by Jo Diaz | Jan 5, 2016 | Award, Food & Wine, Tea, Wine
An Extraordinary Man Is Recognized: The Republic of Tea’s Ron Rubin has been named to Specialty Food Association Hall of Fame… As his wine publicist, I was part of the first line of learning, then part of the distribution, and also provided some insights...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 29, 2014 | Chardonnay, Movie, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, Wine, Zinfandel
Any wonderful story deserves equally wonderful wines, and so I got to work…
by Jo Diaz | Aug 28, 2014 | Wine
I applaud Total Wine & More… Being on the inside of the wine business, I get to see things happening that let me know who’s who and what’s what. [Image: center is Ron Rubin, owner and president of The Rubin Family of Wines, greeting his guests.]...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 15, 2014 | Chardonnay, Movie, Russian River Valley, Wine
A day in the life of a wine publicist with a night train… Night Train to Lisbon ~ A Sunday Segue Searching for my comfort film A Good Year, I fell upon Night Train to Lisbon. It’s a film based on the novel of the same name. Written by Pascal Mercier in...
by Jo Diaz | May 1, 2013 | Green Valley, Russian River Valley, Sonoma, Vineyards, Viticulture, Wine, Winemaking
Jim Pratt’s (Cornerstone Certified Vineyards) been working as a wine grape grower of the stars for nearly 30 years, which also includes being a veteran of the grapevine nursery business. In 1995, Jim Pratt bought what he would later call the “Pratt...
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