by Jo Diaz | Mar 3, 2017 | Argentina, Malbec, Terroir, Wine
Taste the wine and taste the winds of change… A composition of 79 percent Malbec, 11 percent Bonarda, and 10 percent Syrah, the 2014 Amado Sur Malbec, is one alluring wine. From the Bodega Trivento estate in Mendoza’s Andean Foothills, this Amado Sur wine...
by Jo Diaz | Sep 4, 2015 | Chile, Wine
Chile and its wines Chile has 460 Years of Wine Heritage When the Spanish arrived in the sixteenth century, there was no phylloxera Chilean vine rootstock (at the time) grew own-rooted, which turned out to be a valuable genetic material. This allowed Carmenere to...
by Jo Diaz | Oct 4, 2013 | Chile, Sauvignon Blanc, Wine
Part 2 of my exploring Sauvignon Blancs from Chile… Chilean Sauvignon Blanc and Oysters are a natural wine pairing, I hear. I don’t know, because I’m allergic to shell fish, so I’ll depend on you folks to tell me how fabulous the flavors are....
by Jo Diaz | Jun 3, 2013 | California, Marketing, Wine, Winemaker
I just opened a bottle of white wine from Little Black Dress ~ A bouquet that *is* a bouquet was the first thing that came to mind as the aromas wafted upwards… 2010 Little Black Dress Divalicious Wine The blend for this wine is the following… and keep up...
by Jo Diaz | Mar 27, 2013 | Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile, Organic, Wine
Chile’s unique and varying terroir has distinct geographic barriers: the Atacama Desert to the north, the Andes Mountains to the east, the Patagonian ice fields to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Each defined geographic point makes Chile a truly unique...
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