092 - Wines to Help Get You Through Winter

Wine Time Fridays Podcast

We’re in the dog days of Winter, especially here in North Idaho. In this weeks episode, Shelley and Phil are going to talk about a few wines to help get you through Winter while they taste through two of them, a Viognier and a Malbec. #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing

Wines tasted this episode:

• 2019 Barrage Cellars Concrete Blonde Viognier ($24 from The Culinary Stone)
• 2019 Durigutti HD Malbec ($15-$20)

For more information on the wines of Barrage Cellars, including the Concrete Blonde Viognier, please visit https://www.barragecellars.com/about-us/wines/

For more information on the Durigutti HD Malbec, please visit https://durigutti.com/downloads/Ficha-DU-HD-MALBEC_ENG.pdf

Thanks to our sponsor: Coeur D’alene Fresh, Elsom Cellars

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 http://www.Coeurdalenefresh.com/

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.

And of course, a HUGE thank you to Tod Hornby who wrote and recorded our official Wine Time Fridays theme music (as well as The Social Web sponsorship music!) which is ANYthing but average. Please contact him at

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Mentions: George Balling, The Dinner Party, Bright Cellars, Brian LaFaille, Sam Doyle

The Social Web Wine Time Fridays Wine Word of the Week: Tannins

Natural compounds in grape skins, seeds and stems that impart a bitter flavor in wine and act as preservatives.

For more information on The Social Web, please visit https://thesocialweb.news

Wines we enjoyed this week: Tayson Pierce Chardonnay, Leth Gruner Veltliner Steinagrund, Apriori Pinot Noir, d’Arenberg The Stump Jump Shiraz, Chilano Reserva Carmenere, Creamery Chardonnay, Mark Ryan Winery The Dissident, Rutherford Ranch Chardonnay and Porterhouse Winery Williams’ Reserve Red

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