066 - Wine is Like Music Jazz Tasting with Phil Mershon

“There’s a multi-sensory experience going on whenever you’re tasting something; whenever you’re doing music...and can you bring these things together?” -Phil Mershon

In this episode, at long last, Shelley and Phil WILL bring these things, wine and music, together through the talents and instruments of Phil Mershon. Listen how jazz saxophone player, Phil Mershon, turns the tastes, notes and nuances of a Chateau St Jean Chardonnay, La Crema Pinot Noir and an Alamos Malbec into musical notes, all adlibbed live!  #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime!

For more information on Phil Mershon, his music and his podcast, please visit https://philmonious.com and https://maninthepew.com

Wines tasted this episode:

•   2018 Chateau St Jean Chardonnay (about $12)
•  2018 La Crema Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir (about $20)
•  2019 Alamos Malbec (about $12)

For more information on the Chateau St Jean Chardonnay, please visit https://www.wine.com/product/chateau-st-jean-crisp-chardonnay-2018/615403

For more information on the La Crema Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir please visit https://www.wine.com/product/la-crema-sonoma-coast-pinot-noir-2018/626737

For more information on the Alamos Malbec please visit https://www.wine.com/product/alamos-malbec-2019/640856

Thanks to our episode sponsor: Studio 107

Studio 107. At Studio 107, in the heart of downtown Coeur D’alene, Idaho, we believe that small towns deserve great wines, too!  Come join us in our wine bar and gallery for an afternoon or evening escape. For more information, please visit https://studio107cda.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 contact him at 

[email protected] 

Wine Time Fridays Wine Word of the Week - Notes 

1) Notes are referred to as the nuances in wine flavor and aroma. It includes taste identification, acidity, structure, texture, and the balance of wine. This overall sensory examination helps identify the quality of wine. 

2) As the wine industry evolved into cultural staples of society, descriptive words were introduced to identify specific flavors, most notably in the 14th century when there was a boom in taking wine tasting notes to describe flavors and aroma. Notes have become more precise and formalized.

Other wines we enjoyed this week:  La Crema Chardonnay, Mer Soleil Silver Chardonnay, *Cuvee du Roy Duc de Belloy, *Les Canons, *La Legende and *Le Grand Vin Canon-Fronsac.

*These are four wines from Chateau Belloy from Bordeaux.

Mentions: The Greatest Song You Never Heard podcast, Gary Vaynerchuck, Janine Douglass

Please find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/WineTimeFridays), Twitter (@VintageTweets) and Instagram (@WineTimeFridays). You can also “Follow” Phil on Vivino. His profile name is Phil Anderson and will probably “Follow” you back!