The Connecticut Wine Trail: Twelfth StopThe next stop on our wine pilgrimage was at Dalice Elizabeth Winery on Amos Lake in Preston and owned by John and Mary-Lee Wilcox, and their grandson, Blaze Faillaci. The three are also owners of a gourmet food distribution service, Sumptuous Selections, which  Mary-Lee started with her daughter, Dalice Elizabeth. Around the same time as the food business was started, John began turning his hobby of winemaking into a business, using techniques - and the original wine press - brought here from Italy by his father-in-law, Raphael Blaze Faillaci. They were just days away from opening the winery and retail store when tragedy struck. Suddenly and unexpectedly, Dalice Elizabeth passed away and plans for the winery were put on hold and only recently resu... 09/23/2010

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