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 | Jun 7, 2018 | AVA, Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance, Petaluma Wind Gap, Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Wine
From the Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance Newsletter “Petaluma Gap Winegrowers celebrated the new AVA with Congressmen Thompson and Huffman on May 29, at Gap’s Crown Vineyard.” Why is an AVA so meaningful to me? Because, Jose and I have been helping...
by Jo Diaz | Jul 3, 2017 | AVA, Cabernet Sauvignon, Wine, Zinfandel
[Photo Credit: Atlas Peak Appellation has used this image, with photo credit given to Stagecoach Vineyard] I’ve driven through the Atlas Peak American Viticultural Area (AVA) many times, but I haven’t ascended the Vaca Mountain range. I had one insightful...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 10, 2016 | Green Valley, History, Terroir
[This photo is of a weather station at The Rubin Family of Wines, in Green Valley of the Russian River Valley. Fog is hanging in the background.] Terroir Green Valley of Russian River Valley is comprised of the following small towns, which are all bordered to the west...
by Jo Diaz | Dec 17, 2013 | Event, Food & Wine, Suisun Valley, Wine
Presented by Suisun Valley Vintners & Growers Association, Suisun Valley is going to be celebrating their Appellation’s 31st Anniversary on the day after Christmas. Wine and food tasting from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. On Thursday, December 26, 2013, guests in...
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