September 26th, 2015 … Top Drop!

September 25, 2015 00:42:26

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TOP DROP Vancouver..Year 2.

THE SHOW

It’s the return of Top Drop Vancouver, a unique, two-day event bringing together international, terroir-focused wineries, craft breweries, cideries, gastronomy & more.

Top Drop Vancouver continues its focus on sustainably-farmed, handcrafted wines offering a distinct sense of place, without heavy-handed winemaking trickery to get in the way.

Now in its second year, Top Drop Vancouver is a two day trade and consumer event being held at the Roundhouse in Yaletown and various Vancouver restaurants bringing together a collection of small, hands on wineries, craft breweries, cideries and food purveyors who are passionate about their craft.

We quote Our Host Kurtis Kolt: (from his column in the Georgia Straight)
“Our focus is terroir-influenced, handcrafted wines, and the people behind them.

Kurtis Kolt

“We believe in the importance in farming one’s own fruit and/or being constantly engaged with grape-growers to ensure sustainability and a high standard of viticultural practices.

We believe in wines that reflect their vintage, and wines that aren’t suffocated by vinicultural trickery.

We believe in winemaking decisions that are made by a winemaker, and not by a board of directors or marketing team.

We believe in those who take chances.

We believe these kinds of wines, honest wines of integrity, need a time and place to have their story told.
We also believe craft beer, cider, along with authentic and sustainable produce, dairy, meat and seafood are part of the same conversation, which is why we’re proud to showcase some of our best in those areas.”

The event took place at the Roundhouse in downtown Vancouver.

In the limited time and resources we had at hand..I was able to talk to and get stories from the following guests:

Kurtis Kolt – Organizer, fearless leader and Wine Expert http://www.kurtiskolt.com/

Kate Durisek – Co-Owner Howling Moon Cider House Oliver BC www.howlingmoon.ca

David Lancelot – Wine Buyer Cask and Barrel Kelowna BC www.thecaskandbarrel.ca

Shawn Bachynski – Red Truck Beer – Vancouver, B.C. www.redtruckbeer.com

Mark Davidson – Global Education Director Wine Australia www.wineaustralia.com

Tyler Harlton – Owner/Winemaker TH Wines – Okanagan Valley, B.C. www.thwines.com

José Lovaglio Balbo Winemaker Vaglio Wines – Salta Argentina http://www.joselovaglio.com/

Anthony Truchard – Truchard Vineyard – Carneros, California www.truchardvineyards.com

Jean Benoit DesLauriers – Wine Maker Benjamin Bridge Gaspereau Valley Nova Scotia https://www.benjaminbridge.com

Shirley Brooks – Elk Cove Willamette Valley Oregon www.elkcove.com

Paul M Brunner Owner Blue Grouse Estate Winery Duncan BC www.bluegrouse.ca

: Tyler Harlton

: Paul-Paula-and-Cristina-Brunner-Blue-Grouse

: Mark Davidson

: Kurtis Kolt

: Kate Durisek Howling Moon Cider

: Anthony Truchard

http://www.topdropvancouver.com/

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STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

Finding a new Vancouver radio Home at Roundhouse Radio

Harry McWatters – What Next?

Garth Eichel – A new book on the Naramata Bench

Wine Laws in Canada – Mark Hicken (Lawyer) & Sandra Oldfield (Tinhorn Creek)

September 19th, 2015 – Judgement of BC ! Chef Michael Smith Interview

September 17, 2015 00:44:28

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The Winner of the Judgement of BC – Reds. CC Jentsch, Amber Jones and their Syrah

It’s a Sommelier Showdown..with Chef Ned Bell and the Wines of Chile.

The Wines of Chile’s Santa Carolina Takes a Mulligan

Chef Michael Smith – The Latest Book – Family Meals!!

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THE SHOW

Battle of the Sommeliers

It’s a great line up in the Vancouver studios of Roundhouse Radio.

Chef Ned Bell from Yew at the Four Seasons.

Ned-Bell

Three of the best Sommeliers in Vancouver all compete to pair Ned’s food with Chile’s Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Carmenere.

This is a fabulous roundtable discussion about the very subject that most wine fans wants to know about..

Pairing food and wine to make a sensational blend.

Our Sommeliers are:

First Course – Lisa Haley – Boulevard/Sutton Place Hotel / Chardonnay

Second Course – Steven Lane – Yew at Four Seasons – Pinot Noir

Third Course – Sean Nelson – Vij’s Vancouver – Carmenere

Sean Nelson Vij’s

Everyone who attended was considered a judge.

Looking for three elements – creativity, flavour harmony and complexity.

The Winner was – Sean Nelson, who wins a trip to Chile. Congrats!!

If you’re looking for food and wine pairing tips..this is your segment.

www.winesofchile.org

CC Jentsch – Syrah wins The Judgment of BC

Chris Jentsch

The spelling of Judgement aside..it truly was a momentous event.

Steven Spurrier..from London’s Decanter magazine and the man who set in motion The Judgment of Paris in 1976.

“The shot heard round the World”

That event became the basis of the film Bottle Shock.

Now comes BC’s turn.

12 Chardonnays and 12 Syrah were tasted head-to-head and judged by some of the very best experts available.

6 of those Chards and Syrah were from BC.

The highest ranking BC wine – white or red – was the 2013 Syrah from CC Jentsch Cellars on the Golden Mile south Okanagan.

It beat out syrah from Barossa, France, Santa Barbara, Hunter Valley, Walla Walla.

“For me wine is the three ‘P’s’: the place, the people and the product. British Columbia ticks all these boxes with exuberance, elegance and conviction.” noted Steven Spurrier.

Steven Spurrier & Amber Jones

“It was a courageous tasting. The point was about discovery and learning, not about winning or losing. It’s about pushing ourselves in our wine regions” noted DJ Kearney, curator of the event. “The global benchmark wines were of a very high caliber. It was important to be challenged by high quality international wines, and we were. And we will do it again. We must do it again.”

I tracked down co-owner Chris Jentsch (yench) and his winemaker Amber Jones and we had great fun reliving the event, the results and what it all means for them, the BC wine industry and for us..the consumer.

This just in – the Syrah 13 won a Decanter Gold as well as the North American Regional trophy winner for the Best Red.

Keep a close eye on these guys..pssst..they have a wine club..

www.ccjentschcellars.com

www.winediva.ca

Santa Carolina – Takes A Mulligan…

Santa Carolina in Santiago

Santa Carolina is an integral part of Chile’s wine history, with a tradition of 140 years. It was established in 1875 by Luis Pereira Cotapos, who named it after his wife Carolina Iñiguez. Today, more than a century later, Santa Carolina is owned by the Larraín family and has become one of the country’s most important and recognized wineries. Among its facilities located in the heart of the city of Santiago, the colonial-style house and underground cellar stand out. Built by the French architect Emile Doyère using bricks and a mixture of lime and egg whites known as ‘cal y canto’, they were declared a national monument in 1973.

With over 2,000 hectares located in Chile’s main winegrowing valleys, Santa Carolina produces wines of great personality and complexity that seek to achieve the greatest terroir and fruit expression. Its extensive portfolio offers excellent-quality wines in all price segments.

Santa Carolina is one of the national sponsors of the 2015 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open (http://www.cpwomensopen.com/)

The Western leg was held on August 17-23, 2015 at the prestigious Vancouver Golf Club in Coquitlam. The tournament attracts the most talented athletes of the LPGA who compete for the prize purse of $2.25 million USD.

Of course my first question was “what’s a Chilean winery doing on a Canadian women’s golf tour? And off we went.

Guests are Joaquin Pettinelli (Export manager for Canada, Africa & Middle East) and Paola Korach (marketing manager)

Joaquin Pettinelli Santa Carolina

While the golfers golfed we three sat off to the side and tasted our way through a number of Santa Carolina wines. It was a good day all round.

Santa Carolina Reserva Sauvignon Blanc $12.29 Leyda Valley – Stainless Steel Tanks

Santa Carolina Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon $12.29 8 months on Oak

Santa Carolina Reserva Pinot Noir $12.29 6 months on Oak

B Blend $14.29 Carmenere, Grenache, Merlot 2/3 use barrels. 6-8 months.

After you taste these wines..you catch yourself re-checking the prices and asking the same question I asked

Paola Korach Santa Carolina

“How do you make such solid wines for that price?”

Looking for whites and reds that stand up to tasting expectations and still keep money in your pocket?? Santa Carolina is a great place to start.

Twitter: @carolinawines, Facebook and Instagram @carolinawines

www.carolinawinebrands.com

Chef Michael Smith – Talking about Family meals. The book and the Fact!!

Love this conversation.

Michael talks about his family and how they gather and dine..what it means to them.

And then follows up with yet another book about – Family Meals. 100 easy everyday recipes

It appears to be a tradition that’s being lost by many families too busy to stop and dine together.

My thanks again to Michael Smith. For his smarts and his kindness.

Spicy Kale Chips

Country Stew. City Stew

Spaghetti meatballs and Sausage

Meatless Mondays

Sweet Potato Chick pea stew

Chili glazed sweet potatoes

Garden Hodgepodge

A Freezer filled with local Maritime Gins

http://chefmichaelsmith.com/cookbook/family-meals/

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STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:

The Biggest story is the fact that Tasting Room Radio has a new home in Vancouver.

Early in October Roundhouse Radio 98.3 FM will launch itself on-air and TRR will re-launch with it Saturday Mornings at 10am Pacific.

Top Drop Year Two. Great wines.

Harry McWatters – What is he up to?

Update on Wine Laws with Mark Hicken and Sandra Oldfield (Tinhorn Creek)

NZ in an Hour

Argentina in an Hour

Twitter: @tdmulligan

Mulligan Stew September 19th 2015-Chris Hadfield Interview!

September 17, 2015

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Chris talks about life in Space and what importance the Earth outside the windows holds to them.
Interesting answer to the question..Is there life in the Universe?
Phone calls from Neil Young and William Shatner.
Chris talks about how he got the song demos recorded while floating in zero gravity and new career on the Earth..
Chris has some book signings and speaking engagements in Alberta

Author. Musician. Colonel Chris Hadfield has become a worldwide sensation since becoming the first and only Canadian to ever command a spaceship. As a pioneer of many historic ‘firsts’, Colonel Hadfield captivates with his vivid, thought-provoking and refreshing insights from his internationally bestselling book, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth and now a new album Space Sessions: Songs from a Tin Can. Most of the music was conceived while spinning around the Earth in the International Space Station.

He already has one “hit” David Bowie’s Space Oddity.

Alberta Appearances –

Oct 1 Banff

Oct 23 Jasper

Oct 25 St. Albert The Arden. Two shows

PLAYLIST:

Welcome to Mulligan Stew	Playlist – Mulliganstew.ca	Special Guest Chris Hadfield
The Hurt	Colin Linden	Rich in Love
Tell Mama	Etta James	Her Best – Chess 50th Anniversary
Ths is Mulliigan Stew @ ckua	Playlist – Mulliganstew.ca	Special Guest Chris Hadfield
Fat man in the Bathtub	Little Feat	Extended versions
Don’t forget your hat	Mark Knopfler	Privateering
This is Mulligan Stew	Playlist www.mulliganstew.ca	Coming UP – Stones. Dylan.Lovett.Jimi.Elton John
Lawless Times	John mellencamp	Plain Spoken
Where I Belong	Allan Doyle	Alan Doyle
Harbour of Love	Jim Byrnes	I hear the wind in the Wires
White boy lost in the Blues	Lyle Lovett	Release me
Gotta Serve Somebody	Shitely Caesar	Masked and Anonymous
So Youngf	The Rolling Stones	Some Girls (deluxe)
Petrol Blues	The Rolling Stones	Some Girls (deluxe)
This is Mulligan Stew	Playlist www.mulliganstew.ca	Chris Hadfield in 30 minutes
Cold Irons Bound (new version)	Bob Dylan	Masked and Anonymous
Detriot 67	Sam Roberts Band	iTunes live from Montreal
wait until tomorrow	Jimi Hendrix	Rainy Day Dream Away
This is Mulligan Stew	Chris Hadfield RAW interview mulliganstew.ca
Rose Coloured Glasses (live)	Blue Rodeo	Live at Massey Hall
Train in Vain	Annie Lennox	Medusa
Mis-Treater Boogie Blues	Los Lobos	Gates of Gold
This is Mulligan Stew	Coming UP Chris Hadfield – Astronaut and Singer/Songwriter
Chris Hadfield Interview	Space Sessions: Songs from a Tin Can
So Easy	Chris Hadfield	Space Sessions: Songs from a Tin Can
Chris Hadfield Interview	RAW at www.mulliganstew.ca
Space Oddity	Chris Hadfield	Space Sessions: Songs from a Tin Can
Chris Hadfield Interview	The Raw Interview at www.mulliganstew.ca
Beyond the terra	Space Sessions: Songs from a Tin Can
Rocket Man	Elton John	Honky Chateau

Mulligan Stew September 12th 2015-Rita Coolidge-David Gogo Interviews

September 12, 2015

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rita This week Terry’s special guest will be a member of Rock Royalty, Rita Coolidge.
Hear stories of Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, Steven Stills and Leon Russell. They discuss the difference between Aboriginal awards in the USA and Canada. Find out about her beloved Mama Stewart, from whom she got her music and Cherokee Blood. It’s a living history of a time and place – the 70s – that was rich in talent and social change.

Dave gogo live at RoundHouse Radio

Playing 3 tunes including highway 61

First time we’ve used Live From RailTown radio on ckua…

David Gogo (@DavidGogoBlues)
2 Upcoming AB dates Oct. 1 Calgary Oct 3 Edmonton Oct. 4 Red Deer !

The Delta Lady today, 5-7pm MDT

Alberta Dates:

Friday Sept 18 – Calgary Folk Club (Dalhousie Community Centre)
Saturday Sept 19 – Sherwood Park (Festival Place)
Sunday Sept 20 – Banff Center (Eric Harvie Theatre)
Monday Sept 21 – Banff Centre (Rice Studio: Banff Centre Talks Series)

PLAYLIST:

Mulligan Stew Sept 12	Playlist www..mulliganstew.ca	David GOGO next
David GoGo Interview	Live from Roundhouse Radio	New LP Vicksburg Call
Cuts me to the Bone (live)	Live from Roundhouse Radio	New LP Vicksburg Call
David GoGo Interview	with Terry David Mulligan
Foolin Myself (live)	Live from Roundhouse Radio	New LP Vicksburg Call
Dave Gogo – The Man speaks
What’s not to like(liive)	David GoGo	Live in Vancouver
David GoGo Interview	Dave plays Al Collins. Al King. BB. Stevie Ray	Live in Vancouver
Highway 61 (live)	David GoGo. Live at RoundHouse radio Vancouver
I’m losing you	The Temptations	Hitsville
This is Mulligan Stew on CKUA Radio	Rita Coolidge Interview at 6:30 tonight	playlist www.mulliganstew.ca
Jonah and the Whale	Mike Ferris	Shine for all the people
Down in the Flood	Derek Trucks Band	Already Free
Alison	Elvis Costello	Very best 77-86
This is Mulligan Stew on CKUA Radio	www.canadahouse.com	coming UP Rita Coolidge Interview
Rocking at Midnight	The Honeydrippers	Vol 1
Little Red Rooster (live)	The Rolling Stones with Eric Clapton	Flashpoint
Chain of Fools	Aretha Franklin	Best of
This is Mulligan Stew on CKUA Radio	with Terry David Mulligan	in 30 minutes Rita Coolidge Interview
Jack Johnson (live)	Angel/Better Together (live)	En Concert – Bonus Tracks
Open al; night (live)	Bruce Springsteen (live)	Live in Dublin
Pay me my money down (live)	Bruce Springsteen and the Sessions Band (live)	Live in Dublin
This is Mulligan Stew on CKUA Radio	www.coyotesbanff.com
today today today	James Taylor	Before this World
Someday	Los Lobos and Mavis Staples	The Ride
Coming up NEXT Rita Coolidge Interview	playlist www.mulliganstew.ca
Rita Coolidge Interview	Fri in Calgary. Sat in Edmonton. Sunday in banff
Space Captain (live)	Joe Cocker. Mad Dogs and Englishmen	Live at the Filmore East & 20 Feet from Stardom
Rita Coolidge Interview	with Terry David Mulligan	RAW interview at Mulliganstew.ca
She came in thru the bathroom window (live)	Joe Cocker. Mad Dogs and Englishmen	live at the Filmore East
Rita Coolidge Interview	with Terry David Mulligan	RAW interview at Mulliganstew.ca
Only you know and I know (live)	Delaney and Bonnie with Eric Clapton	On tour with Eric Clapton
Rita Coolidge Interview	with Terry David Mulligan	RAW interview at www.mulliganstew.ca
We’re all alone	Rita Coolidge Interview at 6:30 tonight	Best of
Superstar (live)	Rita Coolidge and Joe Cocker	Live at the Filmore East

September 12th, 2015 – Royal Wood at Therapy Vineyards

September 9, 2015 00:43:16

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Sommelier Jacques LaCoste reveals the pours at The Victoria Wine Festival.

Music and Wine. A perfect Pair. The music is from Royal Wood and the wine from Steve Latchford at Therapy Vineyards.

Graydon Ratzlaff checks in from Recline Ridge in Salmon Arm.

The Wine Diva reviews her latest wines.

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THE SHOW

The Wine Diva

It’s fair to say that Daenna van Mulligen tastes well over a 1000 wines during the year. At some point we have to stop her long enough to review some of her recent reviews.

And that’s how we start this edition of TRR.

For the complete list – there are a lot of wines there – just go to www.winediva.ca

For a more in depth look at the World of Wine check out her sister site www.winescores.ca

Victoria Wine Festival Sept 25-26^th

Victoria Wine Festival

In a beautiful indoor meets outdoor setting in the courtyard of The Parkside Hotel , the Victoria International Wine Festival showcases a wide selection of local and global spanning wines that will satisfy all wine fans. Bonus: the festival floor is also equipped with ‘informational sommeliers’ that are ready to answer any wine related questions guests may have. Attendees can also enjoy tapas and artisan coffee from local restaurants and vendors located throughout the venue.

Our guide is Festival Sommelier Jacques LaCoste. (Lure) Vancouver Island 2011 Sommelier of the Year Award.

Victoria’s premier wine event showcases 100 wineries from 12 countries, pouring 350 wines over the span of two days. For more information please visit www.vicwf.com

Victoria, BC

Steve Latchford and Royal Wood. /What a Pair!!

Steve Latchford – Therapy

The Players are Therapy Winemaker Steve Latchford and the fine singer/songwriter Royal Wood.

Royal Wood

Steve has always wanted to do a “special project”. He wanted to pair music and wine and when he heard Royal say on CBC radio that he was taking a sommelier course that he knew he had his musician.

It took two years to design and create that special project. Magnums of Marselan. A cross of Cab and Grenache.

They called the project Vanguard Wines 2013. Old Wounds New Scars. (title of a Royal Wood song)

Only 200 bottles made. Every bottle comes with a special CD of Royals Songs. Songs that relate to the wine and the artists involved, along with a number of photos on the label from Dave Moorman. Available only at the winery..on the Naramata Bench.

www.therapyvineyards.com

www.royalwood.ca

and we finish with Graydon Ratzlaff – owner/winemaker at Recline Ridge.

Graydon Ratzlaff Recline Ridge

Part of the Shuswap Wineries, Recline Ridge has been known for its award-winning range of cool-climate, fruit-forward white wines, including Ortega, Siegerrebe, Optima, Kerner, and Shuswap Serenade (from Madeline Sylvaner and Madeline Angevine). Red wines include locally-grown Marechal Foch and Grande Pinot (Pinot Meunier). The best news I can pass on is – they’re tasting room is open all year round. Just outside Salmon Arm.

Try the Kerner..it’s amazing.

www.reclineridgewinery.com

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STORIES WERE WORKING ON

Chile’s Santa Carolina

John Clerides

Argentina in an Hour

NZ in an Hour

Mulligan Stew September 5th 2015-Jackson Browne & David Lindley … and much more

September 5, 2015

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The usual mix of rock blues and roots.

Plus a reminder from bill henderson why he wrote and recorded Take Back This Land.

Plus a brilliant 15 minutes of Jackson Browne and David Lindley along with percussionist En Vivo Con Tino live in Spain.

They completely remake Jacksons songs. And yet theyre still the same.

Have a great weekend

-TDM

PLAYLIST:

TDMulligan/Mulligan Stew	Playlist www.mulliganstew.ca
dont make them like they used to	The harpoonist and the axe murderer	a real fine mess
pan handler	ben rogers	the bloodred yonder
somethin else	eddie cochrane	very best
rip this joint	the rolling stones	exile on main street
TDMulligan/Mulligan Stew	www.canadahouse.com
astral weeks/i believe ive transended (live)	Van Morrison	Live from Hollywood Bowl
I aint ever satisfied (live)	Steve Earle	Live in Calgary/Cpperhead Road rarities
TDMulligan/Mulligan Stew	Playlist www.mulliganstew.ca	Coming UP SOB.GOGO and heavy Lennie
Gloria (loive)	The Doors	Boxed Set
repo man	Ray Lamontagne	God willing and the creek don’t rise
SOB	Nathaniel Rateleff and the night sweats	Live of Jimmy Fallon
TDMulligan/Mulligan Stew	coming up Bill Henderson
foolin myself	David GoGo	Vicksburg Call
Never Mind	Leonard Cohen	True Detective soundtrack
TDMulligan/Mulligan Stew	Playlist www.mulliganstew.ca
planet love	lee harvey osmond	beautiful scars
crocodile rock (live)	elton john	Goodbye yellow brick Road
killing floor	electric flad with mike blookfield	From his head etc
mannish boy (live)	The rolling stones	rarities (el mocambo live)
TDMulligan/Mulligan Stew	Playlist www.mulliganstew.ca	coming UP Bill henderson
twist my arm (live)	The Tragically Hip	fully completely
Bill henderson Interview	Bill Henderson & Chilliwack	Take back this Land
TDMulligan/Mulligan Stew	Playlist www.mulliganstew.ca	NEXT WEEK – Rita Coolidge
Running on empty (live)	Jackson Browne.David Lindley.en vivo con tino	Love is strange
Love is strange/Stay (live)	Jackson Browne.David Lindley.en vivo con tino	Love is strange
TDMulligan/Mulligan Stew	www.coyotesbanff.com
Radio On	Jim Foster	single
Wild Roses	Ben Rogers	the bloodred yonder

September 5th, 2015

September 4, 2015 00:39:55

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The Judgement of BC. It’s Bottleshock all over again.

Steven Spurrier pours BC against the best in the World

Guests include wine judges and experts Daenna Van Mulligen The Wine Diva, DJ Kearney and Kurtis Kolt.

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THE SHOW

The Wine Diva Daenna van Mulligen I thought said it best on her very popular website winediva.ca

“There are good days, great days and days you’ll never forget.

Little did I know, August 25, 2015 would be one of those.”

Here’s an excerpt of her column:

Precisely 25 years after the formation of the BC VQA(Vintners Quality Alliance) on August 24, 1990 and, after two years of planning, Wines of British Columbia accomplished a massive coup.

They brought Steven Spurrier, the British wine expert from the United Kingdom to spend five comprehensive days in British Columbia’s wine country and get to know what we’re all about.

He got up close and personal and liked what he saw.

“For me wine is the three P’s: the place, the people and the product. British Columbia ticks all these boxes with exuberance, elegance and conviction.”

~Steven Spurrier
Spurrier, who has accomplished much in his life of wine, is also the founder of Academie du Vin and Christie’s Wine Course. He is currently the consulting editor of Decanter Magazine.

Read the entire article HERE:

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STORIES WERE WORKING ON

Recline Ridge

Chile’s Santa Carolina

The Wine Diva’s latest reviews

John Clerides

Singer Songwriter Royal Wood partners with Therapy Vineyards.

Mulligan Stew August 29th – Daniel Wesley Interview & The Woman of Music…

August 28, 2015

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This weeks stew is the result of driving down the highway and me listing the many songs with women’s names in the title… some of my list has made it onto this weeks playlist!
I interview Daniel Wesley…
Daniel Wesley on Twitter
If making music isn’t about having fun, what’s the point in doing it? That philosophy sums up Daniel Wesley’s new album, I Am Your Man, the 33-year-old Vancouver-based singer/songwriter’s seventh studio offering. As he nears the end of his career’s first decade, what comes across most vividly on the record – as longtime fans will surely note – is the balance Wesley has found in his life both on and off stage.

PLAYLIST:

Welcome to Mulligan Stew	Playlist Mulliganstew.ca	Saluting the Women of Music
Rosalita (come out tonight) LIVE	Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band	Hammersmith London 1975
Mary Ann	Colin James/Ray Charles	Little Big Band Vol2/His Best
eleanor Rigby	The Beatles	Revolver
Welcome to Mulligan Stew	www.canadahouse.com	Saluting the Women of Music
Good Golly Miss Molly	Little Richard	greatest Hits
O Carol	Chuck Berry	The Chess Story 47-75
Long Tall Sally	Little Richard	greatest Hits
Lucille	Little Richard	greatest Hits
Coming UP – The Night Sweats/Mike Ferris/Chilliwack	mulliganstew.ca
SOB (live on Fallon)	Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats	Live of Jimmy Fallon
Power of Love	Mike Ferris	Shine for all the people
Take back this Land	Bill Henderson and Chilliwack	single
Welcome to Mulligan Stew	www.coyotesbanff.com	Playlist www.mulliganstew.ca
Adios Mexico	Joe “king” Carrasco and Texas Tornados	Keep your Soul..The music of Doug Sahm
Love has something else to say	Tedeschi Trucks Band	Revelator
This is Mulligan Stew	Donor supported CKUA radio	Coming UP – Crow Jane.Cathy.Claudette.Nadine
Mona	Bo Diddley	Chess Story 47-75
Crow Jane	Derek Trucks Band	Songlines
Cathy’s Clown	The Everly Brothers	Walk right back
Claudette	Roy Orbison	Very best
Nadine	Chuck Berry	Chess Story 47-75
This is Mulligan Stew	Coming UP – Roxanne.Corina.Michelle.Gloria
Roxanne	The Police	Every Breath you take
Corina Corina	Bob Dylan	Best of
Michelle	The Beatles	Rubber Soul
Gloria	Them	Still of Top – Greatest Hits
Mulligan Stew with Terry David Mulligan	Coming UP -Daniel Wesley Interview	Playlist www.mulliganstew.ca
Rub	Daniel Wesley	I am your man
Daniel Wesley Interview	Tonight he plays in Red Deer
Shake	Daniel Wesley	I am your man
Mrs Robinson	Simon and garfunkle	4:04
Sweet Caroline (live)	Neil Diamond	Greatest Hits 66-92
Lola (live)	The Kinks	To the Bone
Funky Stuff	The meters	Anthology

August 29th, 2015 – Back to the Okanagan!

August 25, 2015 00:48:53

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Time for an Okanagan Road Trip

Wild Goose. Liquidity. Culmina. Hester Creek. Road 13. Fairview Cellars. Local Lounge and Grill. Brodo

And 8 fascinating minutes with The Legend Richard Cleave.

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THE SHOW

We start this journey through the South Okanagan as we should..

with Ellen Walker Mathews from Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association.

TOTA had arranged a food and wine tour of the Okanagan..that allowed for little down time. OK by me.

This show is the first of two specials. Next Week..Part Two.

Ellen Walker Mathews – TOTA. Our Host.

http://www.totabc.org/

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Wild Goose

http://wildgoosewinery.com/

The new tasting room at Wild Goose is now open and in full operation!

The wine shop is loaded with new vintage wines and an assortment http://secured.onlinegambling2014.com of library wines available for purchase. Special wine shop “only” wines are also available, including the new Muscat release, Morio and Friends! One of the true “originals” in BC wine..we salute Wild Goose.

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Chef Rob Walker – The Bistro at Liquidity www.liquiditywines.com

It was opening day at Liquidity Bistro..and still Chef Rob Walker took time to talk to us.

I was expecting a small 10 table bistro. What we all got was a sensational restaurant..with windows on three sides..and one of the best views in all of the Okanagan.

The culinary side of the Okanagan Experience is finally starting to show signs of catching up to the wines. Liquidity is a prime example.

Liquidity Bistro

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Culmina

Pascal Madevon Culmina

www.culmina.ca

The life history of Don Triggs is also one of the main stories of the Canadian Wine Industry.

After leaving Labatts, he partnered with Alan Jackson..to form Jackson-Triggs..one of the biggest success stories in all of Canadian wine.

Don now leads Culmina as Co-Proprietor & Principal.. He’s supported and strengthened by his wife Elaine and the former winemaker at Osoyoos Larose ..Pascal Madevon and consultant Alain Sutre. That’s one great team.

Don, Elaine and Pascal join me on Tasting Room Radio.

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CULMINA FAMILY ESTATE WINERY – Donald, Elaine and Sarah

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Chef Roger Gillespie – Hester Creek

www.hestercreek.com

Chef Roger Gillespie – Hester Creek

Roger Gillespie was born and raised in Winnipeg, but has worked throughout Canada in the restaurant business over the past 20 years including stints in Jasper Park, Alberta and Tofino and Whistler in BC. He eventually moved to the valley as food and beverage manager at the Harvest Golf Club in Kelowna. In 2004, he moved to Summerland and worked for Sumac Ridge Estate Winery and See Ya Later Ranch until he opened his own restaurant in Summerland, the Victoria Road Deli & Bistro, in June 2008.

If you’re looking for info on what wine pairs with what food..Roger’s your guy!!

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Road 13

http://road13vineyards.com/

For 6 years we’ve been interviewing Mick and Pam Luckhurst – The owners of Road 13.

Now comes the NEXT generation – Joe Luckhurst

The younger of the two Luckhurst sons, Joe, has been involved in Road 13 from Vancouver for several years. In 2012 Joe left Vancouver to throw himself into the everyday operations of the family business and early in 2014 he took the helm as General Manager. With a work ethic that is oddly familiar to the rest of the team at Road 13, he seems to have fully embraced Mick’s adage, “owners don’t need days off.”

Joe is an actor!

Perfect for the wine business.

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Chef Paul Cicconi – Brodo Kitchen Penticton

http://www.tastebrodo.com/

Paul Cicconi – Brodo Penticton

“Chef Paul” is a graduate of the Vancouver Community College Culinary Arts Program and holds an advanced certificate from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust. Before diving in with BRODO, he spent time in the kitchens of The Beach House at Dundarave Pier in West Vancouver, The Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver, the Regent at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney, Australia, and most recently was the Executive Chef at Local Lounge * Grille in Summerland, BC.

What a great chef..

Enters Stone Soup Kitchen competition in Kelowna. Wins it.

Enters Chowder competition in Vancouver. Wins it.

The guy has a gift for tasty simple food.

Wonderful person.

Opened in May 2013, BRODO (Italian for “broth”) features locally-sourced ingredients in a variety of soups, sandwiches and salads, and the menu changes seasonally to reflect what’s fresh from the harvest. Unique to Penticton, the “flight of soups” has been a hit since opening — three soups to tempt taste buds, paired with a salad or sandwich.

BRODO’s service is fresh and fast, true to Chef Paul Cecconi’s motto: simply fresh food. [divider] Big Bad Bill Eggert – Fairview Cellars

www.fairviewcellars.ca

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Fairview Cellars is the culmination of a lifelong quest of Bill Eggert’s to own and operate his own winery.

The 10 acre property located adjacent to the first green of the Fairview Mountain Golf Course was purchased by Bill in 1989. The vineyard was started in 1993. The high opinionated Mr Eggert also happens to be one of the very best winemakers in Canada.

Half the property was planted to Cabernet Sauvignon. Cabernet Franc and Merlot were planted in equal parts to fill out the property. One row of Syrah and one row of Petit Verdot were added later, and Sauvignon Blanc was planted on a lower terraced bench close to the first green in 2007.

If you happen to PLAY the first hole and go out of bounds..DO NOT attempt to retrieve your ball off Bill’s property. I beg you.

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Local Lounge and Grill – Summerland

http://www.thelocalgroup.ca/

Local Lounge.Grill Summerland

Love this segment. All friends.

Executive Chef Lee Humphries

Christa-Lee McWatters Bond

Cameron A R Bond (the AR stands for Argggg)

Local has it all. A first class chef in Lee Humphries.

Staff that respects the customer.

Two team leaders in Christa-Lee and Cam..AND a location right on the shoreline of Okanagan Lake..with a spectacular view of the Naramata Bench.

Lets go Local.

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Richard Cleave – The One and Only!

Harry McWatters & Richard Cleave

In addition to Sandhill Estate Vineyard, Richard Cleave manages his own personal vineyard. Dedicated to producing the grapes needed to make single vineyard wines of the highest quality, Richard painstakingly reduces the yields to intensify the flavour, character and sugar content of the fruit. Not surprisingly, Dick’s Phantom Creek Vineyard was recently named one of the “Top 10 Single Vineyards Around the World” by Wine Access Magazine.

His other wine partner is Harry McWatters.

No contracts here. Just handshakes.

With over 30 years of grape growing experience, Richard Cleave is one of the most respected growers in the Okanagan.

A true pioneer in the BC wine industry, Richard’s goal is to grow the fruit used to make the most acclaimed wine in Canada.

We talk about Black Sage Road, Cellared in Canada BS and truth in labeling. We also talk to Howard Soon from Sandhill.

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August 22nd- Brewery & The Beast!

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On Sunday, July 26th Vancouver and Whistler’s top chefs fired-up their grills and sharpened their knives for the summer’s meatiest event, Brewery and the Beast. More than 40 of Vancouver’s most-lauded and award-winning chefs will gather at the outdoor venue to showcase the finest meat inspired cuisine. Guests enjoyed an exciting selection of whole animal roasts, charcuterie, classic BBQ, ethnic, traditional, modern, and exotic dishes prepared from an assortment of conventional and rare cuts of protein.

Guests cast their eyes on the legendary Phillips Brewing Company 35-tap “Gypsy” wagon that will be tapped-up and offering a high-quality selection of craft brews to pair with the chefs creations.

Also available to thirsty carnivores was the cider from the prized Left Field Cider Co. and premium wines from Mission Hill Family Estate Winery, as well as non-alcoholic options, such as Phillips homemade sodas, specialty coffees, and refreshing iced teas.

Brewery & The Beast strives to strengthen the connection between the consumer and provider, and aims to highlight the importance of ethical farming practices in the local region. Founding sponsor, Two Rivers Specialty Meats, supplies participants with the majority of protein for the event and sources only the highest quality meat from farmers and producers in BC and Alberta.

Jason Pleym Two Rivers

Brewery & The Beast donates partial proceeds from each event to the BC Hospitality Foundation and partial proceeds are also donated to The Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship Foundation

From the creators of Culinaire, Victoria’s Premier Food Tasting Experience, Brewery & The Beast is a meat-centric event focusing on education and promotion of local farms and ethically raised meat, while highlighting preparations by local chefs. 17 Black Events, the masterminds behind some of the most celebrated food events in British Columbia, are proud to share their passion for food with others. Showcasing the talents of chefs from some of the top restaurants in the province, Brewery & The Beast is meat like you’ve never tasted it before. www.breweryandthebeast.com

Two Rivers Meats

The next B&B takes place Sunday Aug 23 in Calgary and then off to Victoria for the closer. Check out the website.. www.breweryandthebeast.com

Our guests include:

Rob Belcham – Campagnolo

Steve Edwards – BLVD

George Siu – Memphis Blues

Scott Gurney – Founder

Scott van Wyke – Phillips Brewing

David Hawksworth – Hawksworth

Trevor Jordan – Homer St Café

Robbie Kane – Café Medina

Jason Pleym – Two Rivers

Theresa Pederson – Left Field Cider

Chef Rob Holland – Tap and Barrel

Rockin Ronnie Sewchuck – Johnsons

: Trevor Jordan and crew Homer St Cafe

: Theresa Pederson Left Field Cider

: Rockin Ronnie Sewchuck

: Steve Edwards Boulevard

: Robbie Kane Cafe Medina

: Rob Belcham – Campagnolo

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