112 - Celebrating Idaho Wine Month With Williamson Vineyard & Bitner Vineyards

In this episode, Shelley and Phil honor and celebrate Idaho Wine (and Cider) Month by tasting through a Rosé from Williamson Vineyard and a Cabernet Sauvignon from Bitner Vineyards, both from the Snake River Valley. Idaho is producing some amazing wines now and if you can get your hands on some we encourage you to do so. #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing

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Wines tasted this episode:  

•  2016 Williamson Vineyard Blossom Rosé of Sangiovese ($16.49 at Fred Meyer
•  2018 Bitner Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon (Culinary Stone wine club; $33)

To find out more about this Williamson Vineyard Rosé please visit  https://www.willorch.com/products-category/2014-blossom-rose-of-sangiovese/

To find out more about this Bitner Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon please visit,  https://bitnervineyards.orderport.net/product-details/0188/2018-Cabernet-Sauvignon-Lanae-Ridge

Thanks to our sponsors: Coeur D’alene FRESH and 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 https://www.freshwinebar.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, which is ANYthing but average.  Please visit https://todhornby.com or contact him at 

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Mentions: Idaho Wine and Cider Month, Rolling Hills Vineyard, Holesinski Winery and Vineyard, 3100 Cellars, Mark Cooke, Beverly Williamson, Andrea Robinson, M.S., Koenig Vineyards, Matt Sparkman, Nicole Barnett, Gary Vaynerchuck, The Culinary Stone, Finex Cookware, The Circling Raven Golf Course, The Blazen Divaz, Believe In Me Foundation.

For more information on the Believe In Me Foundation, please visit https://www.believeinme.org

The 3D Kitchens by Design Wine Word of the Week: Crush

Crush is used to refer to harvest season, and the specific process of crushing the grapes to release the juice. When we say crush, we mean the harvest and related activities.
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Wines we enjoyed this week:  William Hill Chardonnay, Tenuta Cucco Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d’Alba, Cave B Tempranillo, Gérard Bertrand Côte des Roses Rosé, Waterbrook Chardonnay, I Greppicaia Bolgheri Superiore, La Spinetta Toscana Vermentino, Matthews Cuvée and J.K. Carriere Vespidae Pinot Noir.

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