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Episode 57 – Honoring the 45th Anniversary of the Judgement of Paris
Episode 57 – Honoring the 45th Anniversary of the Judgement of Paris

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

Episode 51 – Summer Wines: Two Whites & Two Reds for Under 15 Bucks a Bottle
Episode 51 – Summer Wines: Two Whites & Two Reds for Under 15 Bucks a Bottle

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 bucks a bottle! If you can find ANY of these, absolutely pick them up and taste them WITH Shelley

Episode 44 – 2018 Cristom Vineyards Estate Viognier & 2018 Domaine de Montfaucom Viognier
Episode 44 – 2018 Cristom Vineyards Estate Viognier & 2018 Domaine de Montfaucom Viognier

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 Vineyards Estate Viognier and follow it up with a Domaine de Montfaucom 100% Viognier. Same grape, different taste profile, but

Episode 35 – Another Beaujolais Episode? Yep! 2019 Chateau de Pizay Beaujolais Blanc & 2020 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau
Episode 35 – Another Beaujolais Episode? Yep! 2019 Chateau de Pizay Beaujolais Blanc & 2020 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau

It was just 5 weeks ago when we had an episode on Beaujolais but here we are again! These two, however, couldn’t be more different. One is a Beaujolais Blanc which is 100% Chardonnay, and the other is a wine where the grapes were still on the vine just 4 months ago, the 2020 Beaujolais