskey, Inc. All rights reserved.] Indiana Jones of Wine… Making Gold from Dust! I personally love adventure. I love travel. I love being brave to the point of fearlessness; even sometimes in what I love...
by Jo Diaz | Sep 28, 2021 | Cabernet Sauvignon, Castello di Meleto, Chardonnay, Napa, Sauvignon Blanc, Tuscany, Video by Diaz Communications, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Culture, Wine Making, Wine Marketing, Wine Samples, Wine tasting, Winemaker, Winemaking, Winery, Wines
SIGNIFICANT ROOTS Reshaping one’s life is very empowering. Travel does it to us. As you know, America is such a melting pot, and having that opportunity to visit one’s native DNA land is very special. [Native Americans were the first people to migrate...
by Jo Diaz | Mar 28, 2021 | Cincault, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Music, Rock n'Roll, Rosé, Syrah, Wine, Wine Negociant, Winemaker, Winemaking
INTRODUCTION OF HAMPTON WATER I once wrote: New Rock n’ Roller Who’s Segued to the Liquid Side ~ An update, coming soon. I’ve historically been collecting who also has segued from rock n’roll into rockin’ wine, since I left rock radio. My first of...
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