Forty years of dedication to crafting exceptional wines that began with a 5.5 acre block of highly coveted Cabernet Sauvignon vines.
Author Archives: J Reilly
Summer Vacation and Tuscany: A Perfect Pairing
Exploring food and wine in Tuscany with its gorgeous scenery and iconic medieval hilltop towns.
Daou Vineyards Wine Tasting
Daou Vineyards: The dream is to turn the soil and climate of Daou Mountain into pleasure in a bottle.
I’ll Take (A) Manhattan on New Year’s Eve
The Manhattan cocktail traces back to the late 1800s and its origin at New York City’s Manhattan Club. The original recipe has remained largely unchanged, however, while the traditional version uses rye whiskey, with its spicy, peppery notes, many prefer the touch of sweetness that bourbon has to offer.
3-Ingredient Seasonally Inspired Cocktails to Celebrate Fall
The start of autumn is the time for seasonally inspired cocktails with flavors of apple and pumpkin. #BoozyLifestyle
In Search Of Wine Along The Rhine – Part 2
Strasbourg, in the Alsace region of France, is known for its unique blending of Frankish and Germanic cultures. The region has alternately belonged to either France or Germany for centuries. The result is a robust wine, beer, and food culture that I was excited to experience for myself.
In Search Of Wine Along The Rhine – Part 1
My quest for wine begins in a little German town along the Rhine called Breisach which is the first stop on our Viking river cruise from Basel to Amsterdam.
Blues and Booze On The High Seas
Some of the best musical artists in the blues genre perform on the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise with an average of 40 headline acts playing a total of over 100 shows on six stages.
WSET and Me
We were told that the exam would be a “closed book” test although I had no idea at the time how that would be accomplished with an online test. It turned out that setting up a laptop and phone with apps, video, audio, and scanning your room to show the proctor that you aren’t hiding crib notes or a wine expert under your desk was harder than the actual exam.
In Search Of… The Sazerac
We’ve been making the Sazerac with bourbon but history of the cocktail indicates that it began with cognac.
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