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"Juicy Tales by Jo Diaz"

I love crystal. I’m a New Englander, a Mainah Yankee, and we love our china, silvah, and crystal. Today, they’re mostly just treasures from the past, with great memories for special occasions. Our kids don’t even want our “old stuff.” But, I’ll tell you who does… Our grandchildren, for any of us lucky enough to […]

Tags: Decanters, Era Vino, France, Hameau Duboeuf, ROMANÈCHE-THORINS, Tannin, Wine Decanter Aerating Carafe with Lid, Wine tannins

This Thursday, lovers of Beaujolais Nouveau will once again be celebrating Beaujolais Day. Having enjoyed many Beaujolais wines, with most of them being at the source of many of the producers, in France, I can tell you that excitement doesn’t even begin to describe the joy I’m feeling right now. This past July, I got […]

Tags: Beaujolais, Beaujolais Nouveau, Beaujolais Nouveau Day, France, Gamay, Georges Duboeuf, Quintessentail Wines

The theme of recreation still does live on at Château de Nervers, all while they are making world-class wines. I was touring with a media group this past July, in Odenas, Brouilly, France, as guests of owners Jean-Benoit Chabannes and his charmingly delightful wife Tiphaine de Chabannes, at their château. (SEE MAP BELOW: Odenas is […]

Tags: Amanda Burrill, Beaujolais, Brouilly, Château de la Chaize, Chateau de Nervers, France, Jean-Benoit Chabannes, Kelly Mitchel, Odenas, Terra Vitis, Tiphaine de Chabannes

I don’t usually report on real estate in the wine industry. I’ve just watched – for nearly 30 years – so many wineries changing hands, fading into the sunset, changing the name due to notoriety, the failings of venture capitalism, no legacy planning, etc.. It really is the game of Monopoly, with each county having […]

Tags: Brouilly, Chateau Nervers, Concannon Vineyard, finance, France, Global Wine Partners, Jo Diaz, Real Estate Sales, Regusci Winery, Wine

When visiting a winery, to capture its heart and soul – as is my custom – it’s helpful if I know very little about it, going into the discoveries. I don’t want to rewrite anything, except actual factuals… And then, what I see it in nuances: what I feel from its aura, what touches my […]

Tags: Adrien Riboud, Al Agsa Mosque, Château Roubine Cru Classé, France, King Solomon's temple, Knights Templar, Middle Ages, Provence, winemaker Pierre Gérin

PHOTO: Taken in the Beaujolais region of France, at the Georges Duboeuf’s Chateau, in Romaneche-Thorins, France. Georges Duboeuf is the highly regarded founder of Les Vins Georges Duboeuf. These are all of my own images from my trip to Beaujolais, with the exception of Wine Folly’s map. Beaujolais 101 ~ A TOP TEN Primer Pronounced: […]

Tags: Beaujolais, Beaujolais 101, Brouilly, Chateau de Nervers, Chénas, Chiroubles, Côte de Brouilly, Fleurie, France, Georges Duboeuf, Jean-Benoit and Tiphaine de Chabannes, Juliénas, LES VINS GEORGES DuBOEUF, Les Vins Georges Duboeuf Chateau St. Amour, Mâcon Burgundy, Morgon, Moulin-à-Vent, négociant, Régnié, St-Amour, Wine Folly, Winemaker Denis Lapaler

Sample: Quintessential Wines ~ Georges Dubœuf Fleurie  2016 (Flower Label) PREFACE   HEART ~ THE WINERY: This information came from an interview I had with Franck Duboeuf SCIENCE ~ WINEMAKING ~ From the winery SOUL ~ Jo’s notes Photo Credit: ricochet64 ~ Chapel of Saint Pierre in Beaujolais with Mont Brouilly World Region ~ A.O.C. FLEURIE, FRANCE HEART Fleurie is […]

Tags: A.O.C. FLEURIE, Beaujolais Crus, Fleurie, France, Georges Duboeuf

Sample: Quintessential Wines ~ Georges Dubœuf Fleurie  2016 (Flower Label) PREFACE – PART 2 ~ RED WINES HEART ~ THE WINERY: This information came from an interview I had with Franck Duboeuf SCIENCE ~ WINEMAKING ~ From the winery SOUL ~ Jo’s notes Photo Credit: ricochet64 ~ Chapel of Saint Pierre in Beaujolais with Mont Brouilly World Region ~ […]

Tags: Brouilly (Flower Label) 2018, Fleurie, France, geomorphological, Georges Duboeuf, Georges Dubœuf Brouilly 2016 (Flower Label), Quintessential Wines

Sample: Quintessential Wines ~ Georges Dubœuf Pouilly-Fuisse 2015 (Flower Label) PREFACE – PART 1 ~ WHITE WINES World Regions ~ Mâconnais, France HEART ~ THE WINERY: This information came from an interview I had with Franck Duboeuf SCIENCE ~ WINEMAKING ~ From the winery and from Jo SOUL ~ Wine Blog’s SAMPLE NOTES FOR Georges Dubœuf Pouilly-Fuisse 2015 (Flower Label) Photo […]

Tags: Chardonnay, Claude Monet, father Georges and son Franck Duboeuf, Fench wine, Flower Label, France, Franck Duboeuf, Georges Duboeuf, Mâconnais, Quintessential Wines, Quintessential Wines ~ Georges Dubœuf Pouilly-Fuisse 2015, Quintessential Wines ~ Georges Dubœuf Pouilly-Fuisse 2015 (Flower Label)

From COMITÉ Champagne, France: Progress for the 2018 Champagne harvest: it appears to be an exceptional year for their sparkling wine. SIDEBAR for anyone new to sparkling wine: sparkling wine can only be called “Champagne,” if it comes from the region of Champagne, France. This appellation is just outside of Paris. (It is any wonder that Paris is also […]

Tags: 2018 Champagne harvest, Champagne, Champagne harvest 2018, COMITÉ Champagne, France