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All posts by Phil Anderson

Episode 256 – Savoring the Flavors of Washington: A Magical Wine Journey with Cinda Allen
Episode 256 – Savoring the Flavors of Washington: A Magical Wine Journey with Cinda Allen

  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

Episode 255 – From Waterbrook to EPIC SH*T: John Freeman’s Wine Journey
Episode 255 – From Waterbrook to EPIC SH*T: John Freeman’s Wine Journey

  Winemaker 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

Episode 254 – Drumming Up a Good Time: Kevin Olsonberg’s Wine Tasting Rhythms
Episode 254 – Drumming Up a Good Time: Kevin Olsonberg’s Wine Tasting Rhythms

  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!

Episode 253 – Open That Bottle Night 2025 – The Rarest of Wines
Episode 253 – Open That Bottle Night 2025 – The Rarest of Wines

  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