by Jo Diaz | Jun 14, 2013 | Portugal, Wine
Just as California has European influences that express our history, so does Portugal’s wine world express its history through Manueline architecture. Everything about Portugal leads one back in time to whomever was the invader of that particular time… And...
by Jo Diaz | Mar 16, 2012 | Portugal, Wine
While in Portugal and the Alentejo wine grape growing region, I was a guest of Enoforum Wines. At the time, I received a well-rounded education from my friend Delfim Costa. From the beginning of our friendship, Delfim has taught me that to understand Portuguese wines...
by Jo Diaz | Jan 26, 2012 | Alentejo, Imports, Portugal, Wine, Wine Business, Winemaker, Winery
Although my job with Enoforum Wines ended over a year ago, my relationship to them has remained. Once Enoforum found an importer, the next steps involved getting placements with wholesalers within each state. PR – sensibly – had to be put on a back burner....
by Jo Diaz | Jan 4, 2012 | Alentejo, Flavors from the World of Wine, Imports, Portugal, Wine, Wine Country
I’m missing Portugal so much. It’s interesting to visit another country, and then have your heart tied up in it forever. (I feel the same way about Maui; although, it’s one of the 50 states, getting there’s a bit complicated, and it’s not...
by Jo Diaz | Apr 29, 2011 | Alentejo, Education, Event, Iberian Peninsula, Imports, Portugal, Wine
About Evan Goldstein: Master Sommelier, Full Circle Wine Solutions, San Francisco, CA ~ President and Chief Education Officer… Evan is the author of Five Star Service: Your Guide to Hospitality Excellence (On Premise Communications Inc.) and the critically...
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