Wine Time Fridays Podcast

Today, Shelley and Phil sit down in person with Lane Hewett, co-winemaker at Rivaura at their estate in Juliaetta, Idaho, tasting through four of their wines. Cousin Vinnie was busy brewing beer so we didn't see him but we still had a great conversation. This is week 3 of Idaho Wine Month! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing 

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Today, Shelley and Phil sit down virtually with Caitlin Holesinsky with Holesinsky Vineyard + Winery as we celebrate the 2nd week of Idaho Wine Month while tasting through four of their wines! We talk about tall Natalie, little Natalie, navigating Friday the 13th, Beanie Babies and, of course, these amazing wines! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing #DumpPhil #StableFable #IdahoShake 

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Today, we're kicking off Idaho Wine Month with a red blend from a winery we visited in October 2024 as well as throwing in a great summer quaffing wine! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing

Wines this episode:

• 2024 itä winery carbonic zinfandel ($30 at Pilgrim's Market) 😋
• 2021 Scoria Vineyards Estate Blend ($38 at the winery) 🤩

A HUGE thanks to our sponsors: Rivaura, J. Bookwalter Wines and 3D Cabinets by Design!

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Join us this week for a wildly entertaining conversation with André Hueston Mack, winemaker and owner of Maison Noire Wines! André brings his signature blend of passion and humor to our podcast, sharing stories from his time as sommelier at The French Laundry and helping to open Per Se. As he says, "The greatest foil to pretension is humor" - and he lives that mantra with his Kick-Ass Garage Wines from Oregogne (yes, that...

In this weeks episode, Shelley is back and is welcomed with lots of ribbing from the guests our new favorite Oregon Winery, Dru Allen and Ella Burgess with Compris Vineyard. This month has blown us away with the quality of wines we've tasted. Lucie Loo even gets involved at the end! This is week four of Oregon Wine Month and THIS is Wine Time Fridays! Ooops, we channeled our Ryan Seacrest on that. #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #...

In this weeks episode, Phil flies solo, sitting down with Hyland Estate's Brett Miller and Anne Sery as we celebrate the 3rd Friday of Oregon Wine Month! Please, please, please visit the wines of Oregon and visit the Willamette Valley specifically. These are world class wines and today is a perfect example of that! If you're not getting in your car and driving to this winery, click a link below and order them up! #HappyFr...

In this weeks episode, the wine bell has additional meaning! Today, Shelley and Phil sit virtually with Dave Specter with Bells Up Winery for week two of Oregon Wine Month tasting through six of their wines. Each of their wines have personalities and matching classical music to match. This winery is ultra boutique, however, they are open by appointment and with that, you won't share your tasting experience with anyone else AND...

In todays episode, Shelley and Phil sit virtually with Clare Carver with Big Table Farm to kick off Oregon Wine Month 2025! And what a kick off it is as Clare is truly a kick in the pants! Fine wine isn't the only thing they accomplish at Big Table Farm as we also go deep on their sustainable farming, so pour a glass of a delicious Oregon wine and learn along with us! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing 

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In todays episode, Shelley and Phil celebrate International Viognier Day, which happens to be TODAY, with two vastly different Viognier's! Are you a fan of Viognier? Now is your try to give this versatile white wine a try! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing #Vaginier #EasterEgg

Wines this episode:

• 2022 Eternal Sunshine Viognier ($39 at the winery) 😋
• 2022 Tenimenti D'alessandro Igt Viognier ($30 at Wine Library) 🥰

In todays episode, Shelley and Phil virtually sit across from Paige Comrie, the brain behind the Wine With Paige brand. In this episode, we talk about almost everything! So many things we can't even BEGIN to mention them here in the description. You're going to love this one! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing #GeekOut #NoEasterEgg 

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In todays episode, Shelley and Phil dive in to two moderately priced red wines to honor their upcoming respective wine days, re-introduce the Vacu Vin Swirling Carafe and talk about why restaurants have a corkage fee. Bring on the tannins and muscles! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing 

Wines this episode:

• 2022 Piattelli Vineyards Malbec (Season's of Coeur d'Alene) 😋
• 2021 Tom Shula Tannat ($17 at Naked Wines) 😋

In todays episode, Shelley and Phil are cutting it close by recording on the SAME day that it's published! We are tasting through a few great wines to usher in Spring and vault us well into Summer! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing 

Wines this episode:

• 2023 Saverio Grillo Sicilia D.O.C. ($25 at Wine Library)
• 2023 Dipinti Trevenezie Sauvignon ($36 at Season's)
• 2023 Vin Gris of Pinot Noir ($40 at Pilgrim's Market)
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In todays episode, Shelley and Phil sit down (virtually) with Palencia Wine Company founder and winemaker, Victor Palencia, tasting through 7 of their wines while hearing his amazing story, which is like no other. Grab a glass and have a listen! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing 

Wines this episode:

• 2024 Palencia Sparkling Albariño
• 2024 Palencia Sparkling Counoise 
• 2024 Palencia Albariño ($28 at the winery)
• 2024 Palencia Estate...

In todays episode, Shelley is unable to make it so Phil is flying solo while tasting through a delicious lineup of wines from Dineen Vineyards with Dineen General Manager, Susan Brown. This episode is a deep dive into all things at Dineen, with recently announced news, and Phil even misbehaves a little by throwing in some Dad jokes! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing #RedVelvetCurtain 

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In todays episode, week two of the first Washington Wine Month, we're thrilled to welcome Cinda Allen, sales rep for Idaho Wine Merchant, as we sip and savor five exceptional wines, all available right here in North Idaho. Cinda shares captivating stories from her wine journey, and we dive into the unique characteristics of each bottle. #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing #PopOfBubbles #SheMakesNoise #PhilPas 

Wines this epi...

John Freeman has his signature on wines at Waterbrook, Browne Family Vineyards and Pendulum, all epic wines, to be sure! In today's episode we're going to take epic to another level by tasting through three of his DO EPIC SH*T wines. They are ALL available and the QPR for these wines is off the charts! Say it with us: #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing #SighOfRelease #CausedOut 

Wines this episode:

• NV DO EPIC SH*T S...

In today's episode, we continue our Phil Merson inspired, Wine is Like Music series. Maybe our most challenging, this episode is with drummer, Kevin Olsonberg who is with Odom Corporation, one of the area's largest wine distributor. This is a fun one for sure even with the background noise that comes from a bar! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing #PleasingAstringency #MoreBass #GiveMeMyTots

Wines this episode:

• 2019 ...

In today's episode, in honor of Open That Bottle Night 2025 (which is tomorrow night!), we taste TWO, one of a kind wines, that we'll never have the opportunity to taste again. Ever. These two wines Shelley and Phil blended and bottled in January of 2024 during their Northstar Blending Experience. We highly recommend putting this experience on your bucket list. Now, go grab your OWN wine that you've been holding on t...

In today's episode, we honor Valentine's Day, the day of love, with some pink in the form of two Rosé's, one bubbly and one still. And since we LOVE Rosé's, we thought, "Wine Not"? #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing #SighOfRelease #FridayFlowers

Wines this episode:

• NV Fantini Gran Cuvée Rosé ($26 through Wine Library) 🥰
• 2023 Long Shadows Julia's Dazzle Rosé ($18 at Fred Meyer) 🥰

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