Cheers to us!

Steve Wells, Director of Awesome

When I first started, it was only me so I gave myself whatever title I wanted. Hailing from the restaurant scene in New York City, I chose Walla Walla to learn how to make wine in 2011.  I’ve worked for Gramercy Cellars and M&L Production and earned my degree in Enology & Viticulture from the Walla Walla Community College before starting Time & Direction in 2016. I bring my restaurant background into winemaking by focusing on food friendly wines as well as my personality to every label by making them all different based on things that have been important to me during my lifetime.  Entering the Time & Direction tasting room is like stepping into my brain with 80s & 90’s pop culture references, music, video games, and of course wine, decorating all the walls.  Not your average tasting room experience.  It isn’t often that you’ll hear lo-fi jazz music playing one minute and then heavy metal the next.  Drink wine and enjoy!

Steve Wells can be contacted at steve@timeanddirectionwines.com.

Syrah,

BARBECUE AND BARBECUE SAUCE, ESP. SPARERIBS
beef, esp. grilled, roasted, or stewed
braised dishes
casseroles (e.g., cassoulet)
CHEESE, ESP. AGED AND/OR HARD (e.g., Gouda, Parmesan, Pecorino)
chicken, esp. barbecued, braised, roasted, and/or with spices
chili
curries
DUCK, ESP. GRILLED, PEKING (WITH HOISIN SAUCE), OR ROASTED, AND ESP. WITH BIGGER RHÔNE SYRAH
eggplant, esp. grilled
game and game birds, esp. with Rhône Syrah
goose, esp. with bigger Rhône Syrah
GRILLED MEAT AND OTHER FOOD
hamburgers, esp. with ketchup
hearty dishes
LAMB, ESP. GRILLED, ROASTED, OR STEWED
MEAT, ESP. RED AND ESP. BARBECUED, BRAISED, GRILLED, ROASTED, OR STEWED
MUSHROOMS AND WILD MUSHROOMS
osso buco
pasta, esp. rich
pepper, black
pizza
pork
poultry, esp. grilled or roasted
rabbit
ratatouille
ribs, esp. with barbecue sauce
rich food
salmon
sauce, esp. hearty
SAUSAGE, ESP. GRILLED
smoked meat
spicy meat squab, esp. roasted
STEAK, ESP. GRILLED WITH PEPPER OR STEAK SAUCE
stew, esp. meat
TUNA, ESP. GRILLED OR STEWED
turkey, roasted
veal and veal chops
VENISON, ESP. GRILLED OR ROASTED
wild boar, esp. with Rhône Syrah

Cote Rotie (Syrah/Viognier Co-ferment)

BEEF, ESP. BRAISED, GRILLED, OR STEWED
cheese, esp. strongly flavored (e.g., Brie, Camembert, Epoisses, Reblochon)
duck
game, esp. roasted
ham
lamb, esp. roasted
meat, red
mushrooms
mustard
pork or pork belly
rabbit
steak, esp. rib-eye, and/or with pepper
veal
venison

Grenache,

barbecue
beans
beef
braised dishes
cheese
chicken
duck, esp. roasted
eggplant
foie gras
grilled dishes
hamburgers
LAMB, ESP. GRILLED
MEAT, ESP. RED, AND ESP.
BARBECUED OR ROASTED
mushrooms, esp. wild
osso buco
pasta
pizza
pork
poultry, roasted
red snapper
roasts and other roasted dishes
sausage
shellfish
smoked meat
spicy dishes, esp. Asian
steak, esp. barbecued or grilled
stew and other stewed dishes, esp. Moroccan
turkey
veal

Marsanne,

cheese
chicken
curries
ham
lobster, esp. boiled or steamed
pâté
pork
risotto, esp. sweeter (e.g., pumpkin, squash)
seafood
smoked fish
vegetable dishes

Viognier,

apricots
artichokes
Asian food
braised dishes
BUTTER AND BUTTER SAUCE
carrots
CHEESE
chestnuts
CHICKEN, ESP. ROASTED AND/OR WITH CREAM SAUCE
Chinese food
citrusy dishes, esp. with lemon
coconut
crab and soft-shell crab
CREAM AND CREAM-BASED SAUCE
cumin
CURRIES
duck, esp. roasted
fennel
FISH, ESP. WHITE AND/OR STEWED
foie gras
grilled dishes
hazelnuts
Indian food
LOBSTER
mushrooms
NUTS, ESP. ROASTED
olives
orange
peaches
peppers, red bell, esp. roasted
PORK, ESP. ROASTED
poultry
pralines
rich food
rosemary
salad, esp. pasta
salmon, cured
sautéed dishes
scallops
sea bass
seafood
shellfish
shrimp
skate
smoked fish
sole
spiced (slightly) dishes, esp. with cinnamon, cumin, curry, or nutmeg
squash
stewed dishes
Thai food
tomatoes
veal
vegetables and vegetable dishes

Mourvedre,

cheese, esp. Manchego
fish, esp. grilled
frog legs
game
hamburgers, esp. grilled
lamb, esp. grilled or roasted
MEAT, ESP. RED AND ESP.
GRILLED OR STEWED
mushrooms
olives
oxtails
pâté
pork
poultry, esp. grilled
smoked or cured meat
steak, esp. grilled
STEW, ESP. WITH MEAT AND/OR VEGETABLES
venison

Roussanne,

cheese
ham
pasta
pâté
pork
poultry
risotto
smoked fish and meat
vegetable dishes

Grenache Blanc,

Asian food
baked foods
butter sauces
catfish, esp. sautéed
cheese
CHICKEN, ESP. ROASTED OR AS A SALAD
chives
clams
crab
egg dishes, (e.g., omelets, quiche)
fish, esp. white, and esp. light baked or grilled dishes
flounder, esp. sautéed
garlic
grilled food
halibut, esp. baked
ham
leeks
lemon
mushrooms
onions
oysters
parsley
pasta, esp. simple
pâté
pork
poultry
rabbit
salad, esp. green or chicken
SALMON
sausage
sautéed food
SCALLOPS
shrimp and prawns
smoked fish
sole
spicy food
swordfish, esp. grilled
Thai food, esp. curries
trout
tuna, esp. grilled
TURKEY, ESP. ROASTED
veal
VEGETABLE DISHES

Picpoul,

clams
fish (e.g., bass)
MUSSELS
OYSTERS
salad
sardines
seafood, esp. raw
SHELLFISH, ESP. RAW
shrimp

Rosé,

anchovies, esp. grilled
baba gannoush
barbecue and barbecue sauce
beef, esp. spicier dishes
bouillabaisse
brandade
CHARCUTERIE, ESP. WITH DRY ROSÉ
cheese, esp. mild
cheese, Parmesan
chicken
chiles
couscous
crab, esp. boiled or steamed
cranberries
duck
eggs and egg dishes
FISH, ESP. FRIED, GRILLED, OR STEWED
ham, esp. Serrano
hamburgers
herbs
hot dogs
hummus
Indian food
lobster
meat, esp. white
melon
Mexican food
olive oil
olives
paella
pâté, esp. with dry rosé
peanuts and peanut sauce
peppers, bell, esp. red
pizza
PORK, ESP. GRILLED OR ROASTED
poultry
prosciutto and melon
quiche, esp. with dry rosé
raspberries
ratatouille
red snapper, grilled
saffron
SALAD, ESP. GREEN AND COMPOSED, AND ESP. WITH DRIER ROSÉ
salad Niçoise
salmon
sandwiches, esp. beef or pork
sardines
sausage, esp. grilled
seafood
sea urchins
shellfish
SHRIMP, ESP. GRILLED
smoked poultry and fish
soup
spicy food, esp. with fuller-bodied rosé
stew
strawberries
summertime 🙂
Szechuan food
tarragon
Thai food
tomatoes, raw
tomato sauce
tuna
turkey, esp. roasted
veal
vegetables, esp. with drier rosé
vegetarian dishes