Today, we're honoring our nation's birthday with a little red, a little white and a little...ok, not blue (been there, done that!) but Rosé. This episode IS a sparkler, to be sure, in the spirit of sparklers and fireworks, the North Idaho Sparklers AND we're still in the middle of Sparkling Wine Week! #HappyFriday! #HappyFourthOfJuly! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing #VeryBerryForward Wines this episode: NV Extra Terrestrial Bubbles ($30 at the tasting room; $9 a glass!) 🥰 2023 Julia's Dazzle ($18 at F...
Jul 04, 2025•33 min•Season 6Ep. 272
Today, Shelley and Phil put a bow on Idaho Wine Month with wines from two different Idaho wineries. Two wines from Telaya, a winery they visited on their October trip to Boise and two from Huston Vineyards. #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing #HustonThereIsNoProblem #BadMarketing Wines this episode: 2024 Huston Vineyards Grüner Veltliner ($38 at the winery) 🤩 2024 Telaya Rosé ($28 at the winery) 🤩 2022 Telaya Turas ($42 at the winery) 💥 2021 Huston Vineyards Syrah ($38 at the winery) 💥 A ...
Jun 27, 2025•47 min•Season 6Ep. 271
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 Please visit https://rivaura.com for more information about Rivaura and see everything that is happening at the winery! And visit their tasting room in downtown Coeur d'A...
Jun 20, 2025•51 min•Season 6Ep. 270
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 Please visit https://www.holesinsky.com for everything going on at Holesinsky Vineyard + Winery! Wines this ep...
Jun 13, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 6Ep. 269
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! Rivaura: There’s a new wine in town. Rivaura! Producing some of the best wines ...
Jun 07, 2025•36 min•Season 6Ep. 268
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's a French nod to Burgundy). Click the link below and give these wines a t...
May 30, 2025•59 min•Season 6Ep. 267
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! #Cheersing #FlintLicker Please visit https://comprisvineyard.com for ev...
May 23, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Season 6Ep. 266
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! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing Find out everything going on at the winery b...
May 16, 2025•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 265
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 you'll likely get a vineyard tour too! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #C...
May 10, 2025•1 hr 53 min•Season 6Ep. 264
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 Please visit http://www.bigtablefarm.com for information on everything going on at the win...
May 02, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Season 6Ep. 263
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) 🥰 A HUGE thanks to our sponsors: Naked Wines and Kestrel Vintners! Naked Wines:...
Apr 25, 2025•27 min•Season 6Ep. 262
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 Visit https://www.winewithpaige.com for ALL things Paige, including her free Napa map, and we recommend "Following" her on Instagram which is @winewithpaige Wines...
Apr 18, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 6Ep. 261
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) 😋 A HUGE thanks to our sponsors: Pilgrim's Market, CDA Gourmet and J. Bookwalter W...
Apr 11, 2025•37 min•Season 6Ep. 260
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) A HUGE thanks to our sponsors: Rivaura, Seasons of Coeur d'Alene and Eternal Win...
Apr 05, 2025•38 min•Season 6Ep. 259
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 Rosélia ($28 at the winery) 2022 El Viñador Carménère ($40 at the...
Mar 28, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Season 6Ep. 258
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 *For full show notes, please visit our website. Wines this episode: 2023 Dineen Vineyards Sémillon ($27 at t...
Mar 21, 2025•1 hr 39 min•Season 6Ep. 257
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 episode: NV Treveri Cellars Blanc de Blanc Brut ($16 at the winery) 🥰 20...
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Season 6Ep. 256
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 Sparkling Brut ($21 at Pilgrim's Market) 2024 DO EPIC SH*T Sauvignon Blanc (Jus...
Mar 07, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 6Ep. 255
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 Sauvion Sancerre ($43 at Pilgrim's Market) 2020 Termes España ($41 at Pilgrim...
Feb 28, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Season 6Ep. 254
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 to and taste along with us! Happy#Friday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing Wines this ep...
Feb 21, 2025•36 min•Season 6Ep. 253
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) 🥰 A HUGE thanks to our sponsors: Rivaura and Eternal Wine! Rivaura: There’s a new wine in town. Rivaura! Producing...
Feb 15, 2025•24 min•Season 6Ep. 252
In today's episode, Shelley and Phil take sweetness to a new level tasting through an Ice Wine, Fortified Syrah, a Port Style wine and a true Port. #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing Wines this episode: 2016 Kestrel Ice Wine ($40 at the winery) 2019 Eternal Bliss Fortified Syrah ($54 at the winery) 2001 Daniel Gehrs Fireside Port (N/A) 10 Year Old Tawny Port from Fonseca Porto (N/A) A HUGE thanks to our sponsors: Kestrel Vintners, Naked Wines and Seasons of Coeur d'Alene! Kestrel Vintners: S...
Feb 08, 2025•50 min
In today's episode, Shelley and Phil celebrate their 250th episode! 250 weeks without ever missing a week! Less than 3% of active podcasts ever hit the 200th episode. We're very proud of that. So much so that we're opening two amazing wines from a winery that is brand new to us, Dineen Vineyards! Both of these are on the shelves at Pilgrim's Market and both taste like wines you'd pay at least double for! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing Wines this episode: 2023 Dineen Vineyards Condriesque...
Feb 01, 2025•34 min•Season 6Ep. 250
In today's episode, Shelley and Phil honor the upcoming International Riesling and Syrah days, although, we may have jumped the gun on the Syrah day. Lucky we love Syrah! And we have another Snow Watch 2025 update! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing #Smipping Wines this episode: 2022 Rocky Pond Chevalle Vineyard Riesling ($32 at the winery) 2017 Eternal Wine Zen Syrah ($59 at the winery) A HUGE thanks to our sponsors: Pilgrim's Market and Elsom Cellars! Pilgrim's Market: Check out Pilgrim's ...
Jan 24, 2025•24 min•Season 6Ep. 249
In today's episode, Shelley and Phil celebrate the upcoming National Wine Day! OK, we know every day is wine day in our house but we digress. Today we're opening a Rosé (Rosé all day and every day, even in January!) and a Left Bank from Gilbert Cellars. #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing Wines this episode: 2022 Castello Di Montepo JeT Rosé ($25 Wine Library) 2022 Gilbert Cellars Left Bank ($23 at Pilgrim's Market) A HUGE thanks to our sponsors: Terraza Waterfront Grill, Naked Wines and Kest...
Jan 17, 2025•29 min•Season 6Ep. 248
In today's episode we dive into one of our favorite wine holidays, Champagne & French Fries Day! We have a complete motley crew joining Shelley and Phil, too: Veteran guests, Joy & Curt Grady and Sarah & Mark Lathrop along with a first time, but certainly not last, Season's of Coeur d'Alene General Manager, Daniel Bentley. #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing #SighOfRelease #ChampagneAndFrenchFriesDay #ChampagneAndFriesDay #SideBySideSwooshyThing #EasyButton *Phil didn't do as much...
Jan 11, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 247
Today we start season six of our Wine Time Fridays podcast with an Old World vs New World episode as we open two Malbecs and review the holidays, including details of Phil's sobering saboring malfunction. There WAS a saboring success, however, but you'll have to listen to find out! #HappyNewYear! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing #EasterEgg Wines this episode: 2020 Liberty Lake Cellars Malbec - ($35 but not available) 🥰 2022 Clos La Coutale Malbec /Côt ($22 at Pilgrim's Market) 🥰 A HUGE t...
Jan 03, 2025•43 min•Season 6Ep. 246
Todays episode we honor the upcoming Champagne Day(s), review our 2024 Wine Time Fridays highlights while unveiling a fun surprise. This is our last episode in season 5 as we put a bow on 2024. #HappyFriday! #HappyNewYear! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing #FridayFlowers Wines this episode: Bernard Gaucher Reserve Brut Champagne ($40 at Pilgrim’s Market) They are having this at the Pilgrim’s Market tasting today! 2022 DeLille D2 ($39 at Total Wine) A HUGE thanks to our sponsors: Elsom Cellars, The Cuvée ...
Dec 27, 2024•44 min•Season 5Ep. 245
Todays episode is packed with wine, news (both good and bad) and festiveness! In our last episode before Christmas, we taste through 2 Italian wines and a very special red blend from Kestrel Vintners, their Lady in Red! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing #EasterEgg Wines this episode: Geografico Le Mire Bianco Toscana ($13.11 from Wine Library) 2022 Il Rosé Chiaretto di Bardolino ($13.11 from Wine Library) 16th Edition of Lady in Red ($10 from Fred Meyer) A HUGE thanks to our sponsors: Rocky...
Dec 20, 2024•37 min•Season 5Ep. 244
In today's episode, Shelley and Phil taste through two wines you're very likely to find on the grocery store shelves at price points that are right around 15 bucks. These will be easy to grab and taste along with them! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing Wines this episode: 2022 Edna Valley Vineyards Chardonnay ($15 at Fred Meyer) 2023 Hess Select Chardonnay ($14 at Fred Meyer) A HUGE thanks to our sponsors: CDA Gourmet and Eternal Wine! CDA Gourmet: Are you looking to elevate your kitchen? Y...
Dec 14, 2024•29 min•Season 5Ep. 243
