BC Food and Wine Radio

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 & Winemaker for Corcelettes Estate Winery and Bradley Makepeace, Winemaker for Hugging Tree Winery join them to discuss their wines, the unique terroir and micro-c...

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 month's Vancouver International Wine Festival where we catch up with Michael Kullman, CEO and Winemaker for Osoyoos Larose; back at Hester Creek, Severin Pinte,...

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 Bros Vineyards & Winery gives us details on piquette, a new offering for them; Mike Dowell, owner of Liber Farm & Winery introduces his new winemaker; and Geo...

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 into online wine buying and then we continue our exploration of the festival's featured region, South America, with Veronica Sardin for Argentina's Trapiche a...

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 with superstar Dr. Laura Catena, fourth generation of Argentina's Catena Zapata; then we discover Chile through the eyes of Jaime Merino, for Viña Santa Ema,...

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 special shows and features Taylor Whelan winemaker for CedarCreek Estate Winery in East Kelowna; Mele Sosa, Brand Ambassador for Uruguay's Bodega Garzón and R...

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 at the winery in West Kelowna; Leandro Nosal, winemaker for Tinhorn Creek Vineyards in Oliver and Chef Nick Atkins, 15 Park Bistro at the Watermark Beach Res...

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 earning a certification as a biosphere property, one of only three in the country; Brendan Bankowski, Oak Bay's Food & Beverage Manager talks about their d...

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 Manager Ray Pighin to talk about their favourite wines of theirs, and to tell us what's popular with customers these days. Whether it's ham, turkey or salmon, ev...

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 winemaker Bailey Williamson, Enrico Winery General Manager Lorin Inglis and Save-on-Foods Director of Wines Steve Moriarty. Combined, they provide an update into...

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 Gray of Row Fourteen at Klippers Organics has tips and recipes for eating turkey year round for health and value per pound; just a month away from the start o...

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. Next, Warren Porter, President of Irongate Auctions, gives us the highlights of some of their spring wine auctions and how you can register to bid; David...

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 market in the Okanagan for wine lovers and foodies keen for a lifestyle change; Jacq Kemp, winemaker and viticulturist for Therapy Vineyards talks about new r...

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 synonymous with New Zealand sauvignon blanc, and who sold his name as a result; he tells us about Jabber, the name he goes by now, and the name he's given to a sa...

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 retailing and current consumer buying habits; Geoffrey Moss MW, contributor to Gismondi on Wine, spotlights the Naramata Bench, and you'll be inspired to vis...

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 stories behind them; Christine Coletta, co-owner of Haywire Wines, joins us to talk about the next stage in their company, with a new tasting lounge at their Summ...

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 region; with Valentine's Day coming up, we turn to Brian Kerzner, owner of Rocky Mountain Chocolate for ideas and learn about his company, which started in Whis...

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 Jeremy Budd, Co-Owner West Coast Wild Foods, Harry Hertscheg, Executive Director of Van Wine Fest, Ian Tostenson, President & CEO of BCRFA and Lee Man, Food W...

B.C. Food And Wine Radio: Jan 25, 2023 by BC Food and Wine Radio

This week, we've selected past interviews that give us a closer look at sustainability in food and winegrowing. We begin with chef Ned Bell, a longtime proponent of sustainable seafood, who is putting his stamp on the Naramata Inn, just north of Penticton; Kurt Simcic, viticulturist for Sebastian Farms explains some of his methods behind growing wine organically in a northern climate; winemaker Ta...

It's another trip around the world this week as we revisit past guests starting in Puglia with Sebastiano de Corato for Rivera Winery, then over to Portugal with Alvaro Plato for Tío Pepe and Apostales, we return to Italy and Tuscany with Sergio Zingarelli, owner of Rocca delle Macie and then we jump over to South America with Harry Hertscheg, Executive Director for the Vancouver International Win...

This week we hear from the always engaging Mark de Vere MW, from Robert Mondavi Winery; Antonio Ramero Casado, Master Carver and Owner of Arc Iberico Imports talks about sharing fine Spanish food with B.C.; Michel Couttolenc joins us to tell us about Chile's Errázuriz-Seña and Mark Kuspira, Founder/Owner of soft crush, a Canadian distributor of non-alcoholic and low alcoholic wine, shares some of...

For our last show of the year, we revisit some of our most compelling interviews beginning with vigneron Thomas Bachelder where the conversation covers his desire to capture the essence of his place in Niagara to the broader Canadian winegrowing community; when then travel to northern Italy to speak with third generation Lisa Anselmi about her family's winery in the Veneto region; and lastly we sp...

This week is our Home for the Holidays special episode, featuring winegrowers Jennifer Molgat, José Zuccardi, Paul Brunner and Cristina Plenge and Pénélope Roche sharing their favourite memories, traditions and, of course, wine pairings, from British Columbia to Argentina, Peru and France. Happy and Safe Holidays to Everyone from the BC Food & Wine Radio Team!

We're back on location at Save-on-Foods' flagship store in Coquitlam with Steve Moriarty, SOF wine director, who is joined by Nicole who tells us about the store's artisan bakery and giant dessert island; Paul Cavezza, the friendly butcher we met in a previous show, tells us what's popular for the holidays, then SOF wine specialist Amanda Carnegie does a rapid-fire round of holiday recommendations...