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January 18th, 2019 – The 5th Pinot Noir Celebration in Kelowna

January 17, 2020 Tasting Room Radio 00:59:46

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The 5th Pinot Noir Celebration in Kelowna

 

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The 2019 BC Pinot Noir Celebration brings together BC’s top 35 Pinot Noir producers for an unforgettable festival-style tasting experience. The event kicked off with a reception and keynote address by Madeline Puckette, certified sommelier and author of New York Times Bestseller, Wine Folly: The Essential Guide to Wine.

Kurtis Kolt

To put this gathering in proper perspective, here’s an overview from writer/judge Kurtis Kolt:

My big take-away is how local Pinot Noir reflects its terroir of origin, rather than its producers trying to emulate other iconic Pinot regions around the world, from Burgundy in France to the Russian River Valley in California.

No matter which B.C. region it hailed from, each one had a freshness and purity of fruit, along with juicy acidity—a common trait in B.C. wine. I was quite impressed that compared to other reds—from Bordeaux-inspired blends to Syrah—the B.C. Pinot Noirs were all tasty and approachable, whether we were looking at current, more fruit-forward releases, or bottlings as far back as a 2006 from Averill Creek on Vancouver Island. It had started to exhibit those more savoury, tertiary notes like sarsaparilla and sun-dried tomato, but still had great structure and was buoyant on the palate.

 Kurtis, who guests on this special,  makes the comment that Pinot Noir is the one wine that can be grown from coast-to-coast in Canada.

All 35 wineries pouring at the event were accepted through a high profile sommelier tasting panel.  They were determined to be the best of the best.

Our owner/winemaker guests are:

 Jak Meyer – Meyer Family Vineyards/Organizer

Grant Biggs – Kitsch/ Organizer

David Paterson – Tantalus/ Organizer

Jason Parkes – The Hatch

Madeline Puckette – Keynote speech and Wine Folly Author

Grant Stanley – Spearhead

Ben Bryant – Mission Hill

Jenn and Kent Molgat – The View

Chris Carson – Meyer Family and Carson

Dan Wright – Unsworth

Paul Pender – Tawse and Hidden Bench

Rhys Pender – Master of Wine and Panelist

Kurtis Kolt – Wine Educator and Panelist

Paul M Bruner – owner of Blue Grouse

Andy Johnson – Owner of Averill Creek

Tyler Knight – Co-owner of Lightning Rock

http://www.bcpinotnoir.ca

https://winebc.com/

 

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:

The 2019 Garagiste  at Sperling Vineyards

The 2020 Victoria Whisky Festival

Food, Wine &  A Mescal Master in Oaxaca

Field Blends – Are we in or out

 

 

 

 

 

Mulligan Stew Jan 11th 2020- 50 years of #1 Albums-Neil Peart

January 11, 2020 Mulligan Stew

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Ran across a headline that reminded us/me that we have just gone through a music time warp.

As 2019 turned into 2020 and a new decade ..it also became 50 years since 1969 became 1970.

 

Here’s a list of artists and albums who made the transition from one decade to another. FIFTY  FREAKING YEARS AGO.

And they didn’t just transition – they became #1 albums that changed lives and made history.

The biggest was The Beatles  Abbey Road – #1 for 11 straight weeks

Led Zeppelin 2 – #1 for 6 weeks

Simon and Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water 10 weeks at #1

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young – Deja Vu #1 for a week

CCR – Cosmo’s Factory – Their 4th #1 album.  In a Row

Santana – Abraxas was #1 for 6 weeks

Paul McCartney had a #1 solo album for 3 weeks

And The Beatles had Let it Be at #1 for 4 weeks.

It was an amazing time in music.

The Stew will be saluting and playing all those albums and more Saturday 5-7.

PLAYLIST:

The Stew Jan 11 2020 www.mulliganstew.ca
bathroom window The Beatles Abbey Road
golden slumbers the beatles Abbey Road
carry that weight The Beatles Abbey Road
the end The Beatles Abbey Road
Ramble On Led Zep 2 Led Zeppelin 2
www.deanehouse.com www.river-cafe.com Coming up – 50 years with Simon & Garf/CSNY/CCR
The Boxer Simon & Garfunkle Bridge over troubled water
Carry on CSN and Young Deja Vu
Run through the Jungle CCR Cosmo’s Factory
Celebrating 50 years of #1 lps NEXT – Blood Sweat &Tears/McCartney/Beatles Let it Be
Maybe I’m Amazed Paul McCartney McCartney
Get back The Beatles Let it be
Hi-De-Ho Blood, Sweat & Tears BST 3
Mulligan Stew with tdm www.mulliganstew.ca
Oye Como Va Santana Abraxsas
Daytripper Mongo Santamaria Instant party
#1 Lps from 50 years ago TD Mulligan
Just your fool The Rolling Stones Blue and Lonesome
This is Mulligan Stew – Year 25 www.mulliganstew.ca
Good Lovin’ The Grateful Dead Complete Studio Sessions
Lonely Avenue Animals Before we were so rudely interupted
Rip it up Little Richard Here’s Little Richard (re-issue)
Mulligan Stew with tdm Coming UP – Harriet Soundtrack
Stand Up Cynthia Erivo Harriet Soundtrack
Bad bad News Leon Bridges Good Thing
You’ve been so good up to now Lyle Lovett Joshua Judges Ruth
Next – We meet Ry Cooder at The Crossroads www.mulliganstew.ca
Crossroads Ry Cooder Crossroads Soundtrack
They don’t shine Tedeschi Trucks band Signs
Everytime I hear that song Brandi Carlile By the way I forgive you
www.coyotesbanff.com NEXT – Otis. Brittany Howard. Sting and Springsteen
Can’t turn you loose Otis Redding Very best
Stay High Brittany Howard Jaime
Thanks for spending your Saturday night with us TDMulligan
Get Up Stand Up (live) Sting . Bruce Springsteen. Peter Gabriel etc Released – Human Rights Concerts
B thing – Outro (live) Carlos del Junkco Live

Episode 89 | Remembering John Mann-And Critics Choice Awards

January 11, 2020 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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Jan 11, 2020

John Mann. leader of Spirit of the west  actor…songwriter. wild spirit

when his friends found out he was stricken with early-onset Alzheimers they gather at the commodore ballroom in Vancouver  Nov 2017 and raised funds for his day to daycare.

I was honored to host the event but between working the microphone I did interviews with his closest friends – the fellow musicians

Saturday there is a celebration of life in Vancouver for John. and for those who can’t be there, we want to remember him here.

Jim Cuddy, Alan Doyle, Sarah McLachlan, Colin James, Jim Byrnes, Ed Robertson, and BNL, Craig Northey and Odds, Barney Bentall, Dustin Bentall, Shari Ulrich, Daniel Lapp, the Spirit Kids..and Spirit of the West and of curse John partner Jill Daum. Sail on John.

We finish with an update on the 25th Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles…Our guest is Joey Berlin CEO

Winter Whites! Tasting Room Radio-January 11th 2020

January 11, 2020 Podcast, Tasting Room Radio 00:55:02

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Winter White Wines – If they exist, what are they? 

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It was a comment about a year ago. Almost blew by me. A winemaker used the phrase “I’m making Winter Whites”.

I’m sorry – what?

 

“A Winter White – what is that?

Well,  it’s a white wine that has enough texture and mouth feel to pair with Winter roasts, stews, soups, root vegetables etc.

OK..what whites have that ability?”

That’s where the whole idea got started.  This hour is dedicated to focusing in on white wines than can carry their weight through the Winter.

I sought out winemakers and wine experts who could explain Winter Whites and then recommend wines we could get our hands on.

Our guests include:

Chris Rielly – Head Sommelier at (David Hawksworth’s)  Nightingale Restaurant in Vancouver

https://hawknightingale.com/

Nightingale Restaurant

Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson – Drinks Editor Winnipeg Free Press https://www.winealign.com/profile/43820-Ben-MacPhee-Sigurdson

Kurtis Kolt – Georgia Straight Wine Writer http://www.kurtiskolt.com/

Rhys Pender – Master of Wine  https://www.mastersofwine.org/en/meet-the-masters/profile/index.cfm/id/dfb8a043-5e4b-e211-a20600155d6d822c

Michaela Morris – Wine writer and judge  https://michaelamorris.ca/

Jason Parkes – Winemaker The Hatch https://thehatchwines.com/ 

Jason Parkes – Winemaker The Hatch

Valeria Tait – GM and Winemaker at Bench 1775  https://www.bench1775.com/

Val Tait

Kathy Malone – Winemaker at Hillside https://www.hillsidewinery.ca/

Kathy Malone

If you join us for the hour you will indeed find out that Winter Whites do exist and we’ll tell you which wines to look for.

Here’s Chris Rielly’s List

Chris Rielly Head Sommelier at Nightingale

2016 Clos du Soleil Capella Sauvignon Blanc/Semillion Similkameen Valley

2013 Haywire Vintage Bubb Okanagan Valley

2016 Gustave Lorentz Pinot Gris Alsace France

2016 Pietradolce Carricante Etna Bianco Sicily Italy

2017 Yalumba “Y” Series Viognier South Australia Aus

Here’s Ben’s List:

 

Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson

d’Arenberg The Hermit Crab Viognier Marsanne (McLaren Vale, Australia)

$23 Everything Wine

Guigal 2016 Cotes du Rhone white (Cotes du Rhone, France)

$29 Everything Wine

60% Viognier, 15% Roussanne, 10% Marsanne, 8 % Clairette, 5% Bourboulenc, 2% Grenache blanc.

Torres 2017 Esmerelda (Catalunya, Spain)

$16.99 BCLDB

Moscatel and Gewurztraminer, spice and stone/tropical fruit with a hint of sweetness.

Testalonga Baby Bandito “Keep on Punching” Chenin Blanc (Swartland, South Africa)

The Winemakers have lots of suggestions. FYI – One name that pops up three times is Ava from Le Vieux Pin.

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:

2020 VanWineFest

A day with Master Mescal Maker

Sosima Olivera in  Oaxaca

Searching for the 7th Mole

We welcome  Row Fourteen

And Orofino in The Similkameen

 

Episode 88 | Celebration of Black Cinema-Kasi Lemmons

January 4, 2020 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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January 4th 2020

On Monday December 2nd 2019

Terry attended  the first ever Celebration of Black Cinema Awards in Beverly Hills, California.

Honoured were

Eddie Murphy –Career Achievement Award

Nia Long – (Boyz in the Hood)

Chiwetel Ejoifor – (12 Years a slave/Lion King)

And our special Guest Kasi Lemmons

For three decades Kasi  has been an award winning director, writer, actress and educator.

She directed her latest film Harriet to great acclaim. It’s the story of iconic American heroine and civil rights pioneer  Harriet Tubman.

The second guest is a friend,  Shawn Edwards. BFCA film critic who helped to bring the awards to reality and hopes to become a filmmaker himself.

Mulligan Stew Jan4th 2020- Remembering Artists Lost in 2019

January 3, 2020 Mulligan Stew

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Had I tried to honor those we lost for the entire decade…I would have needed a whole month of Stews.

So, we remember and salute artists who passed on in 2019.

Clydie King (Jan 7)  Her credits are so impressive but we play

The Stones  –  Tumbling Dice. Exile of Main Street)

Linda Ronstadt – Heart Like a Wheel

Bob Dylan –Saved

Joe Cocker /Mad Dogs and Englishmen – Live at Fillmore East –  Cry me a River.

Robert Hunter (Sept 23) – Lyricist for Grateful Dead –

Truckin’

New Orleans lost three famous stars within weeks of each other.

 

(June 6)– Junko partner  Gumbo

Dr John/Mac Rebennack  (June 6)– Junko partner  Gumbo

Dave  Bartholomew

Dave  Bartholomew (June 23) –  Jump Children

Fats Domino – Blue Monday – Dave wrote it

Fats Domino  – The Fat Man –  Ditto

Art Neville

Art Neville (July 22)

The Meters   Fire on the Bayou

The Neville Brothers – Hey Pocky Way

Mark Hollis

Mark Hollis (Feb 25)  Talk Talk  It’s my life

Hal Blaine

Hal Blaine ( March 11)

The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations

The Ronettes – Be My Baby

And that’s just the first hour !!

It’s 2020- Let’s get busy!

-TDM

PLAYLIST:

Welcome to Year 25 OF Mulligan Stew www.mulliganstew.ca Jan 4 2020
Cry me a River (live) Joe Cocker – Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Clydie King) Live at the Fillmore East
Heart like a wheel Linda Ronstadt (Clydie King) Heart like a wheel
Tumbling Dice The Rolling Stones (Clydie King) Exile on main street
Saved Bob Dylan (Clydie King) Saved
www.deanehouse.com Artists lost in 2019
Truckin’ Grateful Dead (Robert Hunter) American beauty
It’s my life Talk Talk It’s my life
Mulligan Stew with tdmulligan NEXT – we remember 3 New Orleans Masters
Junko Partner Dr John Gumbo
Jump Children Dave Bartholomew Classic NO R&B
Blue Monday Fats Domino (Dave Bartholomew) Swings
The Fat Man Fats Domino (Dave Bartholomew) Fats Domino
www.mulliganstew.ca NEXT – The Meters and The Neville Brothers
Fire on the Bayou The Meters Essential
Hey Pocky Way The Neville Brothers Hey Pocky Way
Welcome to Year 25 of Mulligan Stew www.mulliganstew.ca
Good Vibrations The Beach Boys (Hal Blaine) Best of
www.mulliganstew.ca Coming Up – Eric Clapton Live . Sheryl. Bonnie. Mavis
be my baby The Ronettes (Hal Blain) Best of
Willie and the HandJive/Get Ready (live) Eric Clapton Crossroads 2 Live in the 70’s
Live wire Sheryl Crow. Bobbie Raitt. Mavis Staple Live Wire
www.mulliganstew.ca with TD Mulligan
King of July The Radio Grande Town and Country
www.coyotesbanff.com NEXT – The Avett Brothers. Wilson Pickett
Locked up The Avett Brothers Closer than together
Midnight Hour Wilson Pickett Hi Five
Welcome to Year 25 of Mulligan Stew with TD Mulligan
Working for the Man Barry Allen and the New Rebels Speed of Dark
Water or Gasoline Blackie and the Rodeo Kings Swinging from the chains of Love
Mulligan Stew with tdmulligan First Stew in 2020
Dedicated to the one I love The Shirelles Tonights the Night
Delusion Zara Marie Living in the Lost and Found
Soulbque G Love (with Roosevelt Collier) The Juice

 

January 4th, 2019 – Kurtis Kolt: Wines of the Year & We Remember Harry McWatters.

January 3, 2020 Tasting Room Radio 00:49:14

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Kurtis Kolt: Wines of the Year & We Remember Harry McWatters

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 Kurtis Kolt  – The Dude

Kurtis Kolt

Kurtis is a sommelier, a consultant, educator and the fine wine writer for the Georgia Straight “The Bottle” Column. Along with partner Jeff Curry,  Kurtis is also the co-founder of Top Drop, a premier small wine festival with BIG guests.

KK has a really good grasp of the wine World.  He studies Local, Regional, National and International wines. Travels the World, walking the vineyards..tasting the cellars.

Thus, Kurtis is the perfect end of the year – start of the year guest.

We’re talking about

The Top 6 best wines of his year. The most memorable ones.

The highlights of his trip to South Africa

The rise of pop-up wine bars in Vancouver

A quick look ahead to 2020 VanWinefest

And a teaser about this year’s Top Drop in Calgary, Vancouver and perhaps Victoria.

When Kurtis Kolt recommends wine it’s a good thing to focus on those wines.  It’s time To FOCUS!!

  • Natte Valleij Cinsault 2017, South Africa, $28-32, Private Wine Stores
  • Lighting Rock Viognier 2017, B.C., $25, LightningRockWinery.com
  • Tiberio Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo 2018, $23.99, B.C. Liquor Stores
  • Mathieu & Camille Lapierre Morgon 2018, France, $46.00
  • Tantalus Vineyards Blanc de Blancs 2016, B.C., $34.70, VQA Wine Stores
  • Kitsch Wines  Pinot Noir Rose

 www.kurtiskolt.com 

https://www.nelsontheseagull.com/

@kurtiskolt

#kurtiskolt

@georgiastraight

#thebottle

  

Remembering Harry McWatters – Founder. Builder. Legend.

May 23 1945 – July 23  2019

Harry McWatters

The December holidays gave me the opportunity to reflect on 2019 and the past decade.

One face and voice stayed in my head and my heart.

The great Harry McWatters.

Her Highness and a guy named Harry

Harry was a major  force in the British Columbia and Canadian wine industry for more than 50 years.  In 1980, Harry became the founder of British Columbia’s first estate winery, Sumac Ridge and followed with See Ya Later Ranch. He was a pioneer in establishing the Okanagan Wine Festival Society.  In 1990, Harry chaired the new British Columbia Wine Institute.  He was the founding Chair of the British Columbia Wine Information Society, founding Chair of VQA of Canada spearheading national wine standards, founding Chair of the British Columbia Hospitality Foundation, and a long term Director on the Canadian Vintners Association. Most recently, he was the President and CEO of ENCORE Vineyards.

A member of the Order of British Columbia, inductee to the BC Restaurant Hall of Fame, two-time Jubilee Medal winner. the recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree, and the recipient of the Vancouver Wine Festival Spirited Industry Professional Award. He was the Marketer of the Year for North America..

As impressive as that amazing record is,  the lasting legacy of Harry McWatters will be his character.

Ready to help, available for advice, a mentor for 50 years and a wonderful friend and father. His laughter will never leave my soul.

I discovered this interview with Harry just as he was launching his Time label.  We met at the  wonderful Local Lounge and Grill in Summerland.  A room he was familiar with as he helped launch the restaurant.

Harry and I covered a lot of ground but what I really liked about this chat was his honesty and drive.

Here’s to you Harry.

The history of the Okanagan will now be written by your children, your friends and students.

 

http://www.winesofcanada.com/harryMcwatters.html

  STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:

 Van Wine Fest

Mescal Tasting in Oaxaca Mexico

With  Sosima Olivera

Mulligan Stew Dec 28th 2019-Final Stew of the Decade!

December 28, 2019 Mulligan Stew

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It’s the Final Stew of 2019.

Dec 28th!!  The Holiday version of The Bermuda  Triangle. Where memories go to die.

OK  First – a heads up. The Mulligan Stew Podcast features an extensive conversation with Actor/Writer/Singer Hugh Dillon.

We cover a lot of ground. The Hip. His buddies he grew up with.

Punk music in Canada. His first solo album that changed the man and his current Headstones release PeopleSkills

His anger issues – his substance abuse – how acting may have saved his life – how acting took him all the way to working with David Lynch on Twin  Peaks.

Some of you may know Hugh from his lead roles in Flashpoint, Durham County, The Trailer Park Boys and many more.

Subscribe to Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts.

 

The Last Stew of 2019 has a donor inspired line up

Kick things off with The Band Live – and Marvin Gaye’s Don’t Do it – from New Years Eve 1971

Then  Vampire Weekend from  the number one album of the CKUA 2019 Top 100 (based on plays)

Marshall Crenshaw/Stephen fearing/Grand Funk/Jimmy Reed and CoCo Love Alcorn

New music from Barry Allen and The New Rebels, The Who, The Wood Brothers, Shelby Lynn & Allison Moorer plus  CoCo Love Alcorn.

We’ll throw in Marvin Gate Live at Kennedy Centre, Sting and Bruce Springsteen Live doing Every breath you take, John Mayer Live, and then back to the Top 100 plays of 2019 and two Canadian artists who had not one but two albums on that chart.

CKUA Host Leeroy Stagger with Me and the Mountain plus Strange Path.

And

The Bros Landreth  87 and Joey Landreth’s Hindsight.

Enjoy the tunes and the tales…

And check out the Podcast…www.mulliganstew.ca

Happy New Year – here’s to 2020

In memory of John Mann, Gary, Kerry Holly (Marshall) and CKUA  host Monica Miller

 

PLAYLIST:

Mulligan Stew Dec 28 2019 TD Mulligan
Welcome to the last Stew of 2019 with terry david mulligan
Don’t do it (live) The Band Rock of Ages
This life Vampire Weekend Father of the Bride
What the hell i got Marshall Crenshaw Miracle of Science
Christine Stephen Fearing The Unconquerable Past
www.river-cafe.com www.mulliganstew.ca
some kind of wonderful Grand Funk Anthology
I ain’t got you Jimmy Reed Very best
Save me CoCo Love Alcorn ReBirth
www.mulliganstew.ca Coming UP – New Barry Allen
Willie and the Hand Jive Barry Allen Speed of Dark
Danny and my ponies The Who Who
The Well Marcus King El Dorado
What are you doing NY Eve? Rufus Wainwright McGarrigle Christmas Hour
what’s going on (live) Marvin Gaye What’s going on Live – Kennedy Centre
www.mulliganstew.ca Podcast Hugh Dillon – Headstones
Little bit sweet The Wood brothers Kingdom in my mind
Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee lewis Best of
Mulligan Stew Podcast – Hugh Dillon www.mulliganstew.ca
All I wanna do (live) Sheryl Crow Live at Capitol Theatre
Every breath you take (live) Sting and Bruce Springsteen Human Rights Concerts – Amnesty Int.
Every day I have the blues (Live) John Mayer Where the Light is
www.mulliganstew.ca NEXT – Women sing Waits
Ol’ 55 Shelby Lynn and Allison Moorer Women sing Waits
Oh Darling The Beatles Abbey Road Super Deluxe Edition
This Mulligan Stew with tdmulligan
Next Tom Petty. LeeRoy Stagger. Bros Landreth. Linda Rhonstadt
Here comes my girl Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Anthology Through the Years
Got to love Leeroy Stagger Strange Path
Got to be you The Bros. Landreth 87
www.coyoyesbanff.com New Years Eve menu
Por un Amor Linda Rhonstadt Canciones de mi Padre
I can’t win Joey Landreth single – Live at Layman Drug
Happy New year – See you in 2020 Terry
What a wonderful World Louis Armstrong Wonderful World

December 28th, 2019- Daenna van Mulligen is The Wine Diva!

December 28, 2019 Tasting Room Radio 00:54:48

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The Wine Diva/Daenna van Mulligen.  Top Wines under/over $20.00

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 Daenna van Mulligen is The Wine Diva.

Daenna is a Sommelier, wine judge, writes for Taste, Monte Cristo, Vitis etc.

http://WineDiva.ca & http://WineScores.ca |

Based in Vancouver and constantly travelling the wine world ….

Daenna tastes over 2000 wines throughout the year and reviews many of them for her website and various publications.

All of the wines we’ll talk  about on this episode can be found  tasted and rated at www.winediva.ca and www.winescores.ca

There are many more to be found there.(For your convenience we’ve added the wines we talked about below, as well)

Daenna Van Mulligen

Daenna loves her lists.  As long as I’ve know her she’s been making sensational wine lists.

  • Top 100 (under $20 and 89 points or better)
  • Top 50   (Over $20 and 91 points or better)
  • Bubbles 

Aye – Here we GO. Under $20/ 89 points or over

  • Cantina Tollo ‘Colle Secco Rubi’ Montepulciano D’Abruzzo Italy $17.99
  • Bodega Valparaiso ‘Finca El Encinal’ Roble, Ribera del Duero, Spain $19.00  
  • Famille Perrin Cotes du Rhone Reserve, Rhone Valley, France $17.99
  • Barone di Valforte Pecorino, Abbruzzo, Italy $19.99
  • Paul Mas Grenache Noir, Pays d’Oc France $12.99
  • Jose Maria da Fonseca ‘Periquite’ Reserva, Setubal Penninsula, Portugal $16.99
  • Kono Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand $16.99
  • Cellars Baronia Flor d’Englora Garnacha, Montsant, Spain $17.00
  • Cellars Baronia Flor d’Englora Roure Garnacha, Montsant, Spain $18.00
  • M. Chapoutier ‘Bila Haut’ Rouge, Cotes du Roussillon Villages, Roussillon, France $16.99
  • Bodegas Franco-Espanolas ‘Bordon’ Crianza, Rioja, Spain $19.00
  • Tender Hope Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley, BC $20.00
  • Cirro Pinot Gris, Marlborough New Zealand $19.99
  • Boutinot ‘Sun & Air’ Cinsault, Western Cape South Africa $15.00
  • Harper’s Trail ‘Pioneer Block’ Thadd Springs Vineyard Riesling, Thompson Valley, BC $20.00
  • Liquidity Wines Estate Pinot Gris, Okanagan Falls, BC N/A
  • El Petit Bonhomme Blanco, Rueda Spain $14.00
  • Monte Creek Ranch Winery Riesling, British Columbia N/A
  • Spearhead Riesling, Okanagan Valley BC $20.00
  • Fitzpatrick Family Vineyards ‘The Unwinder Ehrenfelser’, Okanagan Valley, BC N/A
  • Lunessence Winery & Vineyard ‘Quartet White’, Okanagan Valley BC N/A
  • Sperling Vineyards Pinot Noir Rose, Okanagan Valley BC N/A
  • Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars Pinot Blanc, Okanagan Valley BC $20.00
  • Babylon’s Peak ‘Front Row’ Shiraz, Mourvedre, Viognier, South Africa $12.99
  • San Valentino Montepulcinano d’Abruzzo, Italy $12.50
  • Fort Berens Estate Winery Chardonnay, British Columbia $19.00
  • Road 13 ‘Chip Off the Old Block’ Chenin Blanc, Golden Mile Bench, Okanagan Valley BC
  • ACuma Organic Torrontes, Argentina $12.79

Top 50  –  Over $20/91 Points or better.

  • Moon Curser Touriga Nacional, Okanagan Valley BC N/A
  • Noble Ridge ‘Noble Knights’ Powers Vintage Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley, BC $40.00
  • Stag’s Hollow Pinot Noir, Shuttleworth Creek Vineyard, Okanagan Valley BC N/A
  • Rust Wine Co. Merlot, Golden Mile Bench, Okanagan Valley, BC N/A
  • Cellars Baronia Clos d’Englora AV14, Montsant, Spain $55.00
  • Meyer Family Vineyards ‘McLean Creek Road’ Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley BC $35.00
  • Liquidity Wines Reserve Pinot Noir, Okanagan Falls, BC N/A
  • JoieFarm ‘En Famille’ Reserve Riesling, Okanagan Valley, BC N/A
  • Emotivo Gran Rosso, Veneto, Italy $20.00  
  • The Prisoner Red Wine, Napa Valley California $60.00
  • Black Hills Estate Winery “Nota Bene”, Okanagan Valley BC $60.00
  • Mission Hill Family Estate ‘Jagged Rock Vineyard’ Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley, BC $45.00 26. Winemaker’s Cut Syrah, Okanagan Valley BC N/A
  • Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars ‘Block 14-Gravel Force’ Pinot Noir, Okanagan Falls, BC
  • Cedar Creek ‘Platinum’ Block 2 Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley BC $45.00
  • SpearHead Pinot Noir ‘Coyote Vineyard, Okanagan Valley BC N/A
  • Tender Hope Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, Washington N/A  
  • Nk’Mip Cellars Qwam Qwmt Syrah, Okanagan Valley BC N/A
  • Hester Creek ‘Limited Edition The Judge’ Okanagan Valley BC N/A
  • Robert Mondavi Winery ‘The Reserve’ Cabernet Sauvignon, To Kalon Vineyard, Oakville, Napa Valley $175.00
  • Road 13 ‘Blind Creek’ Viognier, Similkameen Valley BC N/A
  • Bartier Bros. Cabernet Franc, Okanagan Valley BC $30.00
  • Quails’ Gate Estate Winery ‘The Connemara’, Okanagan Valley BC N/A
  • Painted Rock Syrah, Okanagan Valley BC $40.00
  • Tinhorn Creek ‘Innovation Series’ Whole Cluster Cabernet Franc, Okanagan Valley, BC N/A

 Daenna LOVES her bubble.

The last several minutes of this week’s TRR she suggests Festive Fizz  for New Years.

You can find the complete 35 bottle list on www.winediva.ca

 

This show is dedicated to the memory of Harry McWatters. Much missed but never forgotten.

 

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

 Next week Kurtis Kolt

Georgia Straight Wine Writer – The Bottle

Consultant. Educator. Sommelier.

Co-Founder of Top Drop, an outstanding small wine festival. (June 24 Vancouver. June 26 Calgary)

KK brings Top wines of the year, Tales of South Africa, the rise of Pop up wine bars in Vancouver and thoughts on this years VanWineFest.