Episode Notes
(Wine Education Specialist, Mentor, Wine Judge, Consultant)
DJ Kearney
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 many global wine marketing bodies — including Wines of Chile, Wines of South Africa, Wines of California, Jura Wines, Sopexa, and Wines of Argentina — while leading educational master-classes for these entities around North America.
DJ judges, moderates, present at wine festivals and competitions around the globe. She brings a truly global perspective to her work. She holds a Bachelor of Arts., the WSET Diploma, and the ISG Sommelier Certification. She has been the Drink Editor for Vancouver Magazine and critic/contributor/judge for Wine Align.
As we approach the end of a very different year I hope that everyone is safe and well.
It was also time to get a perspective on how the wines turned out. All the wines.
BC, Canada, and The World! Who better to ask than DJ Kearney.
Long-time friend and the leading edge of wine knowledge in today’s World.
I asked DJ to comment on the recent 2021 Wine Align final results.
She was there – in Penticton – tasting and judging 100’s of Canadian wines.
On today’s Tasting Room Radio DJ brings wines that she recommends make great gifts – for friends or yourself.
Then her Wines of the Year and what she was going to pour over the Holidays.
Tasting Room Radio became The DJ Kearney Show!
Our BC conversation:
Syrah
Riesling
Chardonnay
Cab Franc
Sparklings
DJ and I finish with a question we always ask ourselves.
Will BC wines ever be truly available in Ontario and other provinces and will Ontario wines show up on shelves in BC? If you’re a wine fan, perhaps you could ask your local member of parliament.
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