by Jo Diaz | Jul 13, 2016 | History, Petite Sirah, PS I Love You, Wine, Wine HIstory
My hat’s off to you, sir, as I join the legion of others who celebrate all of your contributions. You not only enriched the PS I Love You agenda, but you have enriched my life, too. I asked, you helped. What more could anyone ask of another and be so rewarded for years to follow?
by Jo Diaz | Sep 10, 2015 | Turkey, Wine
Turkey and its wines Right now, Turkey is focused on bridging the gaps between one of the oldest grape growing and wine making regions in the world, by educating the new world about what Turkey has to offer. It has an 11,000 year history of winemaking. There are more...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 7, 2015 | Argentina, Wine
Argentina and its wines Argentina is the world’s fifth largest producer of wine. Eighty percent of Argentina’s wine comes from Mendoza, South America’s largest wine producing region. (Yesterday, I wrote about the Grove Street Malbec. This is where...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 30, 2011 | History, Oregon, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Vineyards, Wine, Wine Making, Winemaker, Winery
Once upon a time, ages ago, like in the early 1900s, villages in France had their own winemakers. In the southwest region of France, in the Bay of Arcachon, there was (and still is) a small community called “Arcachon.” This commune in the Gironde department, was about...
by Jo Diaz | Jan 17, 2011 | History, Wine, Wine Manners
Here’s what I’m thinking… if the oldest profession was supposedly prostitution, what was it that the cave man gave his female companion? He didn’t have money. He may have had a piece of meat, but heck… anyone in those days could ring the...
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