February 12th, 2022

February 10, 2022 00:53:21

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Barclay Robinson Winemaker Road 13 and Graham Pierce Winemaker & GM Kitsch

THE SHOW

Barclay Robinson Road 13 Golden Mile. (Also on video)

Barclay Robinson WM Road 13

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 Pelham. All in Ontario.

Barclay now finds himself 2 years into a fine career as head winemaker at the iconic Road 13 on the Golden Mile.

I was interested in finding out his thoughts on Okanagan winemaking and the different elements and varietals he’s working with.

We end the two part conversation with a clever and fun Blind Tasting feature the team at Road 13 has created.

The titles alone should capture your attention – Love is Blind. Featuring Heavyweight Whites/Bold Reds

The Perfect Pair!

A Sea of Red

The Dynamic Duo

Road 13 Love is Blind

but First – we start straight into current releases.

A fabulous 2019 Viognier. Totally yummy. An Instant favourite! $26

A 2019 Jackpot Chardonnay – The iconic Castle Vineyard. Pear Everywhere.$52

A 2018 Syrah – 15.1%. Hot/smoky year. 30% new oak. A beauty blend of Black Sage, Golden Mile and Similkameen vineyards. $35

A 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon. 14.3%. Cawston area in Similkameen Valley. $33 Ripe black fruit and spices. Nice balance and barrel aging.$33

www.road13vineyards.com

Graham Pierce – Winemaker and GM at Kitsch Wines. (also on video)

Graham Pierce

If you’re a fan of BC Wines then you certainly have heard about or enjoyed the wines that Graham has created.

Summerhill, Mount Boucherie, Black Hills, Time Family Wines and now Kitsch Wines in East Kelowna.

Graham proudly walks us through his first vintage of wines at Kitsch. Each wine tastes like a celebration.

Kitsch 2020 5Barrel PinotNoir

Cellar Door pricing..

2020 – Riesling $26 Pair: Curry, Thai anything,

2020 -Esther’s Block Riesling $32. Both from Family Estate. Esther’s has neutral French Oak 4 months. Veggies. Tacos

2020 – Pinot Noir $43 a blend of earth and fruit. Duck. Caprese Salad

2020 – 5 Barrel Pinot Noir. Both a blend of Clones 115 and 777. $69 (releasing later this Spring. FYI 2019 available as well) Berries, spice, fennel! Memorable!! Crab. Blue Cheese, Parma Pasta.

Kitsch 2020 Esthers Block Riesling

www.kitschwines.ca

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

2022 Van Wine fest

Top Drop 2022

New Releases from EVERYBODY

June 13th, 2020 Celebrating National Rosé Day and our wine partners

June 12, 2020 01:05:18

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Celebrating National Rosé Day and our wine partners

THE SHOW.

June 13 is National Rosé Day. Celebrating all that’s great about drinking Pink.

Who better to lead the celebration than Master of Wine Elizabeth Gabay?

Wine Master and author Elizabeth Gabay joins us.

She’s written a book called Rose! Understanding The Pink Wine Revolution.

Terry and Elizabeth discuss her book and all that went into it. For example, Elizabeth tasted 10 Rosé a day. A total of 1500 over 6 months from across the globe. Hear everything you need to know about one of the world’s oldest known types of wine.

June 13 is National Rose Day –Rose was always considered the Ugly Duckling..Now THE SWAN Emerges!!

She knows what she talks about.

Elizabeth is a Master of Wine who lives North of Nice!

Provence is right around the corner. And in France, 30% of all wine consumed is Rose.

One thing we do understand – there is no hotter wine right now than Rose.

In Canada for example, Imported Rose sales grew by 116% between 2012-2016.

Canadian production grew 9%.

Rose winemaking has become complex, making it perfect for food pairing.

Yes, you can find lots of light Summer Sippers..somebody is even making a stronger Rose..for all you fans who want ice in the glass.

There are natural Rose in cement tanks, eggs and even terracotta amphorae.

… and it’s NOT just a Summer drink anymore.

Even though stores and restaurants back off after Thanksgiving..many wine fans (me included) carry on through the Winter..finding new ways to pair Rose and hearty winter meals.

There’s Rose in Oak. Aged Rose.

What colour Rose you choose is totally open for discussion.

Many fully grown men (if there is such a thing) will not be caught with a “pink drink”

I still find that bizarre.

Elizabeth joins us from her house in a small French village Saint- Martin- Vesubie “just North of Nice”

Elizabeth Gabay

You can find her at www.pink.wine

Liquid Partnerships

Tasting Room Radio has always been made up of Four Segments. In the beginning we decided to partner with four sponsors, one for each segment. We’ve made some great friends along the way. Okanagan Crush Pad, New District, Okanagan Falls Winery Association, Naramata Bench Wineries, CC Jentsch, Marquee Wine Cellars, Four Seasons Vancouver, Bench 1775, Cowboy Coffee and many more.

We had planned to do a driving tour of our current sponsors..starting at Unsworth on Vancouver Island then taking the Crowsnest Pass to Cawston in the Similkameen Valley and visit Orofino and the new Row 14 Restaurant at Klippers organics. On to Road 13 on the Golden Mile and finally ending up at

The Hatch on Mount Boucherie.

As you well know, all plans were put on hold as the Pandemic swept the World.

So, we’ve done our best Plan B.

A socially distanced one-on-one at Unsworth and then phone/zoom interviews with the rest of the sponsors. Talking about the headlines, surviving the loss of customers, growing on line sales and free shipping. Drive through windows and on line tastings. New releases and future plans.

We’re going to talk to all the sponsors – alphabetically

This week we start with:

The Hatch – Grayson Riordan (Prince of Tides) and Jason Parkes. (Founder. Winemaker)

Orofino – John Weber (Co-owner. Winemaker)

Road 13 – Joseph Luckhurst. General Manager

: Jason-Parkes-Winemaker-The-Hatch-

: John and Virgina Weber – Orofino

: Joe-Luckhurst Road 13

www.thehatchwines.com

www.orofinovineyards.com

www.road13.com

NEXT WEEK:

Row 14 and Unsworth

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

Jennifer Schell – BC Wine lovers Cookbook

Twin Island Cider

Lock and Worth

Nichol Vineyards

Anthony Buchanan

BC Wineries and Restaurants – The New Normal

Hillside Wines – New Releases

Kitsch

Vanessa

Winemakers Cut

Mt Boucherie and Modest Wines

Lots more

December 27th – AN HOUR IN THE OKANAGAN

December 27, 2014 00:42:12

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AN HOUR IN THE OKANAGAN – Special Holiday feature
Featuring visits to/with Wild Goose. Liquidity. Moon Cursor. Culmina. Road 13. Brodo. Fairview Cellars. Local Lounge and Grill. Howard Soon at Sandhill and the legend – Dick Cleave.
Plus our host Ellen Walker Mathews – Thompson Okanagan Tourist Assn.
Hope your holidays are going well.

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THE SHOW

In May of this year I was invited to join other journalists on a 4 day tour of the Okanagan.
I welcomed the opportunity to reconnect in person with many of the winemakers that I’d met when I lived 5 glorious years on the Naramata Bench.
I asked my Host Ellen Walker Mathews if I could duck away both to interview people I’d missed over the course of a year.
I just had to start at Moon Cursor..makers of very good wines and very good times.
I snuck away from the tour to include Richard Cleave..recognized as one of the original and best growers in Canada. He always has an opinion and I counted on that.
I took an hour and visited my friend Joe Luckhurst at Road 13 and the always entertaining Bill Eggert at Fairview Cellars.
Also very much a part of the journey and this special were Roland Kruger from Wild Goose, who had added a Deep South BBQ to the crush pad. Whats better than smoked meat, to go with their outstanding Rieslings.
Next it was off to his neighbour Liquidity and its Chef Rob Walker. This was the surprise of the trip…a restaurant so cool you could drop it into Vancouver nightlife and it would thrive. It helps that it has the same views as their next door neighbour Blue Mountain.
We included a stop at Culmina in the South Okanagan. It’s the home vineyard of Don, Elaine and Sara Triggs. (Jackson-Triggs)
And their famous winemaker Pascal Madevon (Osoyoos La Rose)
What a beautiful vineyard and winery.. When you look at the talent assembled here it all says “here is a winery to keep a very close eye on”.
Up the road – two fine dining destinations.
First was Chef Paul Cicconi at Brodo in Penticton.
(There’s a town that can always use a new food destination!)
And a wonderful visit to his former kitchen, Local Lounge and Grill in Summerland with host/owners Christa Lee McWatters-Bond, Cameron Bond and Chef Lee Humphries.
And we finish with BC Wine veteran winemaker Howard Soon at his new Sandhill winery , right downtown in Kelowna.

: Roland Kruger-Wild Goose

: Road 13

: Moon Cursor

: Local Lounge & Grill-Summerland

: Liquidity – Robert Walker

: Howard Soon, Sandhill

: Family Triggs @ Culmina

: Brodo

: Wild Goose Vinyards

And that’s it …One Hour in the Okanagan!! Why not make plans to do your own tour??
www.totabc.org
www.mooncurser.com
www.wildgoosewinery.com
www.liquiditywines.com
www.culmina.ca
www.road13vineyards.com
www.tastebrodo.com
www.fairviewcellars.ca
www.thelocalgroup.ca
www.sandhillwines.ca
www.sandhillwines.ca/Phantom-Creek

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STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

Argentina in an Hour
New Zealand in an Hour
Jim Cuddy
Tom Cochrane
Bruce McCulloch

Tasting Room Radio BC Sept 7th 2013

September 6, 2013 00:43:00

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As September begins to take over our lives..certain things start to come into view.
One is harvest.
The second is a run of Wine Festivals, of all shapes and sizes.
Three food and wine festivals are profiled on this week’s TRR.
Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island
The 62^th annual Niagara Food and Wine Festival
The 33^rd Okanagan Fall Wine Festival.
Interviews with all three organizing groups and a feature interview with Winemaker JM Bouchard at Road 13 on the Golden Mile. South Okanagan.

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THE SHOW

We start in the Cowichan Valley with Linda Holford from Rocky Creek Winery.
Linda has invited me to host a discussion at Rocky Creek on Saturday Sept 14^th with three local winemakers from Rocky Creek, Blue Grouse and Unsworth plus wine experts Treve Ring, Tereza Roux from Clayoquot Wilderness Resort and Troy Townsin from CBC Victoria’s Time for Wine.
We’ll focus on two questions
What is The Grape for Vancouver and the Gulf Islands?
Cowichan Valley in the Fall
And for the island wineries..what do you want to be when you grow up??
Linda fills us in on their events Sept 7-15
I also was able to find a panellist, Troy Townsin..just to get a reaction to the questions I’m asking and the general lay of the wine land.
He joins us from Kelowna.
www.wines.cowichan.net
http://www.rockycreekwinery.ca/
Then we’re off to Ontario for the 62^th annual Niagara Wine Festival. Sept 14-29
They too have asked me to host a discussion. This time about East vs West. On Sunday Sept 22^nd
Kimberly Hundermark - Niagara
It’s not about BC vs Ontario, it’s about West Niagara vs Eastern Niagara. It’s shaping up to be quite an event.
It pits competing wineries..competing families and competing regions in a winner take all format.
Joining us on the show are Barry Katzman, co-chair of the festival and president of Mike Weir wines and Stoney Ridge winery and Kimberly Hundermark the Festivals Executive Director.
www.niagarawinefestival.com

and the last wine festival featured is the 33^rd annual Okanagan Fall Wine Festival
Blair Baldwin Festival founder and Ellen Walker Mathews from Thompson Okanagan Tourist Assn take us through the ever expanding schedule of events that shape BC’s premier festival.October 4-14
Then its straight south to the Similkameen Valley to George Hansen Owner/Winemaker at Seven Stones to find out what’s being planned down there.
www.thewinefestivals.com/events

JM Bouchard Road 13
We finish this episode of Tasting Room on The Golden Mile..just south of Oliver, BC.
JM Bouchard has firmly established himself as the winemaker of record at Road 13.
He’s driven, stubborn and dedicated to making the already fine wines of Road 13 even better.
We run through the growing portfolio, the events of the Fall and where he’s taking the wine program in the future.
www.road13vineyards.com