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 not supposed to happen. The French wines, that wines from the upstart Napa Valley were going against, were supposed to put America
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 ever. Not only is episode 006 the most listened to Wine Time Fridays episode EVER, we upped the stakes by
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 Coco is the Dr. of Wine and Karl is the soil scientist/vine whisperer. However you title them, there is no debating they
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 similarities end as they all have different price points and vastly different taste profiles. In honor of the upcoming International Sauvignon Blanc Day (#SauvBlancDay)