Episode 131 – Jumping Through Some Hoopes and a Harvest Moon

In todays episode, Shelley and Phil taste through a Rosé from the newest Cuvée Collective Winery Wine NFT, Hoopes Family Vineyards as well as another Idaho wine, a Harvest Moon Red from Williamson Vineyard. And of course, Shelley’s birthday month is in full swing! #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing  

Wine Time Fridays Rating System: Phenomenal 💥, Practically Perfect 🤩 , Pleasant 😋, Problematic 🤐, Pleagth (Pitiful and Pathetic)  🤮

Wines tasted this episode:

• 2021 Hoopes Family Vineyards Rosé ($38 at the winery) 🤩
• 2019 Williamson Vineyard Harvest Moon Red ($32 at Fred Meyer) 😋

For more information on the 2021 Hoopes Family Vineyards Rosé, please visit https://buy.hoopesvineyard.com/whites-rose/

For more information on the 2019 Williamson Vineyard Harvest Moon Red, please visit https://williamson.orderport.net/product-details/0464/2019-Harvest-Moon-Red

Thanks to our sponsors: CDA Fresh and Elsom Cellars!

Elsom Cellars: Good times are meant to be shared and so are great grapes and great wines! Since 2006, Elsom Cellars has been producing brilliant Washington wines. For more information about Elsom Wines, please visit http://www.elsomcellars.com or call them at 425-298-3082.

Coeur D’alene FRESH: Located in downtown Coeur d’Alene, FRESH wine bar is a place to meet friends, relax and just be Coeur d’Alene. Stop by for a fun time every Wednesday around 5:30 for WINO Wednesday. Consider FRESH wine bar for your next event. Stop by or visit https://www.freshwinebar.com

And of course, a HUGE thank you to Tod Hornby who wrote and recorded our official Wine Time Fridays theme music, which is ANYthing but average.  Please visit https://todhornby.com or contact him at 

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The Cuvée Collective Wine Word of the Week – Harvest

The harvesting of wine grapes is one of the most crucial steps in the process of wine-making. The time of harvest is determined primarily by the ripeness of the grape as measured by sugar, acid and tannin levels with winemakers basing their decision to pick based on the style of wine they wish to produce.

For more information on Cuvée Collective, future NFT drops and how they’re bringing the worlds of wine and NFT’s together in Web3, please visit https://www.cuveecollective.com

Mentions: Marla Lopez, Sonoma County Harvest Fair, Virginia Wine Festival, Santa Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta, Catch the Crush, Nicole Barnett.

For more information on A Night of Spine Tingling Music, please visit https://www.facebook.com/events/923056222007513

For more information on the Bottle Joy Witches Be Crazy event, please visit https://www.facebook.com/events/456014249923731

For more information on Apple Palooza, pleases visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coeur-dalenes-apple-palooza-tickets-404956233997

For more information on Wines For The Holidays, please visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1248702109306627?ref=newsfeed

For more information on The Keeper, please visit https://www.elsomcellars.com/the-keeper/

Wines we enjoyed this week:  Prototype Chardonnay, Reef Ridge Sauvignon Blanc, Elsom Cellars Syrah and Ramey Pinot Noir.

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