Tasting Room Radio: Recent Episodes
Terry David Mulligan
When a press note comes in from the wonderfully engaging Kate Colley, you had better pay attention. On the Naramata Bench, Little Engine Wines is entering a new era – one built on a long friendship, a shared palate, and fifteen years of parallel careers across four countries. Andrew Windsor joins as winemaker, succeeding founding winemaker Scott Robinson, who...
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It’s a Family Affair Hello all – The 2026 Wine Align National Wine Awards of Canada are quickly being rolled out. Days ago, the much-anticipated Platinum winners were announced. Out of 1800 wines tasted and judged, 13 wines were deemed the best of the best. To my delight Meyer Family Vineyards and Mayhem Vineyards...
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The Cowichan Valley Wine Festival returns Aug 1-31 – Yup, the whole month. It features events, pours, music, food pairings and has a very rewarding Passport Event. Because they’re in close proximity to one another, meeting the winemakers is very possible. All those wine questions you had over the Winter and Spring, at last have a...
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The Show: Fort Berens Winemaker Seth Jex and I are going to be talking about the just-in results of the 2026 Canadian National Wine Awards and Fort Berens winnings plus new releases. GOLD – 2025 Riesling 2025 limes, green apple and grapefruit. $23.99 SILVER – 2025 Late Harvest Riesling $20.99 SILVER – 2025 Pinot Gris character and content. Outstanding. $23.99 SILVER...
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We welcome back to Tasting Room Radio, one of our original neighbors on the Naramata Bench, Hillside Estate Winery. Joining us are Kathy Malone, the award winning Winemaker and a fresh talent in the Bistro kitchen, Chef Brandon Fredrick (one of the co-founders of the much talked about Row 14 in The Similkameen) Kathy will be taking all of...
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Township 7 Vineyards & Winery’s artisanal approach to crafting fine wines with minimal intervention in the winemaking process, enables Mary McDermott winemaker to create wines of character, grace and passion. Her sustainably farmed, classic French vinifera vineyards are low-yield and reflect the terroir in which they are grown. Township 7 wines are meant to be...
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We welcome John Skinner (Co-founder) and Lauren Skinner, managing director of Painted Rock (Skaha). Painted Rock is a family winery. From Day One, it was John and Trish Skinner following their dreams of making world-class wines. Up on Skaha Bench in the Okanagan Falls area. Then came Valeria Tait, with her wine-making smarts, suggesting where...
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We welcome John Skinner (Co-founder) and Lauren Skinner, managing director of Painted Rock (Skaha). Painted Rock is a family winery. From Day One, it was John and Trish Skinner following their dreams of making world-class wines. Up on Skaha Bench in the Okanagan Falls area. Then came Valeria Tait, with her wine-making smarts, suggesting where...
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Clos du Soleil, an Artisan Winery and Estate Vineyard, is celebrating their 20th Anniversary this year. Specifically, the 2025 harvest was their 20th harvest, and so these new releases were going to be talking about are all 20th anniversary! Michael Clark is the Winemaker, GM and co-owner of Clos du Soleil. Originally trained in Theoretical...
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We welcome back Jeff Del Nin. Chief Winemaker Quails Gate (West Kelowna) For those of you perhaps just discovering the name Quails Gate Winery, please know, they are 4 generations into shaping and leading the BC wine community. Grassroots farming. Showing the way for all who followed. They won 11 medals at the 2025 Wine...
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THE SHOW It’s the annual BC Wine gathering designed to showcase many of the wines from all the regions in BC. Wine Growers of BC named it Swirl Around BC Wine Expo 2025. The daylong celebration took place at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver. 60 wineries from across the province were all set...
It’s been called various names over the years. It’s the annual BC Wine gathering meant to showcase all the wines from all the regions in BC. Wine Growers of BC named it Swirl Around BC Wine Expo 2025. The daylong celebration took place at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver. 60 wineries from...
Just when BC Wineries needed leadership to heal & deal with provincial barriers, meet Jeff Guignard. (CEO-President of Wine Growers of BC) Not only is he outspoken and focused, Jeff also spent 10 years in Ottawa. He knows well which doors to knock on or kick down. Jeff has been traveling to the various wine...
2025 Canadian Wine Awards with Anthony Gismondi & Geoffrey Moss MW THE SHOW A full-scale discussion about the 2025 Nationals! The Canadian Wine Awards, featuring one of the best wine minds in this or any country, Anthony Gismondi. He also happens to be one of the key organizers of these tastings and awards. For over...
Meyer Family Vinyards / Mayhem Wines. It’s a Family Affair!! For the past 5-7 years – just around Harvest – I’ve gone seeking Terry Meyer Stone and her brother JAK Meyer. Terry owns Mayhem Wines and JAK owns Meyer Family Vinyards. Both in Okanagan Falls. JAK, partners and staff are celebrating their fabulous...
THE SHOW A lot to talk about with Ron Kubek. Co-Owner of Lightning Rock in Summerland. Ron is very opinionated. Can’t blame him. For far too many years, Canadian bureaucrats have stood in the way of wineries and provincial free trade across Canada. Promises broken, forgotten or never kept. Ron...
Winemaker Kathy Malone – Hillside Estate (Naramata ) and Rhys Pender Master of Wine – Little Farm (Similkameen) THE SHOW These have been troubling times in Okanagan Winemaking. Two Winter cold snaps damaged many prized vineyards. Some of the same vineyards made a slow recovery with an assist from winemakers and vineyard crews. One thing...
THE SHOW It’s Part Two on the Barnyard Wine Fair. “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 Wines...
The 2025 Barnyard Wine Fair – Natural. Biodynamic. Organic. THE SHOW Natural wine has arguably been the major movement of the 21st Century wine world, and for some it has also become a ‘lifestyle choice’, writes Elin McCoy, ahead of the Raw wine fair in London and after visiting the New York version of...
The SHOW Each year, WineAlign presents The National Wine Awards of Canada. 2025 is their 25th anniversary. I was in the middle of recording my introduction to Moon Curser Winemaker, Christian Scagnetti, when the Wineries of the Year were announced. Mission Hill was named Winery of the Year and Top BC Winery. The best Ontario...
Canada’s oldest beer festival celebrates its 30th year— First time at Topaz Park in Victoria, BC. THE SHOW The Great Canadian Beer Festival was launched in 1993 and was the first big beer festival in Canada. The Fest has been held annually since then, except for 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. ...
THE SHOW When I kicked off Tasting Room Radio in 2007 on the Naramata Bench, I had just finished shooting Season Three of Hollywood and Vines TV with pal Jason Priestley. I came away very impressed with the community that surrounded winemaking. The farmers who worked the fields and the seasoned craft that was created...
Jason Parkes/Robbie Hundertmark (The Hatch). Also Ron Kubek. Lightning Rock THE SHOW Jason Parkes (Team Leader) The Hatch (West Kelowna) Robbie Hundertmark (Wing Man) The Hatch The box arrived from Jason Parkes Customs. Filled with: The Dynasty White – Wow B Secco Hobo Series Gamay MMXXI Clarity at the Waters Edge Clash of the Tannins...
Our Guest is Kerri Wyse-McNolty VP Burrowing Owl Vineyards and co-creator of their fine Cookbook. (with Author and Wine Writer Jennifer Schell Lirag) THE SHOW The Question they most often hear in their tasting room is …..”what should I pair with this wine?” So Kerri Wyse and her team collaborated with award...
Full show Interview with Anthony Gismondi: Co-founder of The Nationals! THE SHOW The 2024 National Wine Awards of Canada wrapped up in June in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Founded by Canadian wine experts David Lawrason and Anthony Gismondi, ‘The Nationals’ are the largest and most respected Canadian wine competition. This year 22 judges tasted...
THE SHOW Our last segments of 2024 VanWineFest with DJ Kearney and an Okanagan reconnect with Sandra Oldfield The Vancouver International Wine Festival (#45) has come and gone but the interviews live on….for at least this week. I’m joined by my fourth & final co-host, the one and only DJ Kearney. Educator, mentor, leader,...
Featuring guest hosts and wine specialists Kelcie Jones and Michaela Morris. The feature region of the 2024 Vancouver International Wine Festival was Italy. There were 71 wineries representing 13 different Italian regions, from Sicily in the far south to Trentino-Alto Adige in the north. There were hundreds of autochthonous grape varieties and each...
The 45th VanWineFest Part One THE SHOW The press release says: It’s the largest combined consumer and trade wine show in North America. And one of the biggest and oldest in the World. From Feb 24 to March 3. Eight days, 42 events, 12 countries, 149 participating wineries, 71 from feature region Italy, 1,...
THE SHOW Last week we featured The Cowichan Wineries August Festival . This week we reconnect with the wineries of the Naramata Bench. 15 interviews with winemakers and principals. Like many others in the BC wine community, The Naramata Bench was also hit with heartbreaking losses of their prime vineyards due to another Winter deep...
There’s a buzz going on about the Wineries of the Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island. It started when Unsworth Winery was purchased by key members of the Jackson Family (Kendall Jackson, Napa). Then months later it was revealed that the same family members had purchased Blue Grouse, just down the road. So… A California wine family...
Kathy Malone Hillside Winemaker – Naramata Bench and a walk around 3rd annual Langford Beer Festival. THE SHOW Two of BC’s wine originals. Hillside Estate Winery. The third winery built and planted on the Naramata Bench. Our guest – Kathy Malone, The Chief Winemaker since 2008. Kathy bring three outstanding wines : Chef’s...
2024 Releases – Tightrope (Naramata) and Bonterra Organic (Mendocino) THE SHOW Lyndsay O’Rourke – Winemaker at Tightrope Winery (Naramata Bench) (Lyndsay and Graeme O’Rourke) Tightrope Winery is a small, family-run, sustainable winery on the Naramata Bench. A true Labour of love for owners Graham (viticulturist) and Lyndsay O’Rourke (winemaker). Their vineyards on...
Two Wine Stories –New wineries in Garnet Valley, Solvero & Garnet Valley Ranch Plus Two from Bottleneck Drive, Dirty Laundry and Pamplemousse Jus. As much as I like to follow the wines we share, I’m equally driven by the people who make them. The battles they wage against weather and man! Best of...
THE SHOW Happy Canada Day Weekend my friends! After walks, yard work, the local bike path, family gatherings etc it comes time to reward yourself! After drinking your body weight in water, how about a Cider Experience! There are so many cider choices/regions in this Country. So many, that each region gathers together for a...
The fifth BC Cider Festival took place once again inside and out at The Pipe Shop, the foot of Lonsdale in North Vancouver. (photos by linda c) As a kid growing up in North Van, I had always heard about the Pipe Shop. It’s where my Father Pat Mulligan and our neighbor’s mothers and fathers...
New releases from Noble Ridge (OK Falls) & Bella Wines (Naramata Bench) THE SHOW Leslie D’Andrea Co-founder of Noble Ridge and Director of Winemaking Benoit Gauthier (Okanagan Falls) Timing. It’s all about timing. My request for an interview and their Spring releases. The same day!! Benoit creates and releases wonderful single reds and...
2024 BC Top 50 Wines and New Releases from Mayhem Wines THE SHOW WE HAVE THE WINNERS The Okanagan Wine Festival has returned with three weeks in Okanagan wine country. There’s simply no better time to visit than June, just before the Summer season kicks into high gear. You can easily find all the...
OK Spring Festival has started plus Spring releases from Painted Rock & Winemaker’s Cut. THE SHOW Kimberly Hundertmark – GM Okanagan Wine Festivals The Okanagan Wine Festival returns this June with three weeks in wine country. There is no better time to visit BC Wine Country than in June. Just before the summer season...
Spring releases from Orofino and Poplar Grove’s 1st Pinot Noir THE SHOW John Weber – co-founder/winemaker Orofino Vineyards (Similkameen) Welcome to our series of specials on BC Spring Wine Releases. We return to the Similkameen Valley to John & Virginia Weber’s Orofino Vineyards. The whole valley, situated right on the US Border, was caught...
THE SHOW Last week we featured Part Two of the Cowichan Spring Wine Releases. 10 interviews in total. This week, we’re again set up in a very busy room. This time there are even more wineries pouring their Spring releases and all telling the stories that go with each. This week we reconnect with the...
Cowichan Valley Spring Wines & singular Scout Wines in Similkameen Valley THE SHOW Cowichan Valley Spring Wines in Victoria Even though they are only a 30 minute drive from each other, the wines from Vancouver Island’s Cowichan Valley have worked hard to earn the respect of Victoria restaurants, stores and wine fans. The wineries...
Spring releases from Clos Du Soleil and Cowichan Wines (Part One) THE SHOW Michael Clark Winemaker Clos Du Soleil (Similkameen Valley) Its Spring Time in BC Wine Country!! (Just writing the line brings me joy!) After a Canadian Winter that included freezing temperatures for a second Winter in a row, growers, viticulturists and...
Alderlea Spring Releases & 2023 Cider Festival Julie Powell and Zac Brown – Co-founders and Co-winemakers of Alderlea Vineyards (Cowichan Valley) For 6 years now Julie and Zac have been re-imagining their lives. Studying the craft of winemaking, and farming techniques and releasing better and better wines. They are blessed to be working with the...
It’s a Spring Thing – Okanagan Spring Fest & Enrico Cowichan Spring Wines THE SHOW Kimberly Hundertmark – GM Okanagan Wine Festivals FINALLY. The days are noticeably longer and warmer. Spring is right around the corner. For farmers and wineries, it’s the time for serious soil and vine preparation. Unfortunately this year, Okanagan...
2024 Spring Releases from Hillside Estate Winery and Bartier Bros THE SHOW It’s a very busy time in the BC wine world. Firstly, April is BC Wine Month. Vineyards are being examined to see what the deep freeze damage was and plans are being made to replant vineyards lost. Perhaps with entirely new...
It’s the 7th Annual April is BC Wine Month Seven Wine Stars on why it’s time to Buy BC Wine. We can ALL help! THE SHOW Christine Coletta – Co-founder Haywire Wines (Summerland) Grant Stanley –Winemaker/GM of Spearhead – (East Kelowna) 2022 Best Small Winery in Canada. Rhys Pender – Master...
Spring Releases – Tightrope (Naramata) and Bonterra Organic (Mendocino) THE SHOW Lyndsay O’Rourke – Winemaker at Tightrope Winery (Naramata Bench) (Lyndsay and Graeme O’Rourke) Tightrope Winery is a small, family-run, sustainable winery on the Naramata Bench. A true Labour of love for owners Graham (viticulturist) and Lyndsay O’Rourke (winemaker). Their vineyards on...
THE SHOW Our last segments of 2024 VanWineFest with DJ Kearney and a reconnect with Sandra Oldfield The Vancouver International Wine Festival (#45) has come and gone but the interviews live on….for at least this week. I’m joined by my third & final co-host, the one and only DJ Kearney. Educator, mentor, leader, wine...
Featuring guest hosts and wine specialists Kelcie Jones and Michaela Morris. The feature region of the 2024 Vancouver International Wine Festival was Italy. There were 71 wineries representing 13 different Italian regions, from Sicily in the far south to Trentino-Alto Adige in the north. There were hundreds of autochthonous grape varieties and each...
The 45th VanWineFest Part One THE SHOW The press release says: It’s the largest combined consumer and trade wine show in North America. And one of the biggest and oldest in the World. From Feb 24 to March 3. Eight days, 42 events, 12 countries, 149 participating wineries, 71 from feature region Italy, 1,...
We are currently doing interviews in the Vancouver Convention Centre at the 2024 VanWineFest. NEXT WEEK – We start Part One of this years coverage. Co-Hosts this year are Kelcie Jones, Leader of This is Wine School. Sommelier of the year, DJ Kearney Wine Director Terminal City Club Vancouver. Wine Educator and Judge. Michaela...
Seven Wine Stars – Time to Buy BC. We can ALL help! THE SHOW Christine Coletta – Co-founder Haywire Wines (Summerland) Grant Stanley – Winemaker and GM of Spearhead – (East Kelowna) 2022 Best Small Winery in Canada. Rhys Pender – Master of Wine and co-founder Little Farm Wines (Similkameen) Kimberly Hundertmark –...
Wines of Romance from Township 7 and Rocky Mountain Whisky from Wild Life THE SHOW The press release arrived well in advance of Valentine’s Day. “These exceptional wines are not only perfect for cosy winter evenings but also make for delightful Valentine’s Day celebrations. I’m 3 days late with this story but when Valentine’s Day...
Winter Wine Wars. Features on Orofino/Fort Berens THE SHOW The letters were received on Jan 22. It was the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission informing a considerable number of BC wineries that if they did not immediately stop shipping wines direct to consumers in Alberta, they would stop allowing those wines in their retail...
This Years Winner. Last years winner. Plus Whitehorse and Edinburgh THE SHOW Making great whisky is serious business. Whisky takes time. You can create it and leave it in barrel “while your kids grow up and head off to college” kind of time. For example Paradigm Spirits -The Heritage Collection – Whisky of the...
Victoria Whisky Fest & Canadian Whisky Awards THE SHOW “Friendship is like Whisky – the older the better” Yes, my friends its our annual trek to Victoria’s inner harbour for the 18th annual Victoria Whisky Festival and the Canadian Whisky Awards. It was founder of the awards Davin de Kergomeaux who whispered...
John Skinner on his Painted Rock Wines /VJ Gandhi: 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 John...
Wine, Whisky and Winter THE SHOW First Guest is Harry Hertscheg – Executive Director 45th Annual Vancouver Wine Festival Acknowledged as the largest combined consumer and trade wine show in North America. Also one of the biggest and oldest in the World. Not Harry…the festival. The 45th festival will take place February 24 to March...
Mike Grgich – His 1976 Napa Chardonnay in USA/France blind tasting in Paris was The Shot Heard Round the World. THE SHOW Winemaker Mike Grgich died Dec 13th 2023. He was 100 years old. This is his story, as told to yours truly into a nasty microphone in the lobby of...
THE SHOW It is a year-end tradition on Tasting Room Radio Daenna van Mulligen – The Wine Diva – joins me for a rundown of her primary year lists. After tasting well over 1000 wines a year, Daenna compiles all of her notes and posts her “best of” categories. Three weeks ago it was...
The Wine Diva: Top 100 Wines ($25 or under – 88 points or better) THE SHOW The end of any year always brings “best of” lists: Films, Music, Books, Food and many artistic events! This year end list from Daenna van Mulligen/The Wine Diva brings the very best budget wines of 2023. All $25.00...
Daenna van Mulligen – The Wine Diva & her TOP scoring wines of 2023. (93 pts or better) THE SHOW A dear friend returns. For many years now wine reviewer, educator, speaker and writer Daenna van Mulligen, known to the wine world as The Wine Diva, has graced Tasting Room Radio. We have co-hosted many...
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 on 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 life craft of winemaking and culinary arts. When we started the show we vowed that...
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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...
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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 and...
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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 year 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 seeks out great winemakers and distillers and then represent them to our liquor industry and down...
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? From...
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...
812 Wines. 20 Platinum. Here’s 5 of the very best 2021 BC Lt. Gov Winners. THE SHOW The press release said.. “A panel of judges from Canada and the US tasted more than 800 wines, and awarded gold, silver, and platinum medals to 90 British Columbian wineries” I know most of these judges. They...
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...
The Return of Top Drop / 2022 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 might never be another Top Drop. Why the loyalty? “The...
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...
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 from Unsworth 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 to mongers...
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 beach front lawn at Brentwood College, Mill Bay. With the...
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 colour. 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...
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...
THE SHOW Every year is a growing year for the wine farmers and winemakers. And because farmers are dealing with the whims of the planet..all bets are off until the harvest is in. Heat, frost, hail, insects, wind, smoke, leaf infestation, drought, floods etc all either assist the vineyards or shut the whole growing process...
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. ...
Susan Tedeschi co-partner with Derek Trucks in life and music is our guest this week. Tedeschi Trucks Band has created “one of those albums” that will become the standard by which all other such albums are created. It’s an amazing story and we are thrilled to have Susan share it with us . It’s our complete...
The return of VanWineFest Part One… THE SHOW After a year of events far more important than a wine gathering, we welcome the 43rd annual Vancouver Wine Festival back into our lives. The pandemic required a different gathering this year. Smaller crowds masks not mandatory but encouraged. Fewer wineries and participants made for a calmer and...
Tasting Cowichan-New Fairview Cellars-Quails Gate Expands THE SHOW Tasting the Cowichan It’s a two-part interview with several of the wineries of the Cowichan Valley. Taste Your Way Through The Cowichan Valley runs June 1-30 and: Wine Festival Month Launch Party – on the Grand Lawn Brentwood College Aug 4th (7-10 pm) Ticket info and...
The Return of Top Drop / 2022 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 might never be another Top Drop. Why the loyalty? “The...
Tasting Room Radio is Presented by Harbour Air THE SHOW Sara Park and Cam Duke, the co-founders of Coastal Craft Beverages in Victoria always throw a great pour. As in previous years, they head for the 8th-floor skyline suites at the top of Parkside Hotel in downtown Victoria. They work exclusively with producers who are independent...
“ TOP DROP: THE ONE WINE TASTING OF THE YEAR YOU SHOULDN’T MISS.” – WESTERN LIVING MAGAZINE THE SHOW This weeks guest is Kurtis Kolt co-founder of Top Drop. The co-founder of Top Drop, dubbed “the nerdiest, most awesome wine festival in Canada.” Received the ‘Sommelier of the Year’ award at the 2010 Vancouver International...
Chain Reaction Wines (Naramata) & Stillhead Distillery (Duncan) THE SHOW I “discovered” Chain Reaction Winery through a conversation with DJ Kearney. When DJ asks the question “have you heard of..?” I am totally locked in. DJ is a senior wine educator and an opinion you want to pay attention to. Her recommendation sent me looking...
THE HEART OF WINE COUNTRY – PART TWO The Show It was the first wine gathering of 2022 and the first in two years for many in the room. (The room was the gorgeous Terminal City Club on West Hastings in Vancouver) This week, its part two of our interviews with winemakers, agents and...
First pour of BC Wines In Vancouver – OK Falls/Skaha Lake (Part One) THE SHOW It was quite a gathering. For the first time in over two years BC wines were being poured in Vancouver to a roomful of media, trade, and later in the day wine fans. 13 wineries from The...
Leslie d’Andrea: OK Falls pour in Vancouver-Wednesday/The Wine Diva: Budget Bottles 2022 (under $17) THE SHOW It was the first regular Spring Release notice that I’ve seen in a couple of years. Made my heart jump! “The Heart of Wine Country Okanagan Falls/Skaha Lake Spring Release 2022. Terminal City Club Wednesday, April 13 6:30-8:30 PM”...
Okanagan Crush Pad. Christine Coletta & Darryl Brooker/ Modest Wines releases with Jeff Hundertmark THE SHOW A press release arrived this week: Seasoned veteran Darryl Brooker returns to the industry he is passionate about to lead dynamic growth plans set in motion by Okanagan Crush Pad founders Christine Coletta and Steve Lornie who view...
New look to Monte Creek & Remembering The Science of Wine THE SHOW Galen Barnhardt Winemaker Monte Creek (Kamloops) Monte Creek Winery is situated just outside Kamloops on a 1,200-acre property, with 75 acres of grapes planted in the Thompson Valley, plus 40 planted acres in the Similkameen Valley. With a focus on sustainable and regenerative...
Mark Hopley WM Hester Creek/Elan Morris GM Okanagan Wine Festivals THE SHOW Every Spring is a like a gift. If you’re any kind of a wine fan, this Spring is going to be something special. You can expect wineries all over BC to be proudly releasing their Spring wines. For the wine fan, after...
Exec Director Harry Hertscheg on 43rd Van Wine Fest plus A visit with Winemakers Cut THE SHOW The last time VanWineFest gathered it was early March of 2020. Days after they closed the doors, the World would be dealt a monumental blow by a global pandemic. So, here we are two years later. Our...
812 Wines. 20 Platinum. Here’s 5 of the very best 2021 BC Lt. Gov Winners. THE SHOW The press release said.. “A panel of judges from Canada and the US tasted more than 800 wines, and awarded gold, silver, and platinum medals to 90 British Columbian wineries” I know most of these judges. They...
8 of the finest Proseccos in the World with Treve Ring and the state of BC Restaurants with Ian Tostenson and Kelly Gordon. Hello… Hoping you are safe and well! Loving this show. The feature guests are Wine Judge and Writer Treve Ring pouring 8 Prosecco’s from the legendary Conegliano Valdobbiadene region of Italy...
Discovering outstanding wines at 2House & Gold Hill plus Little Engine on Naramata Bench THE SHOW In 2007, when Tasting Room Radio began in a barn studio on the Naramata Bench, I went looking for the most interesting people making the most interesting wines. The very first of those guests were Val Tait and Ian...
Barclay Robinson Winemaker Road 13 and Graham Pierce Winemaker & GM Kitsch THE SHOW Barclay Robinson Road 13 Golden Mile. (Also on video) Barclay’s been busy. A Calgary based Sommelier who began his wine education at Brock University. (Bsc) Then came working classrooms at Foreign Affair, Ridgepoint, Vineland, Tawse and Henry of...
The Hatch becomes Jason Parkes Customs/Emily Walker Wine List/New Emandare pours THE SHOW Jason Parkes is…. A former member of a punk band whose van broke down and he needed money to fix it – so he made wine. the hub of an ever-expanding wheel. The dark star at the center of a distant...
THE NARAMATA SHUFFLE (Foxtrot. Moraine. Four Shadows) THE SHOW We hope you enjoyed our five week, 25 interview road trip through the Okanagan. Along the way we ran into our pal Tina Baird from the Naramata Bench Wineries Association. We’ve known each other a long time. Through film sets, festivals and movie premiers. During...
The 5th and final week of Okanagan Reconnect Presented by The Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association THE SHOW We come to the last show in a series that started August 21st (you remember August, right?) The master plan was to reconnect with the people, wineries and food of the Okanagan after a two-year hiatus. So...
Week Four of our Okanagan Reconnect (OK Falls) Presented by The Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association The SHOW Because… Tasting Room Radio started its audio life in a studio in a barn on the Naramata Bench and… Hadn’t been back to the Okanagan since Fall 2019 and the pandemic kept us from returning, it was...
The Okanagan Reconnect Week Three. South Okanagan (Presented by Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association) THE SHOW What an adventure. Talking, traveling, and tasting our way through the Okanagan. Moon Curser is our home base this week. Spectacular place! What a great winery Beata and Chris Tolley have created. They’ll join us for a sit-down interview in...
The Okanagan Reconnect Week Two – at Hillside, Naramata Bench. (Presented by Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association) THE SHOW It’s week two of our Okanagan Reconnect! This week we are gathering at Hillside Winery and Bistro on the Naramata Bench FYI – Tasting Room Radio was conceived in a studio in a barn on The Bench...
The Okanagan Reconnect – (The Repeat) Week One (A 5-week series repeat presented by Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association) See Full Video below! The SHOW It’s been close to two years since Tasting Room Radio toured the vineyards and restaurants of the Okanagan. TRR started its 14-year existence on the Naramata Bench in 2007. Since leaving...
The Wine Diva’s Top 50 Over $20 & Best Bubbles Plus Fitz Wines THE SHOW Even though it’s been a completely eventful year we still arrive at perhaps the best season of the year. Hanukah, Christmas, the Holidays, and New Year’s Eve. If ever there was a great time to heal and recommit to family...
The wonderful world of wine with DJ Kearney THE SHOW DJ Kearney – Director of Wine/Terminal City Club (Wine Education Specialist, Mentor, Wine Judge, Consultant) DJ Kearney has trained over a thousand sommelier candidates throughout North America for the International Sommelier Guild and the Wine and Spirit Education Trust and has consulted for...
Budget wine gifting for The Holidays with The Wine Diva! THE SHOW: For 15 years Daenna van Mulligen (The Wine Diva) has created her Top 100 wines. For 15 years we’ve welcomed the audio version of her choices. All wines have been tasted and scored – www.winescores.ca Those receiving 89 points or better...
The Hatch becomes Jason Parkes Customs/Emily Walker Wine List/New Emandare pours THE SHOW Jason Parkes is…. A former member of a punk band whose van broke down and he needed money to fix it – so he made wine. the hub of an ever-expanding wheel. The dark star at the center of a distant...