Wine Time Fridays Podcast

In this weeks episode, Shelley and Phil celebrate their 100th episode of Wine Time Fridays! 100 episodes! And for this one, they bring in Lindsay and Brian LaFaille once again, to help them taste through a wine that meets the level of this episode, a 2012 Louis Roederer Cristal. Thank you to everyone who has helped us get us to this episode and next week we start our NEXT 100 episodes. #HappyFrida...

In this weeks episode, Shelley and Phil pay tribute to International Riesling Day which is this Saturday, March 13. In this episode, Shelley and Phil taste an old world German dry Riesling from Schmitt Söhne as well as a new world dry Riesling from Pacific Rim Wines. Grab your favorite Riesling, sit back, and taste along with them. #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing Wines tasted this episode:...

In this weeks episode, Shelley and Phil talk about wines that will pair well with St. Patrick’s Day as they taste through two of them, a Grüner Veltliner and a Châteauneuf-du-Pape. If you don’t really like green beer, but love celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, this episode is for you! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing Wines tasted this episode: 2020 Laurenz V. Singing Grüner Veltliner ($26 at St...

In this weeks episode, Shelley and Phil review their Open That Bottle Night event! And what an event it was! 10 guests, 9 different wines and 12 bottles consumed. Hey, don’t judge us! The stories were grand, the wine outstanding, less swearing than last year and we still needed to use a filter because of a broken cork! Listen to the stories our guest brought about their wines while you enjoy YOUR...

In this weeks episode, Shelley and Phil sit down with Dottie Gaiter and John Brecher who started Open That Bottle Night and wrote the book, "Love by the Glass: Tasting Notes From a Marriage”, both which Shelley and Phil have talked so much about over the years! They will talk all about OTBN, the book, their column then and now and all things in between. Since Dottie and John live in New York,...

In this weeks episode, Shelley and Phil sit down with Naomi Boutz, the kick ass Proprietor at Vine & Olive and Vicino Neapolitan Style Pizza in Coeur D’alene. Naomi brought three delicious Italian wines to taste through as she walks us through her story of starting two successful restaurants. Sit back and enjoy. #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing #ArteryScrubbing Wines tasted this episode:...

In this weeks episode, Shelley and Phil open a couple of pink wines that will work perfectly for Valentines Day. They will open with a Yes Way Brut Rosé and finish with  a Cotes Des Roses Rosé. Both wines are as easy on the pocketbook as they are on the palette! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing Wines tasted this episode: NV Yes Way Brut Rosé ($9 from Fred Meyer) 2020 Cotes Des Roses Rosé ($1...

In this weeks episode, Shelley and Phil dive into an Old World Pinot Noir (Burgundy) and a New World Pinot Noir (from Oregon) to taste through the differences of the two. Pinot Noir is the favorite grape of many because of its versatility with food pairings. Pick up one of these wines (Studio 107 has them both!) or just taste through your favorite Pinot Noir. In either case, #HappyFriday! #ItsWine...

We’re in the dog days of Winter, especially here in North Idaho. In this weeks episode, Shelley and Phil are going to talk about a few wines to help get you through Winter while they taste through two of them, a Viognier and a Malbec. #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing Wines tasted this episode: 2019 Barrage Cellars Concrete Blonde Viognier ($24 from The Culinary Stone) 2019 Durigutti HD Malbe...

In this weeks episode, Shelley and Phil talk about the existing Bordeaux grape varietals and how the evolving climate change has prompted the French to officially add new Bordeaux grape varietals. And during this conversation they taste through a sensational White Bordeaux, Red Bordeaux and introduce the Vinloq slow decanting and wine preservation system. Let us be the first to say, #HappyFriday!...

In this weeks episode, the first of season 3, Shelley and Phil BOTH do a blind tasting while navigating through multiple recording challenges. Two Charles Shaw wines, from California, otherwise known as Two Buck Chuck, a Chardonnay and a Merlot verses a California Chardonnay from Kendall-Jackson and a California Merlot from Blackstone. How will Two Buck Chuck stand up in a blind tasting verses lik...

In this weeks episode, the last one of season 2, Shelley and Phil celebrate National Champagne Day by opening and tasting through a Moet & Chandon Imperial Brut NV while reminiscing over the year that was. It is New Years Eve! What are you doing listening to Wine Time Fridays? Well, we’re happy you are! #HappyNewYear! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing Wines tasted this episode: Moet &...

In this weeks episode, Shelley and Phil celebrate Christmas Eve talking about different sparkling wines you might want to try either today or next week on New Years Eve. During the episode, they taste through a delicious Cava they bought for UNDER 10 dollars. #MerryChristmas and #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing Wines tasted this episode: Poema Cava Brut Rosé NV ($9.98 at the Wine Exchange in...

In this weeks episode, Shelley and Phil open a 2015 Barolo from Luca Bosio. Barolo, which is known as ’the king of wines, the wine of kings’, is produced from the Nebbiolo grape and has become the darling of the wine world. If you can find one, and it probably won’t be cheap, open it up and taste through it with Shelley and Phil! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing Wines tasted this episode: 20...

In this weeks episode, Shelley and Phil taste through two unique and delicious wines from Studio 107. One of the many great things about joining a bottle shop wine club is the unique wines they provide their members and these two wines from Studio 107 deliver just that! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing Wines tasted this episode:  2019 Marcel Deiss Complantation (Studio 107 for $25)  2016 Hil...

Cabernet Franc Day is tomorrow and on this episode, Shelley and Phil pay tribute to that day by tasting a Cabernet Franc from a local favorite, Barrister Winery. Cabernet Franc is also one of Phil’s favorite varietal! We are finally in the month of Christmas! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing  Wines tasted this episode:  2018 Barrister Cabernet Franc (Fred Meyer for $33) For more information...

In this episode, Shelley and Phil bring on, for the THIRD time in history of Wine Time Fridays, Phil’s daughter Lindsay and her husband Brian, to taste and talk through two wines, discuss the huge Thanksgiving dinner from the day before and catch up on their Terra Nova property in Yucca Valley, CA. It’s officially Christmas time. #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing #Grateful For more informatio...

In this episode, through the pouring Walla Walla rain pounding the windows outside and the echo of a comfortable and inviting tasting room, Shelley and Phil have a conversation with Bobby Richards, the new winemaker at Seven Hills. Bobby didn’t hold back, either! We taste through six, count ‘em SIX, different wines! We’ll also discuss a couple that will go great with your upcoming Thanksgiving Day...

In this episode, Shelley and Phil reminisce about their recent trip to Walla Walla. While they go in depth about the wineries they visited and the wines they tasted they honor Zinfandel Day, which is this Wednesday November 17, with two Zins from California. Grab one of these or one of your favorites and taste through with them while pondering the thought of visiting Walla Walla before it gets too...

In this episode, Shelley and Phil taste through two well priced Washington Merlot’s in honor of International Merlot Day, which is this Sunday, November 7. Both of these wines were picked up at Fred Meyer for under 20 bucks each and deliver above their price point. Despite what they said in the movie, Sideways, Merlot is a fabulous varietal and these two exceed expectations. #HappyFriday! #ItsWine...

In this episode, Shelley and Phil sit down with three winemakers from three startup wineries in the Airport District of Walla Walla and the Walla Walla Incubator Program! Both Shelley and Phil have been very impressed with the Incubator Program since they visited Walla Walla years ago. Sit back and enjoy listening to the growing pains of three young wineries and then maybe pick up a bottle or five...

In this episode, Shelley and Phil sit down and have a very lively conversation Dave Adlard, of Candle in the Woods restaurant, and his Front of House Manager, and Sommelier, Melissa Colston. You’ve heard Shelley and Phil talk about the amazing Candle in the Woods experience and now you can hear from the man himself and hear about how this concept came to life as the four of them taste through some...

In this episode, Shelley and Phil taste wine from an old friend, Barnard Griffin. The Rosé of Sangiovese is a wine they drink quite often in the summer while the Syrah is one they haven’t had as often. Barnard Griffin wines are fairly easy to find, if you live in the Pacific Northwest and easy on your wallet so you should pick up one or both and taste them along with Shelley and Phil. #HappyFriday...

In this episode, Shelley and Phil taste through a Pinotage in honor of International Pinotage Day tomorrow, October 9. Pinotage is a hybrid grape created from Pinot Noir and Cinsault way back in 1920. It’s primarily grown in South Africa, which is where this Pinotage comes from. #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing Wines tasted this episode: 2020  Stellar Organics Pinotage ($15 at Pilgrims Marke...

In this episode, Shelley and Phil taste through two terrific wines with a great story, from Cense wines. The 2018 Cense Rosé is no stranger to this podcast, as they have enjoyed this multiple times this Summer, but they found a Sauvignon Blanc which made them insist on doing an entire episode about Cense Wines. #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing  Wines tasted this episode: 2018 Cense Rosé 2020...