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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Experiencing Teachworth Winery in Napa Valley: Our Take
We love bringing you our experiences from visiting Napa Valley wineries! Last month we spent some fabulous days experiencing more wineries up and down Napa Valley. We had a marvelous time made up of some fun shopping, wonderful meals, and terrific wines at equally terrific wineries. This trip we focused on experiencing wineries we hadn’t […]
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Touring Napa Wineries: Our Good, Great, and Mistakes
Our recent post providing an overview our Napa trip earlier this month can be read by clicking here. We wouldn’t want anyone to miss anything and it will explain the title of this post since it is the last line of that post. We promised to give you, from our most recent personal experiences, what […]
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Visiting Napa in the Off Season: A Review
The polar vortex almost won! But after eight cancelled flights, three airlines, and leaving a day early we made it to Napa Valley! We left Chicago at 15 below zero, shortstopped in Minneapolis at 30 below, and rolled into the Valley just in time to grab a late seating at Bouchon (FYI they are open […]
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Come along with us across Napa Valley
Come join us in Napa! As the Polar Vortex descends from the Artic across a huge hunk of the Midwest, I take the only reasonable action I can. Our local forecast for here is a high of -10 and at our ‘northern cellar’ it is currently a truly damn cold -31. So, since I am […]
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Wine Marketing Ideas That Have Jumped The Vineyard
You’ve seen the lists. They pop up every year around this time. The lists of words folks have decided need to be banished due to overuse. As vintners and their teams get ready to write new marketing materials and update their websites, I suggest consideration be given to making a list of their own. A […]
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Seeing Is Believing: A Digital Idea for Every Winery & Winemaker
As I begin, I’d like to point out you can read the recently released Silicon Valley Bank‘s 2019 State of the Wine Industry Report by clicking here and watch a taped version of their related webinar by clicking here. After reading the report and watching the webinar, produced by Rob McMillan, Executive Vice President of […]