This week we go global, speaking with guests from Oregon, Southern France, Uruguay and Spain recorded during the Vancouver International Wine Festival held in May. We're joined by Leah Adint, Winemaker for Erath Winery, Frédéric Chaudière, Prop

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: July 12, 2023

Jul 13th, 2023 58m 31s

This week's Grape Escape is in Summerland featuring some of the wineries on the Bottleneck Drive with guests Christine Coletta, Co-Owner of Haywire Winery and Garnet Valley Ranch, Craig Pingle, GM for Haywire, Sébastien Hotte, Vigneron for Ligh

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: July, 5 2023

Jul 6th, 2023 58m 31s

Join us for our latest Grape Escape, hosted by Travel Penticton and featuring guests from Blasted Church Estate Winery on the Skaha Bench, Lakeboat Vineyard & Winery in Kaleden; The Bench Market in Penticton and Wild Goose Winery in Okanagan Fa

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: June 28, 2023

Jun 29th, 2023 58m 18s

Enjoy the Canada Day long weekend by listening to a special compilation of some of our favourite interviews with Canadian winegrowers so far this year. Our guests include Dan Wright, winemaker and Felix Egerer, viticulturist for Unsworth Vineya

BC Food And Wine Radio June 21 2023

Jun 22nd, 2023 58m 26s

We're excited to be broadcasting from the brand new RedBarn Winery on the Black Sage Bench outside of Oliver. It's the latest addition to Anthony von Mandl's Iconic Wineries of British Columbia. IWBC's General Manager Graham Nordin starts off t

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: June 14, 2023

Jun 22nd, 2023 58m 30s

We're on location under the 72-foot tower of Hillside Winery, unmissable to anyone driving along the Naramata Bench. President Duncan McCowan, and winemaker Kathy Malone bring us up-to-date on the winery, the vineyards and their new releases. M

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: June 7, 2023

Jun 8th, 2023 58m 30s

This week, we're broadcasting from Meyer Family Vineyards in Okanagan Falls. Paige Schulz from Visit Penticton starts off the show highlighting activities and events in the region while JAK Meyer, Meyer Family Vineyards, Alexis Esseltine, Tin W

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: May 31, 2023

May 31st, 2023 58m 30s

We're in the beautiful Similkameen Valley this week at Orofino Vineyards; our hosts are John and Virginia Weber, co-owners of winery; close neighbours Michael Clark, Winemaker for Clos du Soleil Estate Winery, Charlie Baessler, Co-Owner & Winem

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: May 24, 2023

May 25th, 2023 58m 30s

We continue our Grape Escape at Hester Creek Estate Winery this week, visiting with winegrowers in the South Okanagan. We begin with Hester Creek's winemaker Mark Hopely and Director of Operations Roger Gillespie; we then jump back to last mont

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: May 17, 2023

May 18th, 2023 58m 29s

Happy May Long Weekend! Join us in the South Okanagan for our Grape Escape at Hester Creek Estate Winery. We catch up with the winery's President Mark Sheridan and winemaker Mark Hopley; Michael Bartier, owner and chief winemaker for Bartier Br

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: May 10, 2023

May 10th, 2023 58m 30s

This week is our third show from the bustling Tasting Room Floor of the Vancouver International Wine Festival that took place under the Sails at Canada Place last month. Warren Porter for Iron Gate Auctions kicks us off with further insights in

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: May 3, 2023

May 3rd, 2023 58m 30s

South America was the focus of last month's Vancouver International Wine Festival, and this week's show takes a closer look at Argentinian and Chilean wines with some stellar guests. Recorded live inside the Tasting Room at the fest, we begin w

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: Apr 27, 2023

Apr 28th, 2023 58m 30s

We're broadcasting from the BC Food and Wine stage inside the Tasting Room at the 44th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival, and we're excited to speak with winemakers, owners and experts from near and far. This is the first of three sp

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: Apr 20, 2023

Apr 20th, 2023 58m 26s

Spring is in the air as evidenced by the new spring wines, new spring menus and talk of sitting on patios. Our guests this week include Jesse Harnden, GM for Mt Boucherie Estate Winery and Chef Dan Carkner, The Modest Butcher Kitchen & Market a

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: Apr 12, 2023

Apr 12th, 2023 58m 27s

Join us for this week's Grape Escape, broadcasting live from the beautiful Oak Bay Beach Hotel in Victoria! Our guests include Anneke Feuermann, the Marketing and PR Manager who tells us about being named Condé Nast's #1 top hotel in Canada and

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: Apr 05, 2023

Apr 5th, 2023 58m 31s

Happy Easter! We've got lots of wine suggestions for your special holiday meals this weekend. We're broadcasting on the road from Save-on-Foods in seaside Sidney where we meet up with wine director Steve Moriarty who joins with Operations Manag

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: Mar 29, 2023

Mar 29th, 2023 58m 30s

This week we're on our first Grape Escape of the year at Unsworth Vineyards in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. Our featured guests include Unsworth's winemaker Dan Wright and agroecologist Felix Egerer, Blue Grouse Estate Winery winema

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: Mar 22, 2023

Mar 22nd, 2023 58m 30s

This week we're looking ahead to having fun and eating well beginning with Ryan de Witte, the winemaker for Rust Wine Co., which offers complimentary tastings and a beautiful view at the southern-most end of the Golden Mile Bench; Chef Derek Gr

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: Mar 15, 2023

Mar 16th, 2023 58m 30s

We're putting the wine in BC Food & Wine this week beginning with Arnaud Thierry the winemaker for Church & State Wines in Oliver who grew up in Bordeaux and Champagne and is the subject of the Valley First Wealth Management Winemaker Spotlight

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: Mar 08, 2023

Mar 9th, 2023 58m 30s

This week we begin with a spotlight on winemaker Nadine Kinvig, who got the bug for wine working in wine retail while going to school and now helms Terravista Vineyards on the Naramata Bench; Deborah Moore breaks down the current real estate ma

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: Mar 01, 2023

Mar 2nd, 2023 58m 30s

Laurent Drouhin, family member and North American Export Manager for Maison Drouhin joins us for a special two-part interview to talk about Burgundy and a new release of wines; then we cross the Pacific to speak with the winemaker who is synony

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: Feb, 22 2023

Feb 22nd, 2023 55m 54s

This week globe-trotting Quebecer Nathalie Bonhomme, winemaker for Les Vins Bonhomme, joins us from Europe to talk about her approach to winemaking in Spain; Robert Simpson, General Manager of Liberty Wine Merchants, offers insights into wine r

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: Feb 15, 2023

Feb 15th, 2023 55m 53s

This week we welcome Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, wine journalists and founders of "Open That Bottle Night" which is February 25 this year. All of our guests and Anthony will share which bottles they will be opening and reveal the storie

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: Feb 8, 2022

Feb 8th, 2023 56m 15s

Joining us this week is Ingo Grady, owner of Hermit Wine Company in the South Okanagan who talks about his Sunday Wine School series of classes, and offers insights on how the extreme low temperatures this winter have affected vines in the regi

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: Feb 1, 2023

Feb 1st, 2023 56m 2s

This week we learn about foraging, Van Wine Fest 2023 wineries, wines and how to get your tickets; catch up on BC's restaurant industry and Dine Around BC ending Feb 9, and we hear about the latest Chinese Restaurant Award winners. Featuring J