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Announcing Gabrielle Collection Wine Country Foodie Super Simple, Super Tasty 5 Step Recipes Always Featuring GC Napa Valley Culinary

To make in-home cooking easier for our Gabrielle Collection Wine Country Foodie, we are introducing our Super Simple, Super Tasty 5 Step Recipes. Each shipment will include at least 1 recipe that has 5 steps or less. It’s all about the purity of ingredients, not time in the kitchen.

What is a Boutique Wine?

few really know what it means to produce a boutique wine or be a boutique winery. In the wine industry, a winery producing less than 10,000 cases annually is considered a boutique winery.

Join us for a tour of the O’Connell Family Vineyard Estate Gardens

The second best thing to being here; take our O’Connell Family Estate Garden Tour! The estate garden is exploding with blooms. I had to share them with you, so please follow us as we tour our beautiful gardens that we all love so much. Almost as good as being here.

Spring in our Napa Vineyard Estate

It is Spring in Napa! The shoots in our O’Connell Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon vines in the Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley are getting ready to burst open. The sleepy vines are yawing and stretching ready for their dramatic appearance. But we are anxiously...

Breakfast Wine & Food paired tasting experience at Gabrielle Collection taste +

Let the Wine Begin! Reserve your hosted tasting experience at Gabrielle Collection taste+ Your head start to a fabulous day of Napa Valley wine and food tasting begins with a flight of innovative seasonal breakfast toasts paired with small production boutique wines at...

Cooking with Citrus

Citrus is an antioxidant and packed with vitamin C, citrus is a health boost and a delicious way to heighten flavors of a dish. Then add a touch of wine to complete. As part of the Gabrielle Collection of O’Connell Family Wines, GC Napa Valley Culinary encourages...

Gabrielle Collection taste+ Wine and Food Experience – Deluxe Olive Oil Tasting

Deluxe Olive Oil Tasting Napa Valley is known for wine, but did you know that it is also known for olive oil? California is home to America’s native Mission Olive brought to the United States by Spanish missionaries. Olive Oil is known for the many health benefits it...

Sipping with Gabrielle – Pietro Family Cellars- Pinot Noir Russian River 2009

MY PERSONAL WINE NOTES By Gabrielle Leonhard O’Connell Director of Winemaking, O’Connell Family Wines FROM MY POINT OF VIEW The rich color, aromatics and texture was deeply satisfying right now, so an ideal moment to enjoy this wine. The Pinot Noir continued to open...

OCFV Inte-gra-tion I Our 97 Score Award Winning Wine by O’Connell Family Vineyards of Napa California

Inte-gra-tion I Our 97 Score Awarded Robert Parker Wine Advocate Wayne O'Connell and Gabrielle Leonhard O’Connell, Vintners Announcement: 97 score awarded to O’Connell Family Wines Inte-gra-tion I Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate Grown by Robert Parker Wine Advocate, Lisa...

Pre-Cruise Journey Through Burgundy’s Côte d’Or

Join the O'Connell Family for a Pre-Cruise Journey through Burgundy's Côte d'Or! O'Connell Family Wines invites you to join your fellow cruisers in the cities of Dijon, Beaune and the surrounding Burgundian countryside three days early for our optional pre-cruise...

Please join us for the Gabrielle Collection taste + Holiday Open House

We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting our Holiday Open House Thursday, November 29th, 2018 Join us in Downtown Napa for our Holiday Open House. We are honored to be partnered with NapaBusinessAdvantage.com for the day. Experience our Gabrielle...

It’s Lavender Harvest Season in Napa!

Lavender Harvest Season is Here! July is harvest for our Provence lavender fields and this amazing herb enters into my everyday life whenever possible. I grew up in an environment where natural was the rule. My mother, a chemist, was quick to analyze package...

Uncovering The Olive In Our Wine Country

Article by Gabrielle Leonhard O'Connell: Olive Oil Educator and Producer, Gabrielle Collection In the early days of the internet, I established a website called Napa Style to share the lifestyle of Napa Valley. Little did I know that I was embarking on a journey to...

Explore Burgundy & The Rhone Region of France with O’Connell Family for 2019

A Journey of Exquisite Pleasures The Rhone Cruise 2019 July 7th – 14th + Optional Pre-trip- Custom Wine Tour to Burgundy July 4th – 6th Optional Post Day- Bastille Day in Avignon July 14th – 15th Optional Post Trip- Nice July 15th – 17th With Food & Wine Trails...

Now is a Great Time to Visit Napa!

Early spring is a magical time in Napa The grapes are quietly aging to perfection in their barrels & tanks, the vines are awakening from their winter sleep, buds ready to burst with the promise of the upcoming harvest. Deep blue skies, fluffy clouds, juicy green...

Valentine’s Day Special for Our Napa Valley Locals

IRRESISTIBLE WINE & CHOCOLATE PAIRING Book your tasting SIP SAVOR SHOP Freshly Made Chocolates…Just for Our Wines by our Winery Chef THE HIGHEST QUALITY CHOCOLATE INFUSED WITH VINEYARD ESTATE CITRUS, LAVENDER & HERB ESSENCES Yummy ! 100% pure chocolate. No...

Gabrielle Collection taste+ 2017 Award Recipient .

Thank You Yelp We Are Pleased To Be A 2017 Award Recipient! We are pleased to announce that our Gabrielle Collection taste+ experience in Downtown Napa, is a 2017 Award Recipient from Yelp. We were selected as a recipient for the 2017 Recognition Award. This honor is...

Happy Thanksgiving From The O’Connell Family

Hosting Thanksgiving? Over the years we have been asked for suggestions on how to make the Thanksgiving holiday special. From the wines to pair with each course, to the finish that will make your guests experience the meal in a way they will never forget. ...