by aricaribe | Aug 19, 2025 | Sidebar, Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper Pope Francis Wine Story: Joy and Heritage “…a wedding feast lacking wine embarrasses the newlyweds – imagine finishing the wedding feast drinking tea? It would be an embarrassment!” Those weren’t the words of...
by aricaribe | Aug 12, 2025 | Sidebar, Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper Boutique Wineries and the Art of Resilience in Winemaking Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon, France I’m writing from the Loire Valley, where the vines are just beginning to bloom. It’s May, and everyone’s watching the weather. One late...
by aricaribe | Aug 9, 2025 | Sidebar, Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper – Birth Year Wine Paris, France “Plant a tree, write a book, have a child.” José Martí’s old line has chased me for years—part pep‑talk, part checklist. A friend once warned, “Start with the kid and you’ll never get to...
by aricaribe | Jul 30, 2025 | Sidebar, Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
Dear Friend, Imagine opening a bottle of wine at your next dinner party… …and surprising your friends with the story behind it: A small vineyard in France with no website… A 4th-generation winemaker in Spain who produces just 2,500 bottles a year… A rugged,...
by aricaribe | Jul 28, 2025 | Sidebar, Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper -Your taste evolves. Your instinct sharpens. Sonoma, California Three out of four people say they prefer old shows and movies over the new stuff on Netflix. I’m one of them. Makes sense. The new stuff tries so hard to impress....
