EP 298 | Shotgun Sandra Oldfield . Alberta-BC Wine War
Sandra Oldfield is one of the leading voices for and in the Okanagan Wine Industry. Was team leader and winemaking leader at Tinhorn Creek in the South Okanagan. Now, she and her husband Kenn lead a popular consulting firm called Elysian Projects. Sandra is also one of the leaders in BC Tourism. She’s a...
Mulligan Stew March 16th 2024-The Irish Stew
T’was The Night Before St Patrick’s Day and all through the house Dad was busy. He couldn’t find The Famous Grouse. THE SHOW Being a lifelong Mulligan and coming from many years of Mulligan lineage, St Patrick’s Day is special. We honour the day. It’s not an excuse to start the day with...
March 16th, 2024- 45th VanWineFest TRR Part 2 – 10 Italians and a Turyk!
Featuring guest hosts and wine specialists Kelcie Jones and Michaela Morris. The feature region of the 2024 Vancouver International Wine Festival was Italy. There were 71 wineries representing 13 different Italian regions, from Sicily in the far south to Trentino-Alto Adige in the north. There were hundreds of autochthonous grape varieties and each...
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EP 297 | Grant Lawrence-His tour is ‘Stories and Songs Live’
Grant Lawrence (The Smugglers, CBC Podcast, multiple best-selling books) is on the road with his Stories and Song Live. Grant and Joel Plaskett, Ashleigh Ball, played Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney by the Sea north of Victoria Thursday night. Friday on Galiano Island and Saturday in Maple Ridge with his love Jill Barber added. We met at...
March 9th, 2024-The 45th VanWineFest Part One
The 45th VanWineFest Part One THE SHOW The press release says: It’s the largest combined consumer and trade wine show in North America. And one of the biggest and oldest in the World. From Feb 24 to March 3. Eight days, 42 events, 12 countries, 149 participating wineries, 71 from feature region Italy, 1,...
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Mulligan Stew March 9th 2024-Spring Songs
Fair to say we’re all watching for signs of Spring. Daylight saving Sunday morning is one. We’ve got early flowers on Vancouver Island. (What’s your first sign you watch for?) I found lots of Spring songs. Most were ballads, which is not exactly Saturday night music. But I did find Bahamas, Vampire Weekend, 2 Beatle...
EP 296 | Remembering Jeff Healey and Celebrating Wine with Harry Hertscheg!
Every once in a while there’s a week that goes by that is blessed with great conversations. Somewhere down that road, I decided that instead of choosing one interview over the other, why not have them both share the podcast. March 2, 2008, was the day gifted singer/songwriter and truly remarkable man Jeff Healey lost his...
Mulligan Stew March 2nd 2024 – Feels like a celebration – for Jeff Healey & March!
It’s just a first step into another month but the possibilities are endless. Warmth, Spring, longer days, lighter brighter footwear, all things going green. The Stew brings two hours of the promise of March And a remembrance of Jeff Healey, who died March 2, 2008. The day he lost his battle with cancer. Blind almost at...
March 2nd, 2024 – Replay… Last Year’s 44th Vancouver International Wine Festival (Part One)
We are currently doing interviews in the Vancouver Convention Centre at the 2024 VanWineFest. NEXT WEEK – We start Part One of this years coverage. Co-Hosts this year are Kelcie Jones, Leader of This is Wine School. Sommelier of the year, DJ Kearney Wine Director Terminal City Club Vancouver. Wine Educator and Judge. Michaela...
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EP 295 | Corb Lund Interview, New Album ‘ EL VIEJO’
Corby brings new, acoustic, live off off-the-floor music in his new album El Viejo (The Old One) in memory and tribute to his pal Ian Tyson. Corby says that this album may be his best yet. He brings memories of Ian and also how his audiences are different depending on where he’s playing, For El Viejo Corb...
February 24th 2024- Seven Wine Stars – Time to Buy B.C. We can ALL help!
Seven Wine Stars – Time to Buy BC. We can ALL help! THE SHOW Christine Coletta – Co-founder Haywire Wines (Summerland) Grant Stanley – Winemaker and GM of Spearhead – (East Kelowna) 2022 Best Small Winery in Canada. Rhys Pender – Master of Wine and co-founder Little Farm Wines (Similkameen) Kimberly Hundertmark –...
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Mulligan Stew Feb 24th 2024- Corb Lund and Wyatt C Louis Guest on a 90 minute Stew
Corby brings new, acoustic, live off the floor music in his new album El Viejo (The Old One) in memory and tribute to his pal Ian Tyson. Corby says that this album may be his best yet. I completely agree. He brings memories of Ian and their time together. Corb also shares his thoughts on how his audiences...