by Jo Diaz | Feb 19, 2018 | Napa, Petite Sirah, PS I Love You, Wine, Winemaker, Winemaking, Winery
Here’s some Petite Sriah insight from Mathew (Matt) Moye of Vincent Arroyo: With Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon commanding an AVERAGE of $7,500 per ton, how can I put out a $40.00/per bottle Cabernet? How many people are buying $70.00+ Cabs? How did we get this...
by Jo Diaz | Feb 1, 2018 | Event, Wine
THE SOMM JOURNAL As a public service to The Tasting Panel, if you are a producer that crafts a high end Grenache or a Grenache Blend, you have an opportunity to pour at a walk-around tasting in the LA area. There’s no fee, just pour your wine and have someone to...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 24, 2017 | Books, Napa, Wine
Each year I enjoy putting a list together of the best wine and food books I read throughout the year. This year is no exception. Here are my 2017 Wine and Spirits Books. And, here’s headed to your Black Friday shopping… A Vineyard in Napa, by Doug Shafer, Fills in an...
by Jo Diaz | May 26, 2017 | Chile, France, Imports, innovation, Italy, Napa, Rosé, Wine, Wine Cans, Wine of the Week
éé Wines of the Week Rosés, our most delicious wines for the spring and the summer season ahead, I love them… True confession: It wasn’t until I tasted Sutter Home’s White Zin that I finally got wine. Had I not been trying to love Merlots as my entry...
by Jo Diaz | Mar 10, 2015 | China, Napa, Sonoma, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley, Wine
I love my friends. They send me Emails that they think I should read, which of course will elicit an opinion. My friend Paul Moe in Florida just sent a link to me from Smirky Chimp saying, “They’re all ‘wine barons!’” I wrote back, after reading the...
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