by Jo Diaz | Feb 12, 2020 | Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, Wine, Wine 101, Wine Appreciation, Wine Business, Wine Chemistry, Wine Ed, Wine Making, Winemaker, Winemaking, Winery, Wines
Winemaker Patrick Melley of Russian Hill Estate Winery just answered this question of Malolactic Fermentation. And for wine beginners (or intermediates, like me), this doesn’t get any better. As one of our clients, I get to edit for the winery on occasion. This...
by Jo Diaz | Jun 5, 2015 | Wine
The biggest shock early on was visiting an artisan winery, asking for the “trade discount,” and being asked a question in return… “Are you a winery principle?” I was stopped dead in my tracks. I was new to the wine business and the...
by Jo Diaz | Feb 4, 2015 | Social media, Social Networking in Wine, Wine, Winemaking
Facebook is the land of questions, including winemaking; especially for some of us in the wine business. If I get a winemaking question on this blog and I don’t have an answer, I turn to my winemaking friends. Last week, on my blog about “Sur Lie aging...
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 | Jul 22, 2014 | Public Service Announcement, Wine, Wine Business
Starting a legal winery has to be a daunting task, most especially for the people who’ve never been connected to the wine industry. I know that I segued from radio into wine, and it took me at least three years before I was really on any real sure footing. I was...
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