by Jo Diaz | Aug 17, 2019 | Event, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Writer, Winemaker, Winery
When I first came to California, I had solid PR credentials. With 11 years in WBLM radio broadcasting as their publicist, I knew all about radio broadcasting and not only creating, but also keeping their public file. What I didn’t have was the slightest...
by Jo Diaz | Jun 16, 2019 | Law, Napa, Public Relations, Wine, Winery
Perhaps a bit late to the party, but an issue that’s still near and dear to my heart, having worked and walked in Mondavi’s To-Kalon Vineyard. During that time, I was aware that we, at Robert Mondavi, were sharing that vineyard land with other wine...
by Jo Diaz | May 21, 2019 | Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistoga, Napa, Pinot Noir, Wine, Wine Hospitality, Wine tasting, Wine Travel, Winemaking, Winery, Wines
It seems like so long ago, from now, when I visited Castello di Amorosa in Calistoga, Napa Valley, on a whim. My husband Jose and I had just attended a media tasting for a Rutherford Dust event, and I decided that I wanted to not pass by Castello di Amorosa, as I had...
by Jo Diaz | Jun 20, 2018 | Education, Investing, Napa, Oregon, Solano County, Sonoma, Wine, Winery, Wines
This is a wine blog, not a trade magazine, so my take of Wine Business Monthly’s ~ Vineyard Economic Symposium ~ is really that of being a fly on the wall, not to get the best investment strategy. The room was full of economists, not my average American wine...
by Jo Diaz | May 7, 2018 | Napa, Political, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine Culture, Wine HIstory, Wine Hospitality
Stuart Smith has gathered in depth background materials for “No On C and Napa County’s environment” at www.stopmeasurec.com. The Webpage opens with what’s most concerning for this measure: “Because Measure C was created in secret, the only...
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