by Jo Diaz | Nov 6, 2020 | Champagne, France, French Wine, Terroir, Wine, Wine Making
When is there never a special, or non-special, time for Champagne? Winesellars Ltd. just sent this to me, “It’s time to start drinking Champagne—all the time.” I left them in the dust on this one a l-o-n-g time ago, like any of our 365 days in the year,...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 17, 2020 | Canned Wines, Rosé, White Wine, Wine, Wine Spritzers
It’s been since June 3, 2020, that I’ve been able to actually journal about wines I’ve been enjoying. I’ve never stopped notetaking, it’s just that Covid, Black Lives Matter, and now the election have just taken over, while the world...
by Jo Diaz | Jun 1, 2018 | Moscato, Piedmont, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Gris, Sicily, Veneto, Wine
LA FIERA ~ Abruzzo La Fiera has a wonderful story… Especially if you’re a merry-go-round groupie. In the early 70s, I took my two-year old daughter to a fair, and we rode the merry-go-round for so long Katie fell asleep on it. I don’t even know how...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 25, 2017 | Argentina, Importer, Imports, Malbec, Mendoza, Wine, Wine Making, Winemaker, Winemaking
What a delicious wine blend of Malbec and Bonarda is this 2016 Santa Julia Tintillo. But then you might ask, “Isn’t a lot of Malbec wine coming from Argentina?” To which I’d say, “Sure, but how many of them are also blended with...
by Jo Diaz | Oct 22, 2016 | Albarino, Godello, Importer, Imports, Mencia, SENDA VERDE, Spain, Treixadura, Wine, Wine Century Club
This hasn’t a respite hiatus, not by any stretch of the imagination. It’s been moving from and then to a new home and new offices “time out.” It’s been 19 years since we’ve moved. I still can’t believe how much stuff (nice...
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