by Jo Diaz | Sep 6, 2020 | Wine
Mission Statement: In today’s times… I halted dead in my tracks. So innocent, I would never have guessed the comments put forth. But I understand them, so I’ve morphed. [PHOTO: Jo Diaz, all rights reserved.] Wait for it It started out so simply. The...
by Jo Diaz | Sep 2, 2020 | Food & Wine, Food and Wine, France, French Wine, History, History Wine, Rosé, Terroir, Wine
My theme is TERROIR; capturing the heart, soul, and essence of it. And, yes, there was most certainly wine education involved. Beautiful places I’ve been and photographed: Provence, France. [PHOTOS: Jo Diaz, all rights reserved.] You say Provence and I say...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 31, 2020 | Brut, Brut wine, Bubbly, Bubbly Wine, Imports, Italy, Marketing, Prosecco, Rosé, Sparkling wine, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Marketing
I saw this bottle. I had no intention of buying any wine, I was just out to get some fruits and veggies, and a rotisserie chicken for my cat Buddy (in lieu of canned cat food). I was in Oliver’s Grocery Store in Windsor, California. As I turned from the...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 30, 2020 | Wine
My visit to France was orchestrated through Quintessential Wines and Georges Duboeuf Wines. Every bit of it had to do with meeting owners and/or winemakers for each place visited, in formal or informal settings, and sometimes both. All were located in the Beaujolais...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 26, 2020 | Wine, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine Photos, Wine-Blog
My theme is TERROIR. The 1,686 words are missing here that I wrote, at one point. Terroir ~ The Most Complex Segment of Wine. This blog posting is more of a pictorial representation. The link to my story is a bit long, yet all of these images play a very important...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 23, 2020 | Musings, Wine
How’s everyone in wine country doing? Nothing But A Musing Here If ever I was musing… My wine blog… it’s taken a hit this year from my usual self. I don’t even know how I feel anymore. There’s so much more going on in my personal...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 17, 2020 | Canned Wines, Rosé, White Wine, Wine, Wine Spritzers
It’s been since June 3, 2020, that I’ve been able to actually journal about wines I’ve been enjoying. I’ve never stopped notetaking, it’s just that Covid, Black Lives Matter, and now the election have just taken over, while the world...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 12, 2020 | California, Costa Rica, Global Winemaker, Israel, Wine
With Wings on his feet, Episode 6 leads you quickly from past Episodes of Kerry Damskey, a global brave and daring winemaker, to now Three Corners being explained as ONE VISION | ONE WINEMAKER | THREE TERROIRS: ISRAEL CALIFORNIA COSTA RICA Episode 6 –...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 10, 2020 | Wine, Wine Travel, Wine Writer
With Fodor’s Travel Guides, we can explore world regions from the eyes, ears, and penmanship of regional writers. Many of our own decisions are based on the reviews in print and online, about these fabulous and global places of interest. USA Europe Africa and...
by Jo Diaz | Jul 29, 2020 | Book Sample, Books, Wine, Wine Book, Wine Business, Wine Writer
What Varietal is That? A Beginners Guide to the Most Important Grape Varieties, written by Darby Higgs, is a great little reference book… something you take with you on trips into wine land places, to keep check of seeing the grape leaves, clusters, and vines,...
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