by Jo Diaz | Sep 21, 2010 | Marketing, Restaurants, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Related Products
[I have borrowed this image, which is the property of Erik S. Lesser for the New York Times, which was used to enhance Kevin Sack’s story.] My friend Paul Rude of Castro Verde, Portugal, just forwarded this story to me that was in the New York Times: Choosing...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 25, 2010 | Alentejo, Culture, Importer, Marketing, Petite Sirah, Portugal, PS I Love You, Rock n'Roll, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Importer, Wine Innovation
Having just returned from meeting my Alentejo client Delfim Costa, and our new importer Adele Capela (Value Vines) in New York City, my Times Square experience is still swimming around inside of my head. First of all, the last time I was in Time Square experiencing it...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 9, 2010 | Event, Marketing, Petite Sirah, PS I Love You, Social media, Variety, Wine, Wine Blogger, Wine Business, Wine Competitions, Wine Writer
[This Petite Sirah character was created by Appellation America, based on a poem I had written about Petite Sirah. Do you need inspiration, a wine with sensation?] The question posed to Dr. Vino at the Eighth Annual Petite Sirah Noble Symposium this year was,...
by Jo Diaz | Jan 29, 2010 | Marketing, Wine, Wine Blogger, Wine Writer
I just searched Google for the term “wine blog.” The search revealed that there are now 40,000,000 entries that qualify under “wine blog.” Some of them, of course, are duplicates, but still… this number is astounding. It’s no...
by Jo Diaz | Jan 26, 2010 | Art in Wine, Portugal, Wine, Wine Making
The history of Portugal is richly fascinating, and even more amazing when you visit and see it firsthand. Being there allowed me to experience and touch its ancient past, while exploring the immensely popular and emerging wine region of the world today… the...
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