BC Food and Wine Radio

This week, we’re on location at Therapy Vineyards with owner Mike Boyd, winemaker Jacq Kemp, Poplar Grove’s CEO Tony Holler and F & B manager Michael Ziff. Steve Moriarty from Save-On-Foods joins us to talk about Thanksgiving wines and winemaker Severine Pinte pours Le Vieux Pin.

This week, Craig McCulloch VP of Mt Boucherie winery hosts the BC Food + Wine show to showcase Rust & Co’s GM Jesse Harnden, viticulturist Brett Thiessen and co-founder and proprietor of Kitsch, Ria Kitsch.

This week, we’re on location at Mt Boucherie’s stunning new winery in Kelowna to talk to VP Craig McCulloch, GM Jesse Harnden, winemaker Jeff Huntertmark, and Chef Dan Carkner. We also interview Save-On-Foods wine director Steve Moriarty, Grant Stanley, winemaker of Spearhead, CEO Tony Stewart and Chef Roger Sleiman from Quails’ Gate Winery.

Today, it’s the Grape Escape in the Okanagan Valley and we discuss the 2020 harvest with six savvy winemakers and a chef from Mission Hill, CedarCreek, Martin’s Lane, CheckMate, Road 13 and Liquidity.

B.C. Food and Wine Radio: September 10, 2020 by BC Food and Wine Radio

This week, Kathy Malone from Hillside Winery joins us with a harvest update; authors John Schreiner and Luke Whittall take us on an Okanagan Wine Tour; Stuart Hart gives us the lowdown on the Watermark Beach Resort and we bake with Coronation grapes.

This week, we head to Save-On-Foods for ciders, wine-in-can and rosés; take a tour and meet the vineyard dogs at Okanagan Crush Pad; speak with the author of the well-researched BC Wine Lover’s Cookbook and tell you where to find a Bonnie Henry tea towel.

This week, we visit Summerhill Winery to discuss biodynamics; talk with winemaker Ross Wise about Black Hills sparkling wine project; head to Tinhorn Creek to talk about the 2020 harvest and check out Yaletown’s Tutto restaurant.

This week, Brett Thiessen joins us from Mt. Boucherie to discuss the Okanagan Similkameen Land Stewardship Project; we get pizza tips from Chef Jeff at Tinhorn Creek’s Miradoro; discuss a new concept at Vancouver’s per se Social Corner with Leagh Barkley and choose the best wine pairings for watermelon.

B.C. Food and Wine Radio: August 6, 2020 by BC Food and Wine Radio

This week, we talk with Steve Moriarty about rosé month at Save-on-Foods, speak to Jacq Kemp about sparkling wine at Therapy Vineyards, visit Hillside for a guest experience with the wine club manager, congratulate Dr. Tony Holler, President of Poplar Grove about his recent awards in London and book the Sunshot Guest House at Corcellettes in the Similkameen Valley.

This week, we’re back at the Osoyoos Watermark Resort with Stuart Hart: we’re joined by winemaker Val Tait and business manager Navi Gill from Gold Hill, then we’re off to visit Phantom Creek’s CEO Santiago Cilley to discuss winery highlights; we catch up with Michael Bartier to taste his 2019 career vintage followed by a flight of French Door wines by Pascal Madevon, consulting winemaker.

Today, it’s the Grape Escape at the Osoyoos Watermark Resort with Stuart Hart: we discuss Hester Creek food and wine with chef Adair Scott and winemaker Mark Hopley; speak with Steve Moriarty about premium wines at Save-On-Foods; join Road 13 winemaker Barclay Robinson to talk about sparkling Chenin Blanc and we taste Le Grand Vin with Caroline Schaller from Osoyoos Larose.

This week, we’re back at Unsworth Vineyards for the Grape Escape in Cowichan to speak with the Turyk family and winemaker Dan Wright; we discuss tourism and the 2020 Cowichan Wine Festival with Jill Nessel and head to the Emandare Vineyard & Guesthouse to taste wines with Mike Nierychlo; speak with Steve Moriarty about Save-On-Foods ace winery teams on Vancouver Island and take a private wine coun...

Today, it’s the Grape Escape in Cowichan at Unsworth Vineyards: we divulge the Unsworth winery sale with owner Tim Turyk and discuss new wine releases with Chris Turyk and winemaker Dan Wright; we’re joined by Enrico GM Lorin Inglis and vineyard manager Simon Spencer to talk about new plantings; then we’re off to the spectacular Blue Grouse tasting room with owner Paul Brunner and winemaker Bailey...

This week, we’re on location at Save-On Foods North Vancouver with wine director Steve Moriarty and corporate chef Ryan McDonald to sip Okanagan wines from the View Winery and Dirty Laundry Vineyards.

This week, we check out Save-On-Foods' new offerings of wines and ciders, speak to the GM at Spirit Ridge Resort about their $5.2 million renovation, announce the collaboration fo Bartier Bros and France's Boutinot Wines and head to the Watermark Beach Resort to sit on the shore and contemplate dinner in a gourmet kitchen.

This week, we check out the menu and wines at Burrowing Owl, speak to Stephen Cipes of Summerhill about humanity and Cipes Brut, head to the Therapy Vineyards to talk about frontline wines and their luxurious Inn and we’ll taste Poplar Grove’s bright Lakeview rosé made with 100% Malbec.

Today, Chef Roger Ma of Boulevard Kitchen joins us to talk about award-winning cooking, we head to the Okanagan for exciting updates on Clos du Soleil and Tinhorn Creek wineries and we give you food and wine tips for takeout and delivery from the city’s top spots.

This week, we talk with Mark Hicken at Vintage Wine Law about upcoming changes to wineries, head to the Mark Filatow’s Waterfront Restaurant in Kelowna to see how he’s adapting his operation, speak with Dane Chauvel, CEO of Organic Ocean about the DNA of seafood and call Robert Belcham, President of the Chef’s Table Society to discuss major issues in the restaurant industry.

Today, we’ll go to Northern Italy for a report on the Alois Lageder winery, talk to Ian Tostenson, President and CEO of the BC Restaurant Association for an amazing update on the future of restaurants and we’ll speak with Mike Daley on the status of Canada’s first wine village.

Today, Black Hills chief winemaker Ross Wise, MW talks about Nota Bene; Ria Kitsch joins us to speak about their cool namesake wines; we’ll visit the Okanagan Crush Pad where you can cuddle dogs and have your wine, too and Tony and I will talk about men in the backyard burning beef.

This week, we find out how the grocery basket has changed since Covid-19, visit Mt Boucherie to talk about their Original Vines labels and wines, head to Painted Rock on the Skaha bench to discuss the International wine market and speak with the President of the BC Hotel Association about new protocols across the province.

This week we visit Summerhill, the only winery in the world with a pyramid, grab takeout at Tinhorn Creek with Miradoro Chef Jeff Van Geest, meet up at Road 13 to talk about consumer trends and find out what Tony’s drinking from his cellar.

Today, we speak with Dr. Tony Holler about frontline workers in the Poplar Grove vineyard; Tim Turyk from Unsworth Winery about Vancouver Island’s unique bubbly and we talk to the Dirty Apron’s inspiring David Robertson about how he’s feeding Vancouver’s vulnerable population.