Welcome to the D’Aquila-Phillips Wine Cellar! Our site is dedicated to the life of the individual most responsible for introducing me to the world of wine, Mary Kay D’Aquila. I’m Scott Phillips the host of this site, which we call DP Wine Cellar for short. It’s an e-extension of our physical wine cellars. One north and […]
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The Physical Evolution of a Personal Wine Cellar
The Physical Evolution of a Personal Wine Cellar For most of my adult life the idea of actually having a personal wine cellar, beyond a rack in my kitchen or hall closet never really crossed my mind. In my wife and my early days we basically only had enough money to buy the bottle of […]
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Why follow D’Aquila-Phillips Wine Cellar?
Wine: It’s ALL about the stories! Welcome to the very first post for the new D’Aquila-Phillips Wine Cellar, more commonly known as DP Wine Cellar, which you can find and bookmark at http://www.dpwinecellar.com website! While we have been online on Facebook and Instagram for a couple years now, we are now adding to our online […]
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Our Guiding Wine Cellar Quote
As with most folks who love wine, we love good wine quotes. Social media is filled with them and tons of them are a hoot! My best half’s favorite wine quote was by the ancient Greek philosopher, and some say crazy man, Diogenes. If you know him it’s most likely for the time he spent […]
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Varietal Primer: Petit Verdot
It was a cool, overcast, but at least not rainy January morning in Napa Valley. I was forced to alter my route due to downed trees down a landslide closing a portion of Silverado Road, but I had made it to my destination. The good news at that time was the five-year Napa Valley drought […]