Alexander Payne – The Oscar winning director of Sideways, The Descendants and Nebraska, opening this weekend. His leading lady – Will Forte from Saturday Night Live. The Wine Diva previews the first 50 selections from her Top 100 Wines under $20.00 for 2013. Part OneCarlo Mondavi..Surfer/snowboarderexplains how The family lost an Empire and gained a single brilliant wine. Rocker Sam Roberts explains his love of wine. [divider]
THE SHOW
Carlo Mondavi’s Grandfather was the wine legend Robert Mondavi.
There’s no class anywhere that can teach what Robert taught Carlo. Being around wine was just part of Carlo’s growing years. Then came the fateful day when the Mondavi Family lost their winery to a corporate Giant. They immediately started planning their future. Making a single World Class wine..on a single piece of land. That wine is Continuum Estate . It’s a brilliant blend of Cab/Cab Franc/Petit Verdot and Merlot. Carlo fills us in on how it all went down. http://www.continuumestate.com[divider] The Sam Roberts Band is about to release their next Album Lo-Fantasy Feb 11. We’ll deal with that fact on Saturdays Mulligan Stew. Sam Roberts is a huge wine fan. When Jason Priestley and I were shooting HollywoodandVinesTV in Ribera del Duero Spain, We were deep into the Neo cellar and we find a barrel signed by Sam Roberts. I’ve been waiting 5 years to ask him..how that barrel came to be. Sams parents moved from South Africa to Montreal where Sam was born months later. He attended McGill and then hustled the music scene through various bands until he found the right song and the right band. The song was Brother Down and the band became The Sam Roberts Band. This was fun!! www.samrobertsband.com [divider]
Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne is a one-of-a-kind screenwriter and director. The list of films he’s given us should tell you everything you need to know about his taste and smarts.
Election – Oscar Nomination for Screenplay. Starred Mathew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon.
About Schmidt – Jack Nicholson
Sideways – The best film ever made about wine
The Descendants – Won an Oscar for Screenplay. Starred George Clooney.
Will Forte
His latest film Nebraska comes out Nov 29th in BC, December 13th in Alberta. Its shot in black and white and stars Bruce Dern as grumpy old guy who refuses to believe that a form letter saying he may have won a Million Dollars is not real. Will Forte from Saturday Night Live plays his son who travels with his Father to watch over him. It’s certainly going to be nominated for Oscars this year. Alexander Payne and Will forte guest on this week’s show www.nebraskamovie.com Listen to interviews here: [divider]
Daenna Van Mulligen
Looking to stock up for the Holidays? Looking for wine to gift? The Wine Diva returns with a timely list. It’s her Annual Top 100 wines (plus 13) Under $20.00 We’ll try to talk about as many of the first 50 as is possible. The complete list can be found at www.winediva.cawww.winescores.ca
Luigi Bosca Malbec, Mendoza Argentina
Louis.M.Martini Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County California
Hess Select Chardonnay, Monterey California
CanTinian Malbec, Mendoza Argentina
Gray Monk Riesling, Okanagan Valley BC
Quinta do Ameal Branco Seco Vinho Verde, Portugal
Santa Rita Reserva Pinot Noir, Cassablanca Chile
Kangarilla Road ‘Hellbent’ South Australia
De Martino ‘Nuevo Mundo’ Cabernet Sauvignon~Malbec Reserva, Maipo Valley Chile
Cono Sur Organic Pinot Noir, Colchagua Valley Chile
Alexander Payne – The Oscar winning director of Sideways, The Descendants and Nebraska, opening this weekend. His leading lady – Will Forte from Saturday Night Live. The Wine Diva previews the first 50 selections from her Top 100 Wines under $20.00 for 2013. Part One Carlo Mondavi..Surfer/snowboarder explains how The family lost an Empire and gained a single brilliant wine. Rocker Sam Roberts explains his love of wine. [divider]
We’ll deal with that fact on Saturdays Mulligan Stew. Sam Roberts is a huge wine fan. 
When Jason Priestley and I were shooting HollywoodandVinesTV in Ribera del Duero Spain, We were deep into the Neo cellar and we find a barrel signed by Sam Roberts. I’ve been waiting 5 years to ask him..how that barrel came to be. Sams parents moved from South Africa to Montreal where Sam was born months later. He attended McGill and then hustled the music scene through various bands until he found the right song and the right band. The song was Brother Down and the band became The Sam Roberts Band. This was fun!! www.samrobertsband.com [divider] 
