Wine Time Fridays Podcast

In this episode, Shelley and Phil sit down with Sarah and Russell Mann who are, among other things, wine aficionados, entrepreneurs and very good friends. The four of them taste through three wines t…

In this episode, Shelley and Phil taste through THREE, count ‘em, three wines! Since tomorrow is National Rosé Day, they’re tasting a Rosé from Gary Vaynerchuck and Jon Troutman’s Empathy Wine projec…

In this episode, Shelley and Phil open a sparkler from South Australia in honor of National Bubbly Day, which is tomorrow, as well as ‘practice’ for National Rosé Day, which is June 12, by tasting a …

In this episode, Shelley and Phil sit down with Sam Lange, the Sommelier at Beverly’s Restaurant in the Coeur d’Alene Resort, for a jam-packed hour of learning, pouring and tasting! Sam picked out th…

In this episode, Shelley and Phil revisit the Judgement of Paris, which was held on May 24, 1976, in the year of the Bicentennial celebration of America’s independence. What happened on that day was …

In this episode, Shelley and Phil sit down with episode 006 guests, Lindsay and Brian, for a Wine Time Fridays reunion, almost exactly a year after they appeared on this podcast as the first guests e…

In this episode, Shelley and Phil sit down with the owners and founders of Clearwater Canyon Cellars, Coco and Karl Umiker, who are the winemaker and vineyard manager, respectively. Or should we say …

In this episode, Shelley and Phil taste through three “Bays” of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. All are readily available and are from the same region of New Zealand (Marlborough) but that’s where the s…

Happy International Cava Day! In today’s episode, Shelley and Phil will taste a Cava to honor the day, celebrate the start of a new fiscal year for the Wine Time Fridays podcast, as well as, taste th…

#HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime and, since tomorrow is #WorldMalbecDay, Shelley and Phil are tasting through two different Malbecs, one from Washington State and one from Argentina! One is a 2016 Malbec f…

Rumor has it, Summer is around the corner and, in an effort to properly prepare for this most AWESOME season, we have put together four easy drinking wines, two whites and two reds, all UNDER 15 buck…

Today, we hit a milestone! Episode number 50! And Shelley and Phil visit one of their very favorite Washington State Winery’s, Ryan Patrick! And the two that they are tasting through is their Naked C…

More. Vey. Dra. Or is it… More. Ved? Ugh! Mourvèdre might be difficult to pronounce but it’s very easy to drink. And you know that profound feeling of realizing that everyone, including strangers tha…

Today, we are visiting wines from a California winery that produces many quality wines at reasonable prices, Fetzer.
Fetzer is part of a global movement of brands using business as a force for good t…

Tomorrow is #RieslingDay and in this episode, Shelley and Phil are tasting two different Rieslings, one all the way from Germany and one from Washington State. Whether you are a fan of sweet Riesling…

Open That Bottle Night was a hit once again! This year we had the Cochran's, Mann's and Perry’s over and each brought a phenomenal bottle of wine that came with touching back stories. These stories r…

In this episode, Shelley and Phil taste through two wines from Josh Cellars. Josh wines are easy to find and easy on the pocket book. We’re tasting their Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in this episode as …

After a week of love, Shelley and Phil dive into a great Summer drinking wine, Viognier! Who cares if it’s only mid-February, where a snow plow even makes an appearance! We start with a Cristom Viney…

In this episode it’s all about LOVE, starting with the news that Phil proposed to Shelley a couple of days ago and she said, ‘YES’! Then there’s the chocolate, the Syrah from Gordon Estate and the Ca…

In this episode Phil fights through a head cold as we travel back to Washington State and visit the best little schoolhouse in Walla Walla, L’Ecole No 41! L’Ecole No 41 has been a mainstay of Walla W…