I’d really like to know what your New Year’s Resolution is for 2010.
I’ve found that when I have resolve, I tend to make things happen (quitting nail biting as a pre teen, quitting smoking as a young adult, learning about Portuguese culture last year, and many others).
As a small incentive for you to comment, and [...]

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Jo Diaz on December 28th, 2009

Weekly Holidaze Drawing: Just leave a comment on any wine-blog entry this month, to win gifts this December:

We all have to thank Gwendolyn Alley (ArtPredator and WinePredator) for the word “Bloggiversary.”
Here I am with my fourth and reflecting on those past four years of amazing changes.
When I began blogging, it was because I was a [...]

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For years I’ve been impressed by Natalie MacLean. Long before Web 2.0 came along and made having one’s own Website chic, Natalie had established herself on the Web. Now that the Web is interactive (Web 2.0), Natalie is also blogging, but one look at her site, and you’ll see all else that came before her [...]

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What started out as something whimsical turned into a much deeper story for me.
Recognition begins with a first step up the ladder, leading to a point when one’s on a pinnacle, and his or her star is finally brilliantly shining. It’s a journey, not a process.
I recently met Paul Mabray in his VinTank offices in [...]

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Jo Diaz on September 25th, 2009

I’m going to be helping my colleague Rusty Eddy (Clayhouse wines) with a PR class that he teaches at UC Davis Extension each year, that’s related to wine industry PR.
Now… I’m off on a research project:
What I need from you, my readers, is to prove the power of Twitter, which is going to be part [...]

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