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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One Day to Visit Napa Valley: An Itinerary for a Millennial
Recently someone asked me a tough wine question. I had to think long and hard before answering. The question was this: “I’m going to have one day in Napa. It will be my first visit and I am wondering what wineries you might recommend I visit?” Tough question as I said! I also needed to […]
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Wine Traditions: Stick a Dime in it!
Do you have any wine traditions? I’d love to know what they are! Our family does – and there are two we follow religiously! The first tradition is when anyone gives the first toast at a table. Everyone, young and old alike, must tap each person’s glass at the table. It’s for good luck. Gets […]
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Direct to Consumer Report 2019: My Take
DtC Report 2019: My Take Wrapped up with my current issue of Wine Business Monthly magazine was their annual supplement report, 2019 Direct to Consumer Wine Shipping Report 2018 Year in Review, on the state of the Direct to Consumer (DtC) wine business. After getting over my irritation that the magazine was wrapped in a […]
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Do You Spring Clean your Wines? You should!
Think Spring (Cleaning) for Your Wine Cellar and Wines Finally, it’s springtime in the northern hemisphere! Our snows are receding farther and farther north, the sun is feeling spring warm, and just yesterday I noticed the very first buds of spring in our yard – on our lilac! So as we enter spring it’s not […]
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What’s in YOUR glass of Cabernet?
You’ve seen the posts. Someone off camera filling a wine glass with sugar. Or maybe you’ve seen the one with a wineglass filled with sugar cubes. All promoting their brand of wine as being cleaner, having less sugar, etc. than what must be the dirty wines of their competitors. Being a wine lover and having […]
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International Women’s Day: Thanks to strong women in our (wine) world
“I’m looking for a hard headed woman One who will make me do my best And if I find my hard headed woman I know the rest of my life will be blessed Yes, yes, yes” Yusuf/Cat Stevens Happy International Women’s Day! Yusuf/Cat Stevens said it oh so well back in 1970! Naturally, International Women’s […]