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September 28th, 2019 – The 5th Annual Garagiste North – Kelowna  

September 28, 2019 Tasting Room Radio 00:59:10

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Coverage of the 5th Annual Garagiste North – Kelowna

THE SHOW

 What is a garagiste? (gar-ah-jeest)?  

It started out in France (of course) where it was a derogatory phrase for those avante garde and crazy mavericks making wine in their garage and outside the highly regulated system. Gradually and grudgingly came the acknowledgement that something really interesting was happening with these small case lot artisan wines, and a movement was born.

Garagiste North  brings together the small guys. Wines produced from 100% Canadian grapes and under 2000 cases total production annually.  

We’ve been covering this gathering of small BC producers from the beginning. We like the people, the wines and the no BS approach to farming, creating and selling.

This year Sperling Vineyards was once again  the site for a gathering of the Garagiste.  Many of the favourites are returning, but with the growth of the wine industry we are excited to see new small wineries popping up.

Sperling Vineyards

The likes of Lightning Rock, Scorched Earth and Burnt Timer all seem to have a theme!  Added to this year’s event will be a wine pairing of Sperling Vineyards and cheese, music by Glendale Avenue,  food truck service from CrAsian, a cool booth by Taste Advisor and a pop up wine store by Fairview Cellars.

 

tdm and Ann Sperling

 

This event gives you an insight into the passion, commitment, craziness and excellence that is the hallmark of a small producer.  We love that for many this is their first time showing off their wines to the public. Others have been attending for awhile, carefully crafting their wines and growing their business and reputation. Others have grown up and graduated.

Former Garagiste are:

  • Daydreamer
  • Synchromesh
  • Sage Hills
  • Tight Rope
  • Bella Wines
  • River Stone
  • Roche Wines
  • Kitsch Wines
  • Forbidden Fruit
  • Marichel
  • Deep Roots
  • Van Westen
  • Kraze Legs
  • vinAmite

 

This year’s Garagiste guests are :

  •  Schell Wines – Jennifer Schell
  • Mayhem Wines – Terry Meyer Stone
  • Dames Wines – Mireille Sauve
  • Sperling Vineyards –  Ann Sperling
  • Rigor and Whimsy – Costa Gavaris
  • Nagging Doubt – Rob  Westbury
  • Birch Block Vineyard – Sarah and Murray Bancroft
  • Anthony Buchanan Wines – Anthony Buchanan
  • Red Bird Estate – Remi Cardinal
  • Giant head – John Glavina
  • BC Wine Studio – Mark Simpson
  • Scorched Earth – Anita and Peter Pasdernick

 Enjoy the stories and histories!

 STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:

Fort Berens

Passion Pitt Vineyard – John Weber/Orofino

Year 7 –  Food, Friends, Fishing and Fluids.

Cowichan Valley Wine Festival

Fall Wines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mulligan Stew Sept 21st 2019- Robbie Robertson Interview

September 21, 2019 Mulligan Stew

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September 20th is a big day in Robbie Robertson’s life.

 

Let’s face it,  Robbie has had many memorable days.

As Lead guitarist and  principal songwriter for the brotherhood known to all as  The Band, his esteemed  place in music history is assured.

So why Sept 20th?

That’s the day Sinematic,  Robbie’s 6th solo album is released.

Sinematic is followed by the general release of the documentary Once were Brothers, the story of The Band on film,  video and striking photos taken from right inside the music.

Then comes the soundtrack he wrote for The Irishman, Martin Scorcese’s  film about the mob and the last project to drop is the 50 year celebration of The band’s second album The Band which gave us The Night they drove old Dixie Down, Cripple Creek, King Harvest etc.

The brotherhood lives on.

A fresh canvas – a new beginning!

The last 30 minutes of The Stew is devoted to saluting Bruce Springsteen on his 70th Birthday (Monday)

We start with artists who covered Bruce’s songs..

Lucy Dacus from Boy Genius..

Atlantic City – The Band from Jericho

Johnny 99 – Johnny Cash

And finish the Stew with

The Rising – from The Rising

Hello Sunshine – from Western Stars

Born to Run (live) – from Springsteen on Broadway. 

 

In between the Robbie/Bruce sandwich are

Marc Bolan

Delbert McClinton

Ry Cooder

Bette La Vette

Travelling Wilburys

Otis Redding

Leeroy Stagger

Janiva Magness

Colin Linden/Luther Dickinson

And speaking of  Boy Genius  – David GoGo

 

 

Congrats Robbie

Happy Birthday  Bruce

-TDM

 

PLAYLIST:

Mulligan Stew Sept 21 2019
Welcome to The Stew Special Guest Robbie Robertson
Barefootin’ David Onley Barefootin’
Lodi Janiva Magness and Sam Morrow Lodi
Don’t let go Colin Linden and Luther Dickinson Amour
Deeper Well Leeroy Stagger Strange Path
www.river-cafe.com Coming UP – Robbie Robertson Interview
End of the line The Traveling Wilburys Travelling Wilburys Vol 1
These arms of mine Otis Redding Very best of
Robbie Robertson NEXT on Mulligan Stew www.mulliganstew.ca
Robbie Robertson Interview with Terry David Mulligan
I hear you paint houses Robbie Robertson Sinematic
Robbie Robertson Interview www.mulliganstew.ca
Once were Brothers Robbie Robertson Sinematic
Robbie Robertson Interview Also on Mulligan Stew Podcast
Dead end kid Robbie Robertson Sinematic
Robbie Robertson Interview www.mulliganstew.ca
Up on Cripple Creek The Band The Band
www.mulliganstew.ca Saluting Bruce Springsteen in 30 minutes
Get it on – Bang a Gong Marc Bolan Best of T-Rex
Get Rhythm Ry Cooder Get Rhythm
Down in the Mouth Delbert McClinton Tall, Dark and handsome
Things have changed Bette LaVette Things have changed
www.coyotesbanff.com The Stew with tdm
I found a love David GoGo Soul Bender
Complete Robbie Robertson Interview
Mulligan Stew Podcast Spotify Google Play Apple Podcasts
Santa Fe Steamer David Vest Roadhouse Revelation
NEXT- we celebrate Bruce Springsteens Birthday Bruce turns 70 on Monday
Dancing in the Dark Lucy Dacus (Boy Genius) EP
Atlantic City The Band Jericho
Johnny 99 Johnny Cash Best of
Happy 70 Bruce!!! www.mulliganstew.ca
The Rising Bruce Springsteen The Rising
Hello Sunshine Bruce Springsteen Western Stars
Born to Run (live) Bruce Springsteen Live on Broadway

September 21st, 2019 – The 5th Pinot Noir Celebration in Kelowna

September 20, 2019 Tasting Room Radio 00:59:10

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The 5th Pinot Noir Celebration in Kelowna

 

 THE SHOW

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:

 

Garagiste North – Next Week

Fort Berens

Passion Pit Vineyard at Orofino

Cowichan Valley Winemakers

Fishing, Food, Wine and Fishing  Year 7

 

 

 

 

Ep 73 | Robbie Robertson PODCAST

September 19, 2019 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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Sep 19, 2019

On the eve of the 50th anniversary of The Band’s landmark self-titled 1969 album, Terry David Mulligan catches up with Robbie Robertson. As the lead guitarist and principal songwriter for the brotherhood known to all as The Band, Robertson holds an esteemed place in music history.

On September 20th, his sixth solo album Sinematic will be released. The record will be followed by the release of the documentary Once Were Brothers, the story of The Band on film. Robbie talks with Terry about his many projects, including the soundtrack he wrote for Martin Scorcese’s film The Irishman.  

Ep 72 | Augie Meyers PODCAST

September 8, 2019 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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Sep 7, 2019

This week, Augie Meyers reflects on his astounding musical career, collaborating with some of the biggest names in music. Auggie was just a kid growing up in San Antonio, Texas when he met and became instant friends with Doug Sahm, with whom he formed The Sir Douglas Quintet. Augie always on the VOX organ. That was his sound. It would carry him all over the world, with hits like “She’s About A Mover,” and “Mendocino.”

When the Quintet ran its course they formed Texas Tornados with Freddy Fender and Flaco Jimenez. Augie would later record two albums with Bob Dylan – ‘Time Out of Mind’ and ‘Love and Theft.’ He also recorded ‘Wicked Grin’ with John Hammond and Tom Waits, and worked in Canada with Doug, Amos Garrett and Gene Taylor.

Mulligan Stew Sept 7th 2019-Hal Blaine Tribute

September 8, 2019 Mulligan Stew

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As you all know CKUA is donor-supported radio..for over 90 years.
That tells me that the audience found what they’re looking for.  Great Music.
So it didn’t come as a surprise when today’s first-hour donor suggested a Tribute to Hal Blaine.
He died March 11th this tear.
The single most prolific drummer/musician ever!
As a member of the famed LA session band The Wrecking Crew and legendary records with Phil Spector and Brian Wilson..
Hal Blaine played on 35,000 sessions and 6,000 singles.
He’s the first sideman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and was presented with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Today – in the first 30 minutes of the Stew we salute Hal Blaine. (Check out the Playlist below)

The rest of The Stew music isn’t exactly lame Bo0z Steely Dan Robbie Robertson and Van Morrison Little Feat The Bros. Landreth Wilco Lumineers Springsteen Live Tedeschi Trucks with Sharon Jones Los Lobos John Prine The Beatles

Let’s get going
5-7 Mtn
4-6 Pacific

PLAYLIST:

Mulligan Stew Sept 7 2019 Hal Blaine Tribute
This is Mullign Stew – Year Twenty something playlist www.mulliganstew.ca
Be my baby The Ronettes Best of
Another Saturday Night Sam Cooke Best of
Mr. Tambourine Man The Byrds best of
It’s over Roy Orbison Very best
Everybody’s Talking Harry Nilsson Very best of
Then He Kissed me The Chrystals Very best of
www.deanehouse.com Coming UP on The Stew – Beach Boys. Paul Simon. Ray Charles
God only knows The Beach Boys best of
Mother and Child ReUnion Paul Simon Paul Simon
Being Green Ray Charles best of
Mulligan Stew with TDM www.mulliganstew.ca
You’re not Boz Scaggs Dig
I’m glad for your sake Sir Douglas Quintet Mercury Years – Honky Blues
Any World (that I’m welcome to) Steely Dan Katy Lied
I hear you paint houses Robbie Robertson and Van Morrison Sinematic
www.mulliganstew.ca The Stew with TDMulligan
I got you babe Sonny and Cher Greatest Hits
Tribute to Drummer Hal Blaine Mulligan Stew
River Deep Mountain High Ike and Tina Turner River Deep Mountain Hugh
Mulligan Stew – Hour Two www.mulliganstew.ca
Got to be you The Bros.Landreth 87
Spanish Moon Little Feat Feats Don’t Fail me now
What’s the World got in store Wilco being there
Thunder road Sara Watkins Born to Uke
This Mulligan Stew – Year Twenty Something Coming UP – Lumineers and Turtles
Gloria The Lumineers Gloria Sparks
The Middle Trampled by Turtles Life is good on the open road
TDMulligan The Stew with TDMulligan
Jet Pilot Bob Dylan rarities
NEXT – Live Bruce.Tedeschi Trucks.Los Lobos www.mulliganstew.ca
Open all night (live) Bruce Springsteen Songs of the road/The Live Series
I pity the Fool (live) Tedeschi Trucks. Sharon Jones & Dap Kings Wheels of Soul 2015
What’s going on (live) Los Lobos Just another band from East LA
www.coyotesbanff.com www.mulliganstew.ca
Summer’s end John Prine The tree of Forgiveness
Dear Prudence The Beatles White LP

September 7th, 2019 – BC Field Blend Special.

September 6, 2019 Tasting Room Radio 00:56:54

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This is our first ever BC Field Blend Special.

What is a field blend, who makes it and why don’t they put the words on the label?

Over thirty different opinions in this one hour.

 

THE SHOW

 

A couple of years ago a gaggle of winemakers from Portugal came through Vancouver.

Our interviews always ended up in the same place..their famous field blends.

In the Duoro Valley they plant, grow, harvest and bottle 20-30-40 different varietals. All Together! It’s a true field blend. What’s in the field IS the blend.

I was fascinated by the process and the final results.

These wines were complex, elegant and surprisingly balanced.

True Field Blends are still made in Germany and Australia.

Over the course of a year, the questions I asked over 30 winemakers were..

What is your concept of a field blend?

Do you make a field blend and what’s in it?

If you do make a field blend..do you put the words on your label?

If not, why not?

The answers were passionate, surprising and highly opinionated.

Most wines we drink today are made of grapes harvested from various vineyards throughout a province , state, or even country, fermented in separate lots, and then blended together into a finished wine. Field blends are single-vineyard wines whose grapes are grown, harvested, and vinified together—the blending is done in the vineyard, not in the winery.

Field-blended vineyards are interplanted with multiple grape varieties—sometimes all red or all white, and sometimes both red and white—without apparent rhyme or reason. A zinfandel vine might be growing with carignan on one side and petite sirah on the other. The whole field is then picked at once. Timing is crucial and calls into play the winemaker’s skill and artistry. All of the grapes are fermented together.

Some old World winemakers or growers may have no idea what the exact blend is.

I don’t expect everyone is going to have the same interest as I do but the winemakers here all have a very strong opinion (all except my pal Dell Halliday who’s answer was “Meh”).

The responses were really good and just kept getting better and better.

Especially about the question Why do you not put the words Field Blend on your bottles? Are we, the consumer not trusting of the term?

(Several winemakers here actually believe in field blends and some years have put the words on their labels

Michael Schindler from A Sunday in August

Grant Biggs from Kitsch (Block Party)

Brent Rowland from Joue at Averill Creek

Mike Nierychlo from Emandare)

Here’s the Guest List for the Field Blend Special

(Yes, some were asked twice over the course of a Year))

Rhys Pender – Master of Wine

Kurtis Kolt – Wine Writer and Judge. Co-Organizer of Top Drop in the West.

Val Tait (Bench 1775) and Senka Tennant (TerraVista)

Brent Rowland – (Joue and Averill Creek)

Mike Nierychlo – (Emandare)

Stephen Arnason – (Poplar Grove and Monster Wines)

Richard da Silva (Da Silva and Misconduct)

Rhys Pender – (Little Farm Wines)

Ann Sperling – (Sperling Vineyards)

Larry Gerelus (Stags Hollow)

Paul Gardner – (Pentage)

Andrea Sartori – (Sartori Family Vineyards. Verona Italy)

Jeff Hundertmark – (Rust and Mt Boucherie)

Michael Schindler – (A Sunday in August)

Ann Sperling (Sperling Vineyards .many months later)

David Gouge – (Sea Star)

Ike Seaman – (Wine Director at The Wickaninnish Inn)

Grant Biggs – (Kitsch Wines. Makes Block Party as a field blend)

Kelsey Rufiange – (Echo Bay)

Senka Tennant – (TerraVista)

Joe Luckhurst – (Road 13)

Galen Barnhardt – (Monte Creek)

Kathy Malone – (Hillside)

Lindsay O’Rourke – (Tightrope)

Gustav Allander – (Foxtrot)

Garron Elmes – (Lake Breeze)

Jeff Martin (La Frenz)

Nikki Calloway – (Laughing Stock)

Riley Hollenback – (Red Rooster)

Bob Ferguson – (Kettle Valley)

Dell Halliday – (Elephant Island)

Gavin Miller – (Upper Bench Winery)

Gordon Fitzpatrick – (Fitzpatrick Family Wines)

 

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:

 

2019 Pinot Noir Celebration Kelowna

2019 Garagiste North Kelowna

Fort Berens

The Passion Pit at Orofino Wines

The Cowichan Valley Wine Festival

EP 71 – Bobby Rush Podcast

September 1, 2019 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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Meet the King of the Chitlin’ Circuit: Bobby Rush. The Grammy Award winning artist has recorded almost 400 songs in close to 70 years. He’ll be 87 years old this November, and even though he doesn’t do over 200 shows a year any more, you can still find him out there working whatever room he’s in.

This month, Bobby released Sitting on ‘Top of the Blues’, his 26th studio album and 75th career release on Aug 16th. Bobby reflects on his legacy, his last encounter with B.B. King, a meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., and the importance of being himself as a performer.

 

Ep 71 | Bobby Rush Podcast

September 1, 2019 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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Meet the King of the Chitlin’ Circuit: Bobby Rush. The Grammy Award winning artist has recorded almost 400 songs in almost 7 decades. At 77, he doesn’t do over 200 shows a year anymore, but you can still find him working whatever room he’s in.
This month, Bobby released ‘Sitting on Top of the Blues’, his 26th studio album and 75th career release. Bobby reflects on his legacy, his last encounter with B.B. King, a meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., and the importance of being himself as a performer.

August 31st, 2019 – Jim Cuddy doesn’t like Rosé !  Plus Moon Curser and Mayhem!

August 29, 2019 Tasting Room Radio 0:57:15

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Jim Cuddy doesn’t like Rosé !  Plus Moon Curser and Mayhem!

 

THE SHOW

 

Jim Cuddy – Cuddy Wines by Tawse

Jim Cuddy at Tawse

Jim Cuddy does not like Rosé !

But he basically likes everything else.

As you know, Jim is the co-writer and co-singer with Blue Rodeo, The leader of the Jim Cuddy Band and recipient of The Order of Canada.

When he decided to put his name on a wine bottle he was smart enough to partner with one of the very best names in Canadian wine. Tawse.

They’ve release a Chardonnay, Cab/Merlot and Sparkling Riesling. No Rosé .

We talk about that and other wines. AND we also talk to his winemaker Paul Pender.

Paul Pender – Tawse Winemaker

I’m working on the Rosé  thing. He needs to taste some of the incredible BC Rosés!

https://www.tawsewinery.ca/cuddy-by-tawse/

www.bluerodeo.com

www.jimcuddy.com

Chris Tolley – Co-Owner/Co-Winemaker Wines.

Chris Tolley Moon Curser

 

Moon Curser won the 2019 Wine Align Best Small performing Winery in Canada.

Moon Curser – Best Small Winery in Canada

At the end of the competition, the winery walked away with several medals led by a Platinum for its remarkable ode to the Douro Valley, the 2017 Touriga Nacional. They followed that up with six gold medals for a 2015 Tannat, think Uruguay; 2018 Dolcetto, that’s Italy; a 2017 Malbec, that’s Argentina; a 2017 Tempranillo, a nod to Spain; a 2017 Petit Verdot a classic from Bordeaux; and one final gold for a 2017 Dead of Night, a blend of Syrah and Tannat.

Well, you get the picture, this is one very different producer, and in many ways, a poster child for what we always hoped would be the kind of innovative, family estate winery that would grab the title of the Best Performing Small Winery in Canada. All that is left for you to do is try the wine and eventually visit the winery to experience what the Tolleys did when they first got into the business, something new and intriguing and most of all different.

Anthony Gismondi – Co-Head Judge

Moon Curser’s Medal Winning Wines

Platinum: 

Moon Curser 2017 Touriga Nacional, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Gold:

Moon Curser 2015 Tannat, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Moon Curser 2018 Dolcetto, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Moon Curser 2017 Malbec, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Moon Curser 2017 Dead of Night, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Moon Curser 2017 Tempranillo, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Moon Curser 2017 Petit Verdot, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Silver:

Moon Curser 2017 Carmenere, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Moon Curser 2018 Arneis, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Bronze:

Moon Curser 2017 Syrah, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Moon Curser 2018 Afraid of the Dark, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

In 2006 they opened the doors to Moon Cursor..except, at the time it was called Twisted Tree.

Rebranding brought the name Moon Cursor.

The location has always been the same..very close to being the last winery in BC..right at the USA  border.

I had already done an interview with Chris when the awards were handed out..so here’s the update from Chris and the whole interview before they won the award.

Congratulations to Chris and Beata Tolley

Moon Cursor Wines

https://www.mooncurser.com

https://www.winealign.com/awards/2019/07/31/2019-nwac-results

Terry Lynn Stone – Co-Partner Mayhem Wines

Mayhem Wines is a fun collaboration between two established wine industry siblings – Terry Meyer Stone of Anarchist Mountain Vineyards and her brother JAK Meyer of Meyer Family Vineyards, along with their respective spouses Andrew Stone and Janice Stevens.

Mayhem Wines

The portfolio consists of aromatic whites  and Bordeaux reds. They source their  grapes from the Meyer Family  home vineyards and established growers of the Okanagan, with an eye for detail in the vineyard and producing quality grapes in a sustainable manner.

Team Mayhem


The Hut at Meyer Family Vineyards

Join Mayhem every Friday & Saturday, 11-4 PM for the Summer of 2019, at their  pop up tasting area at Meyer Family Vineyards.

Be sure to leave yourself extra time for this stop in your wine touring day as you have the opportunity to taste through not only the Mayhem portfolio, but also that of Meyer Family Vineyards. With a smashing  garden, relaxing patio and lawn games, you may just want to stay a while and sip away the afternoon!

Terry Lynn looks  forward to hosting you at 4287 McLean Creek Road, Okanagan Falls,  this summer and during Harvest!

https://www.mayhemwines.com/

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

 

2019 Pinot Noir Celebration

2019 Garagiste North

Field Blend Special

Fort Berens

The Passion Pit at Orofino Wines

The Cowichan Valley Wine festival