BC Food and Wine Radio

This week, Lee F. Man, "voracious eater", food writer and restaurant judge returns to the show to comment on talented new chefs who are bringing their training in fine French restaurants to Vancouver's Chinese cuisines; Warren Porter, President of Irongate Auctions explains how they have made liquidating cellars, often needed after an unexpected life event, much easier, and teases upcoming auction...

We're feeling festive in our first February show with the Vancouver International Wine Festival arriving in a few weeks; Executive Director Harry Hertscheg and Anthony discuss tips on tasting like a pro and ticket availability; Gismondi on Wine taster and writer HJ Cha shares her favourite memories of Lunar New Year from a Korean perspective, listing much-loved dishes paired with BC wines; The Wat...

This week, our theme is “Global View of Gastronomy”. We begin with Aurelio Montes Sr, Partner of Montes Wines in Chile.; then we head to Sonoma California where Dan Wildermuth, VP of Global Marketing for Rodney Strong shares his insights into visiting the popular wine region; then back in British Columbia, we speak with Graham Nordin, GM of Iconic Wineries of BC who provides a look at the restaura...

Forget Dry January, go big with your wine and your plans for 2024 this month, gaining inspiration from this week’s show theme “Big Reds for a Big New Year”. We begin with Marco Antonio, 4th Generation Owner of De Martino in Chile; Ross Wise MW and Director of Winemaking BC, Peller Estates and Black Hills Estate Winery on the Black Sage Bench; Evan Goldstein Master Sommelier talks about California...

We’re on the beach (we hope some of you are too) this week, so we’ve “upcycled” several of our favourite interviews that fit the theme of “Organics, Biodynamic and Carbon Neutral Winegrowing”. Featuring: Dan Wright, Winemaker for Unsworth Vineyards in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island; Severin Pinte, Winemaker, Viticulturist & Managing Partner for LaStella Estate Winery in Osoyoos who also s...

We’re off catching some sun this week, but we’ve assembled a few of our favourite interviews from 2023 for you to enjoy. This week’s theme is in honour of Italy, the Theme Region at this year’s Vancouver International Wine Festival coming at the end of February. Featured are Francesco Ricasoli, Owner of Ricasoli in the Chianti Classico wine region; Arianna Carafoli, International Export Director f...

Happy New Year! The theme for this week’s show is “British Columbia Wineries to Look out for in 2024” and includes Shane Munn, Winemaker for Martin’s Lane Winery on the South Kelowna Slopes; Leandro Nosal, Winemaker for Tinhorn Creek Vineyards on the Golden Mile Bench near Oliver, Pascal Madevon and Bree Toor, Winemakers for French Door Estate Winery on the Black Sage Bench, also near Oliver, and...

This week, we suggest you sit back with a glass of a glass of your favourite wine for a “Master Show of Master Classes” led by a few of the many inspirational wine people we’ve spoken to this year including Grant Stanley, GM/Winemaker for Spearhead Winery on the East Kelowna Slopes; Laurent Drouhin, Export Manager, US & Canada, Maison Drouhin, in Burgundy, Aurelio Montes Jr. Winemaker for Montes A...

Merry Christmas British Columbia! We’re excited to share our “Home for the Holidays” show featuring personal stories of wine experts from here and around the globe beginning with Christine Coletta, Co-Owner of Haywire Winery & Garnet Valley Ranch in Summerland whose family was very efficient when it came to Christmas; next is Phil McGahan,CEO/Chief Winemaker for King Valley Wines in Victoria, Aust...

This week's show is to help you with planning for the Holidays and beyond. Our first guest is Chef Ned Bell who, as a big proponent of Ocean Wise and now also an Ambassador for Buy BC, we ask him for tips on making your season sustainable and local; first time guest Tara Lee, Food & Travel Writer, offers up some excellent restaurants for celebrating milestones and she and Anthony talk about the fa...

This week, we hear from Harry Hertscheg, Executive Director of the Vancouver International Wine Festival about tickets and events for the 45th festival, which is returning to its usual spot on the calendar in 2024; Paco Honrubia, CEO of Familia Martinez Zabala for Bodegas Faustino phones us from Spain to talk about their wines in British Columbia; Anthony offers up classic gifts to enhance the win...

This week is a mix of favourites from earlier this year and newinterviews starting with Sébastien Hotte, Vigneron for Lightning Rock Winery in Summerland; Steve Rutherford, Executive Chef and Mitchell Kerr, Director of Restaurant & Bars join Anthony in studio to share the many food, wine, and seasonal options available at the Westin Bayshore on the edge of Stanley Park; then from Hunter Valley in...

This week we catch up with Michael Clark, Managing Partner and Winemaker for Clos du Soliel to talk about late harvest and large format wines as well as their Holiday packages; Anthony shares what has become more and more challenging - a list of good, inexpensive Holiday wines; we release our special interview, recorded earlier this year, with Master Sommelier Evan Goldstein and his quick mastercl...

This week’s show is a collection of some of our favourite interviews recorded this year featuring winegrowers from around the globe: Frédéric Chaudière, Proprietor/ Winemaker Château Pesquié in the Ventoux region of France; Taylor Whelan, winemaker CedarCreek Estate Winery on the South Kelowna Slopes, Okanagan; Nathalie Bonhomme, Winemaker and Owner of Les Vins Bonhomme in Spain, while also making...

This week we begin with the Valley First Wealth Management Winemaker Profile featuring Sal D'Angelo, Owner of D'Angelo Estate Winery, who continues to test the boundaries of the Naramata Bench's growing capabilities with a new variety; Ed Tatton, the baker behind Whistler's popular organic sourdough bakery, Bred by Ed, talks to Anthony about his step-by-step hardcover cookbook for making the perfe...

This week Brendan Bankowski, Food & Beverage Manager for the Oak Bay Beach Resort on Vancouver Island, shares his favourite places to eat in Victoria; David Lawrason, wine journalist and judge tells us which wineries he's enjoyed visiting lately; Anthony discusses the Piedmont winery and Barolo producer, Casa E. Mirafiori with Andrea Vescovi from Ethica Wines, and we replay our interview with the...

This week, winemakers give us their harvest reports on the Okanagan Valley, North and South, the Similkameen Valley and Vancouver Island; featuring Mike Dowell, Owner of Liber Estates, Dan Wright, winemaker for Unsworth Vineyards and Grant Stanley winemaker for Spearhead Winery, who is also the Valley First Wealth Management Winegrower Spotlight guest; then we jump hemispheres to Chile, where a ne...

This week we talk to Steven Lane, Cultural Attaché for Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery, who speaks on their Original Vines collection made from grapes sourced from some of the oldest vineyard blocks in the province; François Lurton, Owner of Domaines François Lurton grew up in his family's vineyards in Bordeaux, but he made his own way, first in Chile, forging a new region and beyond; Kimberly Hundert...

This week we welcome Thierry Busset, Master Chocolatier and Owner of Thierry Chocolates, and learn about their new cafe in Ambleside, West Vancouver, his popular specialties and he teases a fourth location coming in the future; our latest Valley First Wealth Management Spotlight is on Curtis Krouzel, Proprietor of 50th Parallel Estate Winery in Lake Country, whose positivity is infectious as he sh...

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Be sure to tune in whether you're on the road to see family or cooking up a feast in the kitchen. Our guests include Brent Muller, GM for Vessel Liquor, who joins Anthony to recommend wine, cocktail and beer pairings for meat and meatless tables; Francesco Ricasoli calls in from Italy to tell us about his family's centuries old winery located in Chianti Classico; for t...

This week we are joined by Chef Ned Bell to talk turkey, with his tips on buying, preparing and using the leftovers that may just rival the big meal itself; Select Wines CEO Chris Hoffmeister shares his insights into the wine business; Marco Antonio De Martino, 4th Generation of De Martino calls us from South America to tell us about their wines made from selected parcels throughout Chile; and we...

This week we welcome back Warren Porter, President of Iron Gate Auctions who talks about their big upcoming auction which includes some first-half 19th century gems; Leandro Nosal, winemaker for Tinhorn Creek Vineyards takes a moment from harvest to tell us about their sparkling program and the two varieties they feel are big winners for them; Lee Man, food writer and judge shares his expertise on...

This week, with shorter days and cooler nights upon us Anthony offers up a list of value reds, with tips on finding good value on your own in BC stores; Severine Pinte, Winemaker and Managing Partner of Le Vieux Pin and La Stella, joins us to talk about Sustainable Winegrowing BC, of which she is also Chair; David McBean, General Manager of the Watermark Beach Resort, reports on tourism in the Sou...

As the 2023 British Columbia wine harvest begins, we hear what's happening on the front lines from Michael Clark, winemaker at Clos du Soleil in the Similkameen Valley and Ross Wise MW, Director of Wine for Peller Estates in BC and winemaker for Black Hills Estate near Oliver; both men also taste and talk about their wines on air with Anthony, with Ross speaking first of his white wines in one seg...

This week's show features wine luminary Dr. Laura Catena, Managing Director of Bodega Catena Zapata, not long after receiving the notable "World's Best Vineyard to Visit" award; David Lawrason, VP of Wine at WineAlign shares insights into the National Wine Awards and its Canadian Winery of the Year and Ontarian Platinum wine award winners, and teases this fall's Canada's Great Kitchen Party compet...