by Jo Diaz | Feb 5, 2014 | Food & Wine, Restaurants, Wine
What makes a great one? People like Debbie Shu, my favorite restaurateur, is an example of why we adore the chefs whose foods deliver both sustenance and comfort. Add a great wine list to the restaurant’s mix and there’s nowhere else to go, when sustenance...
by Jo Diaz | Jul 24, 2012 | Food & Wine, Video, Wine
I know next to nothing about rice wine, I know even less about sushi. I have major allergies to fish, so I can’t go there. Seaweed wrap just turns my stomach, because it’s got that “fishy” smell, so please don’t try to sell me on their...
by Jo Diaz | Jan 11, 2012 | Education, Importer, Imports, Wholesaler, Wine, Wine Business
My friend Chang Liow of Chinois Asian Bistro had me stand in for him at a recent wine tasting and luncheon. His restaurant Chinois is located in Windsor, and the food is wonderfully delicious. If you’re a wine person, along with being a foodie, you’ll...
by Jo Diaz | Jun 9, 2010 | Event, Flavors from the World of Wine, Food & Wine, Importer, Imports, Italy, Organization, Restaurants, Social Networking in Wine, Variety, Wine, Wine Century Club, Wine Education, Wine tasting, Winery
Along with Chang Liow and Jose Diaz… The Wine Century Club of Windsor CA has officially begun. I arrived at Chinois Bistro (our new club house) with the Local Chapter Application. On the Member List, I had already filled in President Jose Diaz and Secretary Jo...
by Jo Diaz | Jan 21, 2010 | Event, Food & Wine, Jo's World, Juicy Tale, Marketing, Profiles, Wine, Wine Blogger, Wine Writer, Winemaker, Winery
What a cast of characters… The Sonoma County Wine Library (in Healdsburg) is only seven miles from my house, which occasionally host authors. I’m on the distribution list for announcements. In December, they hosted a wine writers reception, that included...
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