by Jo Diaz | Feb 9, 2022 | Imports, Portugal, Portuguese wine, Wine
The brand that I’ve been recently fortunate to discover is Herdade do Esporão. Drop your tongue behind your lower teeth, to pronounce Esporáo. There’s a YouTube video is at the end of this story, on Portuguese vowel pronunciations, in case you enjoy new...
by Jo Diaz | Feb 9, 2022 | Portugal, Portuguese wine, White Wine, Wine
This story is like a return visit to that old friend Portugal’s Alentejo (ah-len-TAY-zhoo); the oos and aahs of it all! [PHOTO CREDIT for this story: Jo Diaz, all rights are reserved, unless otherwise noted] The Alentejo wine region was the very first...
by Jo Diaz | Jul 25, 2021 | Biodynamic, Carménère, Chile, Colchagua Valley, Sustainablility, Wine, Wines of Chile
[PHOTO: Jo Diaz] As mentioned in my first story in this series, Chilean Wines that Collectively Underline Chile’s Historic Commitments, I’ve entered into a process of learning right now… So welcome, especially if you’re learning some things, too, about...
by Jo Diaz | Mar 30, 2017 | Alentejo, Jo's World, Portugal
Anything, everything, all of the time… I left a chunk of my heart in the Alentejo. Just search on Alentejo, or Portugal, on my wine blog. Sadly, the second trip (media) that came as an opportunity, I had just booked another flight, and missed the boat (plane)....
by Jo Diaz | Feb 27, 2017 | History, Portugal, Wine
As I’ve earlier written, To Understand Portuguese Wines, One Must First Understand the People. This continues to be my mantra, most especially after having spent 10 days in Portugal with Delfim Costa, when he was working with Enoforum Wines. In world history,...
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