Pam and Scott's daughter Dana is living in Phoenix, AZ these days, and has been doing some winery touring of her own. The following series of guest posts are from Dana as she tours and tastes at some of Arizona's local wine destinations.
Something that draws the attention of a lot of people is when celebrities own wineries. It's become a somewhat acceptable and almost expected second (or thirs or fourth) career for celebs these days. And Jerome, AZ is home to one of them.
Maynard James Keenan, the lead singer of the band Tool, has his hands in 3 different wineries in Arizona. The most well respected winery of them all is Caduceus Cellars. With a tasting room located between Jerome Winery and Bitter Creek Winery in Jerome, AZ, Caduceus gets a lot of traffic because of its celebrity... and because it's delicious.
The wines offered at Caduceus are some of the more higher end wines you'd find in northern AZ, but they have decent flavor to help back up the large prices. And the tasting room is just beautiful. With granite countertops, dark wood and a lot of light, your tasting glasses sparkle as you try some strong, bold flavors that are native to Arizona wine grapes.
While all of the wines were fantastic, though a bit too intense for me, i was blown away by their Primer Paso. A blend of 88% AZ Syrah and 12% Malvasia Bianca, this wine was delicious, fruity and bold with an interesting crisp finish. Despite the larger price of a bottle, I took one home. I think it's insanely good, and I can't wait to pop open that bottle and enjoy the evening.
If you are a big Maynard fan, or just a fan of interesting, intense wines, stop into Caduceus Cellars for some fun and fabulousness.
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