Tasting Room Radio: Recent Episodes
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The Third and Final VanWineFest Feature – Masters and All-Stars!! THE SHOW Welcome to the third series of interviews from the 44th annual Vancouver Wine Festival. One of the Wine World’s outstanding events. These interviews mixed Masters of Wine/Master Sommeliers with winemakers, owners & founders! A field blend of Napa, Sonoma, Okanagan Valley...
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Winemakers from Aquilini/Beringer/Laughing Stock/Michael David/Nk’mip/Osoyoos LaRose/Vina Carmen/Santa Rita THE SHOW Welcome back to the 44th annual Vancouver Wine Festival. Cutting through the clutter with world class wine smarts is our co-host DJ Kearney (Wine Director Terminal City Club. Speaker, writer, wine judge, noted authority) This is our 17th year of covering this wildly...
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THE SHOW Kelowna Fire Interviews August 16 a ferocious wind-blown fire raced through the hills and ridges of West Kelowna and threatened subdivisions, wineries and whole communities. The battles to slow down and halt the fires went on for days and nights. We decided that there was no more important story, especially for Tasting...
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2023 QUICK FACTS (Ever Changing) 44th annual (founded 1979) 8 days, April 22-30 18,000 admissions 17 countries 147 wineries » 44 wineries from South America 36 events at 19 venues » 26 public events; 10 trade-only events 25 participating restaurants, hotels, caterers 1135 wines, including: 800 wines in the Tasting Room – 335 wines at...
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It’s the annual Meyer-Mayhem Gathering. JAK Meyer & Terry Meyer Stone talking fires, wines and family partnership. THE SHOW Love these guys. Love their wines. Truly admire their partnership. Meyer Family Vineyards in Okanagan Falls and Mayhem Wines on Anarchist Mountain Osoyoos. JAK_& Terry This year they decided to bring their tasting rooms together...
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Michele Faro/Pietradolce Mt. Etna Alex Nel. S African Winemaker at Fort Berens THE SHOW Michele Faro – Owner Pietradolce Mt Etna Selwyn Rawstron – Epson Wines Canada Michele Faro’s Grandfather toiled long and hard to grow vineyards on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily. When Michele took over the vineyards at Pietradolce...
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John Skinner on his Painted Rock Wines /VJ Gandhi on making our wines available in USA. THE SHOW “If Painted Rock is going to compete with the best in the world we must have confidence in our terroir and allow it to express its uniqueness. That’s why we are 100% Estate.” John Skinner...
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THE SHOW “ I was a friend to the BC wine industry before they had any friends.” John Schreiner is the Dean of Wine Writers in Canada. Good Grog: A life in wine and journalism is John’s 22nd book. The journalism chapters of Good Grog take us from newsrooms such as The Regina Leader...
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Cowichan Valley Wine Fest & Chef Kristian Eligh/Marilena, Victoria THE SHOW It’s Festival Season. In the Cowichan Valley. Wine, Music, Blues and Roots, Food, Fishing, Camping. The annual Cowichan Valley Wine Festival returns to it’s Month of August setting. Its kicks off July 27 with Sunset Soirée from 6-9PM at the gorgeous Campbell...
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Michael Bartier – Tasting The Brothers classic portfolio and Rowan Stewart Cellared Chardonnay from QG. THE SHOW Michael Bartier: Bartier Brothers – GM. Co-Owner and Chief Winemaker (South Okanagan) (Don and Michael Bartier) For a guy who literally fell into the wine business many years ago, he has become, through his own drive, will...
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For over 17 years we’ve had a feature on TRR called A walk in the neighbourhood. We’ve made some fine friends along the way. The “neighbourhood“ for Tasting Room Radio are the segment sponsors of this weekly salute to the craft of winemaking and culinary arts. When we started the show we vowed “if we...
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WINE OF THE YEAR: plus Lisa Ahier (Sobo) Ned Bell (Seafood Fest) Graham Pierce (Ruby Blues) THE SHOW I was honored to be one of the judges for the 2023 Lt. Governor Wine Awards. 500 wines and 3 days later we compared quick comments of what surprised us. Several times a judge said “that...
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THE SHOW Good grief, it’s mid-June already! The summer solstice is just around the corner and everyone in the world of wine is releasing new wines. So, he asked. Why are you doing a feature on Cider and Non-Alcoholic Wines? Because that’s what the wind kindly blew my way. I’m a cider guy,...
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Before the end of December, generally, they experience their first thawing. Those which a month ago were sour, crabbed, and quite unpalatable to the civilized taste, such at least as were frozen while sound, let a warmer sun come to thaw them, for they are extremely sensitive to its rays, are found to be filled...
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Okanagan Wine Fests, Top Drop Vancouver & Calgary Plus Wednesday The Hatch Punks pour in Vancouver. THE SHOW Such a crazy week. Between BC fires, the smoke and bud break, its nutty these days. So. We come to Top Drop, The Hatch and The Okanagan Wine Fests Kick off. All in one show ....
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THE SHOW 2023 Lt Governor’s Wine Awards. TerraLux Estate First Pours & Ned Bell on BC Shellfish Festival 2023 BC Lt. Governor’s Wine Awards (Penticton) The intense competition recognizes the top varietals produced in BC across 21 distinct categories and was held over 2 ½ days in early April at the Penticton Trade...
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The Third and Final VanWineFest Feature – Masters and All-Stars!! THE SHOW Welcome to the third series of interviews from the 44th annual Vancouver Wine Festival. One of the Wine World’s outstanding events. These interviews mixed Masters of Wine/Master Sommeliers with winemakers, owners & founders! A field blend of Napa, Sonoma, Okanagan Valley...
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Winemakers from Aquilini/Beringer/Laughing Stock/Michael David/Nk’mip/Osoyoos LaRose/Vina Carmen/Santa Rita THE SHOW Welcome back to the 44th annual Vancouver Wine Festival. Cutting through the clutter with world class wine smarts is our co-host DJ Kearney (Wine Director Terminal City Club. Speaker, writer, wine judge, noted authority) This is our 17th year of covering this wildly...
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2023 QUICK FACTS (Ever Changing) 44th annual (founded 1979) 8 days, April 22-30 18,000 admissions 17 countries 147 wineries » 44 wineries from South America 36 events at 19 venues » 26 public events; 10 trade-only events 25 participating restaurants, hotels, caterers 1135 wines, including: 800 wines in the Tasting Room – 335 wines at...
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Our yearly Pinot Noir Geek Out – with 15 top experts and a Pinot Blind Tasting! THE SHOW Bordeaux is made by man, Pinot Noir by God. Pinot Noir may not be the most planted grape in the World but no other varietal even comes close to the dialogue that takes place between winemakers and...
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Chris Waters (Globe and Mail) interviews Jason Priestley. Michal Mosny and TDM THE SHOW What started out as a Zoom interview for a story Christopher Waters was writing on Q&A Wine for his Easter Globe and Mail wine column has now become a Tasting Room Radio show, a Podcast and video interview for...
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Barnyard Natural Wine Fest Part 2 & Natural Winemaker Ann Sperling THE SHOW Last week we happily presented a feature story on the first Barnyard Natural Wine Festival in BC. As promised here’s the rest of the featured interviews. Matt Cooke We decided to start with a shortened version of the interview with Matt...
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BARNYARD (Part One) – BC’s First Natural Wine Festival (Victoria) THE SHOW NATURAL WINE: “Wine unplugged. It’s the unfiltered, untamed, unphotoshopped version of what we know wine to be. Hand picked, no additives, little or no sulphites. It flies against the status quo. Challenges what people think is good wine” Madeline Puckette /Wine Folly ...
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Executive Director Harry Hertscheg on 44th VanWineFest (April 22-30) THE SHOW Harry Hertscheg – Executive Director of Vancouver Wine festival. It’s Harry’s show. He spends his entire year leading a great creative team. If anyone can give us a wrap up of the entire festival it’s Harry. Harry spends every day between festivals planning,...
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Osoyoos LaRose Winemaker – Michael Kullmann/The wait is over. THE SHOW Many press releases cross my screen. This one caught my eye and imagination. Osoyoos Larose is a Bordeaux winery in the Okanagan. The owner Groupe Taillan, is a major producer of wines in Bordeaux. They produce around 12,000 cases at Osoyoos Larose and most...
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Guests – Davin De Kergommeaux (author/whisky specialist) and distillery co-founder James Lester Davin De Kergommeaux – Author & Whisky Specialist DAVIN DE KERGOMMEAUX is an independent expert who has been writing, talking and teaching about whisky in all its forms and flavours for two decades. He is the world’s leading authority on Canadian whisky...
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Headline – Okanagan Crush Pad becomes Haywire Wines. Guest is Christine Coletta. THE SHOW Tasting Room Radio began in 2007 in a studio in a barn on the Naramata Bench. I announced to myself and the audience that I had a lot to learn but each interview and tasting would take me closer to...
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Brad Royale – Sommelier and Micro-Negotiant. ( Kitten Swish, Tomato Wheels, latest crushing list) THE SHOW “Like the first bottles released in 2012, all are limited-production, with quirky names and labels derived from photos taken by Royale. There’s Call Me, a 2016 Zinfandel from the renowned Stuhlmuller vineyard in Sonoma, California; the label features a...
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Meet the Makers Culmina & Laughing Stock THE SHOW It was just another Friday morning when the happy invitation came in from the delightful Lindsay Kelm. Come celebrate the harvest season with Culmina Family Estate and Laughing Stock Vineyards. Join Winemakers Jean-Marc Enixon and Sandy Leier for an elegant afternoon sampling their latest...
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Every Chef Needs a Farmer Every Farmer Needs a Chef! The SHOW We were invited to the third annual Chef/Farmer gathering. This week at Church and State Winery in Central Saanich. It was presented by Buy BC. The entire concept was created by Lana Popham, Minister of Agriculture and Food. It’s a great fit because...
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The National Wine Awards of Canada – 2022 With Co-Founder Anthony Gismondi. THE SHOW: Our guest is the highly respected wine writer, reviewer, and industry leader Anthony Gismondi. Anthony Gismondi is a Canadian wine journalist and one of North America’s most influential wine voices. His twice-weekly column in The Vancouver Sun, which he has...
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Angus An/Kurtis Kolt. Creative pairings at New Fat Mao/Fort Berens Releases THE SHOW Fat Mao—meaning “prosperous cat” in Cantonese—is a casual open-kitchen concept by Chef Angus An, dishing up Thai-style noodle soups plus southeast Asian sides and drinks. Flavourful made-from-scratch broths and locally sourced noodles are accompanied by smaller dishes of B.C. seafood,...
A Spirits Special – The Five Bottle Bar and Single Malt 006 from Eau Claire. THE SHOW Eau Claire Master Distiller Caitlin Quinn. This edition of TRR started with the arrival of a handsome bottle of Eau Claire Single Malt Whisky 006 (Bottle 1681) It’s the sixth single malt release from...
Kimberly Hundertmark – New GM at Okanagan Wine Festivals/Winter Festival events start Sunday THE SHOW It was perhaps 12 years ago when Jason Priestley and I were shooting Hollywood and Vines TV with producer Chad Oakes. Our journey took us to Niagara and their yearly wine festival. Our host was Kimberly Hundertmark, Executive Director of...
New Releases from Township 7 and Hester Creek THE SHOW We have several friends on board this week. Mary McDermott – Winemaker at Township 7 (Naramata and South Langley) Mark Hopley and Adair Scott – Winemaker (Hester Creek) and Executive Chef (Terrafina Restaurant – Golden Mile) They bring with them tales of the 2022...
A Q&A with new wine called….Q&A THE SHOW It’s a really great story. Jason Priestley and I co-hosted/co-produced Hollywood and Vines TV for a number of years with our pal Producer Chad Oakes. It was shown in over 90 countries via Travel Channel UK (London) One of our Okanagan shoots was seen in Slovakia...
The Last 2022 Wine List from Wine Diva: Top 50 – 91 Points or better THE SHOW This End of the Year Special started like many ideas do. Over a glass of wine. I was tasting wines in preparation for a winemaker interview. My thought was “let’s do an end of the year “best...
2022 Top 100 Wines under $20 And 88 Points or Better THE SHOW As promised Daenna van Mulligen – The Wine Diva has delivered another End-of-the-Year Wine List. I like this one a lot.. Keep in mind Daenna tastes 1000’s of wines a year. That’s what makes these wines special. All of these wines...
THE WINE DIVA YEAR END LISTS – This Week. Wine Gifts and Sparkling Wine Daenna van Mulligen We are taking an epic journey to The Wine Diva’s Palace. Thing is – she lives in the basement. It really belongs to Daenna van Mulligen who created the Wine Diva Web Site. www.winediva.ca and it’s partner site...
Brad Royale – Sommelier and Micro-Negotiant. ( Kitten Swish, Tomato Wheels, latest crushing list) THE SHOW “Like the first bottles released in 2012, all are limited-production, with quirky names and labels derived from photos taken by Royale. There’s Call Me, a 2016 Zinfandel from the renowned Stuhlmuller vineyard in Sonoma, California; the label features a...
Luke Whittall – The Sipster’s Pocket Guide to 50 Must-Try BC Wines THE SHOW Confession Time. I’m half a year late in getting this story to you. Then one day, not too long ago a book arrived. Quietly. On a Tuesday! It was smaller than most because it’s a pocketbook. Meant to be carried in...
Meet the Makers Culmina & Laughing Stock THE SHOW It was just another Friday morning when the happy invitation came in from the delightful Lindsay Kelm. Come celebrate the harvest season with Culmina Family Estate and Laughing Stock Vineyards. Join Winemakers Jean-Marc Enixon and Sandy Leier for an elegant afternoon sampling their latest releases...
Our Guest is JAK Meyer Co-owner of Meyer Family Vineyard. (just in time for Holiday Cheer weekend in OKFalls/Skaha Lake) “We’ve been nearly sold out of many of our current vintage Chardonnays for quite some time now, so with much anticipation, we’re pleased to release four single-vineyard Chards from the 2021 vintage. While 2021 was...
Every Chef Needs a Farmer Every Farmer Needs a Chef! The SHOW We were invited to the third annual Chef/Farmer gathering. This week at Church and State Winery in Central Saanich. It was presented by Buy BC. The entire concept was created by Lana Popham, Minister of Agriculture and Food. It’s a great fit because...
Jason Priestley and I were shooting year two of Hollywood and Vines with Producer Chad Oakes. It was Jason who suggested Guadalupe Valley in Mexico, and Walla Walla in Washington. So, I paid attention when he said. Let’s head for the Gaspareau Valley… Sure! Where exactly is the Gaspareau? Just outside Halifax. And they’re growing...
New wines and Spirits at IVSA Victoria THE SHOW Got my semi-annual invite from IVSA – The Import Vintners and Spirits Association..one of the largest representative bodies of beverage alcohol import agents in Canada. The very people who seek out great winemakers and distillers and then represent them to our liquor industry and down the...
2022 Harvest Season Sparkling Wines This weeks TRR didn’t start out as a bubble special., It’s just the way the boxes opened. Mary McDermott – Winemaker Township 7 (Langley and Naramata Bench) Before she arrived in the Okanagan Mary made sparkling wines at Peller, also spending time at Stratus and Cave Springs. Under her leadership...
It’s The Bartier Bros Show, starring Michael Bartier!! Just one story today – Michael Bartier – GM and Director of Bartier Bros. Vineyards and Winery (South Okanagan) What started out as a two segment interview with wine legend Michael Bartier almost immediately became this entire edition of Tasting Room Radio. Why, you ask? Because...
Checking in with The Neighbourhood!! THE SHOW Tasting Room Radio has been celebrating Canadian wine and food for 15 years. We could not have stayed the course and grown without the support of our segment sponsors Thus, each year we make a point of making a feature fuss about our neighbors. Thing is, we’d...
Van Wine Fest Part Two (plus 2 very special guests) THE SHOW Walking into the Vancouver Wine Festival at the Convention Centre, as an interviewer, is like working the field at an All-Star Game. Familiar wine star faces and voices are everywhere. I think I did a dozen interviews and these are the last three. ...
The return of VanWineFest Part One… THE SHOW After a series of historic events far more important than a wine gathering, we welcomed the 43rd annual Vancouver Wine Festival back into our lives. The pandemic required a different gathering this year. Smaller crowds, masks not mandatory but fully encouraged. Fewer wineries and participants made for...
This week – a vertical pour from Clos Du Soleil and 3 new releases from Hester Creek THE SHOW The invitation was just too good to pass up. Michael Clark, Winemaker and GM of Clos du Soleil Winery in the Similkameen Valley was coming to Chambar Restaurant in Vancouver to pour two verticals of...
The Return of Top Drop / 2022 “The one wine tasting of the year you shouldn’t miss” THE SHOW Like all other events in our day-to-day lives, there was no Top Drop during the pandemic. However, Top Drop wine fans are a very loyal bunch and I never thought for a minute that there...
Making Award Winning Wines at “The Fort” THE SHOW Just how well is Fort Berens Winery doing this year? #3 – Top 10 Small Wineries in Canada #6 – Top 10 BC Wineries #8 – Top 25 Wineries in Canada 1 Platinum Medal and 94 Points for their 2020 Pinot Noir...
A Haltwhistle Cheese & Wine pairing with Unsworth Wines : a feature special THE SHOW This weeks guests: Kirsten Thorarinson and Cory Spencer – co-founders of Haltwhistle Cheese Karen Newington – Tasting Room Manager Unsworth Vineyards As the Sales & Operations Manager, Kirsten makes sure that the farm runs efficiently. She frequently delivers cheese...
The Summer of 2022 has been one big wine festival in the Cowichan Valley. June was wine passport month. Now comes the August 4th Wine Festival Launch Party. BECAUSE August is Wine Month in the Cowichan Valley!! The kick-off took place on the superb beachfront lawn at Brentwood College, Mill Bay. With the help and...
The National Wine Awards of Canada – 2022 With Co-Founder Anthony Gismondi. THE SHOW: Our guest is the highly respected wine writer, reviewer, and industry leader Anthony Gismondi. Anthony Gismondi is a Canadian wine journalist and one of North America’s most influential wine voices. His twice-weekly column in The Vancouver Sun, which he has...
SUMMER SPIRITS with Davin De Kergommeaux THE SHOW My spirits education began and ended with the same bottle of Lemon Gin. My brother and I were the youngest members of the Kamloops Rube Band. All the other band members were college-age or dads. Denis and I tried to keep up with “the boys” when...
The Wonderful Wines of OZ We start with Tim Dolan, the Senior Winemaker at Peter Lehmann Wines in the Barossa Valley. Tim Dolan is the third generation of his family to make wine in the Barossa, following his father Nigel and grandfather Bryan – two of the most influential winemakers of their respective eras....
Cowichan Valley Wineries Party and Pour Aug 4 A blend of stories from Cowichan Valley and Naramata Bench. Starting with master storyteller Lorin Inglis, the GM of Enrico Winery in the Cowichan. Then off to Upper Bench Road in Naramata and a visit with Wilbert and Joka Borren, the owners and winemakers at Four Shadows...
Two of the Best in the West – New releases from Ann Sperling (Sperling) & Michael Clark (Clos du Soleil) It’s a slippery slope to call anyone “Best”. It’s like saying blue is the best color. Totally subjective. However, tasting is believing. The wines from Sperling and Clos du Soleil are consistently beautifully constructed and...
Checking in with The Neighbourhood!! THE SHOW Tasting Room Radio has been celebrating Canadian wine and food for 15 years. We could not have stayed the course and grown without the support of our segment sponsors Thus, each year we make a point of making a feature fuss about our neighbors. Thing is, we’d...