the story...

The idea behind angelica cellars first surfaced many years ago in the overarching daydreams of two young wine aficionados. Hypothetical scenarios of owning a winery emerged more and more on lazy Sundays over chess matches and good doses of Pastis. Old souls yearning for a part in the world of fine wine, two friends took the plunge in the fall of 2005 and never looked back.

Having been good friends since high school and having had the opportunity to drink together throughout college, Ben and Eduardo were poised to share with others their regard for what great wine does for the soul.

After downing myriad bottles and different styles of wine, these guys were confounded with the conclusion that the Rhone Valley and its varietals day-in and day-out struck them with a distinct and unknown nostalgia.

Well, the nostalgia wasn’t quite unknown… It turns out that Ben’s mom lives in the south of France and Eduardo’s dad used to live in Paris. The opportunities these two had to explore France have been paramount in shaping their shared perspective of wine as a pivotal component of life and not merely as an afterthought.

The philosophy of working to live rather than living to work has always rung loud and true with the guys. They have made it their mission to enrich those that they come across with much merriment and a great way to get a good buzz going.

Oh, and why call it angelica cellars, you ask? Well, not only are Ben and Eduardo two handsome, charming, and tragically single young men, they also love their moms.

Angelica is Eduardo’s mother's middle name, and Coquelicot is a flower that blankets the fields surrounding Ben's mother's house in Provence. So with the inaugural release of angelica cellars coquelicot in the Fall of 2007, the guys are paying homage to the women that made them the great catches they are today.

It is their hope that with every bottle of angelica cellars wine opened, a great feeling of nostalgia will either be evoked or perpetuated.  Cheers!