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 | Oct 29, 2017 | Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile, Importer, Imports, Wine
This bottle of wine has been worth saving, since it arrived in September. The 2016 Reserva Casillero del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile had Halloween written all over it, right? A reliably tasty wine from Casillero del Diablo, this is something you can bank on...
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...
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