June 27th 2015- Four guys fishing!

June 26, 2015 00:42:36

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Four guys..doing our 5^th annual fishing trip!!!

Friends. Food, Fluids and Fishing…

At the 7 ½ Diamond Ranch. North of Princeton BC

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THE SHOW

Rhys. John and tdm

Its a pretty basic show this week.. get together with my wine pals..always include a chef..and FISH YER BRAINS OUT!!

We return to the site of last year’s 4F..The fabulous 7 ½ Diamond Ranch North of Princeton BC. www.guestranchbc.com

(do yourself a favour – and watch the short video. Be prepared to be wowed!)

Last year the new bunkhouse wasn’t quite ready, so we used that as a lame excuse to return –“ for the full experience.”

Yes, they have their own private lake..stocked with trophy Kamloops trout, which can only be caught and released with barbless hooks.

Electric motors make sure the water quality is preserved.

It’s a small lake so you can stay in touch with those around you..watch the eagles do their foraging..ducks and their families, horses in the corrals and around the Ranch.

The Lake

And we finally got to stay in the new bunkhouse..which is fact is a tricked out ocean going container..now covered inside and out in barn wood and really fine kitchens, stacked beds..with – wait for it – Flannel Sheets.

During the Summer even though its hot during the day..at night it gets down to 10 degrees.

Showers and a really nice BIG front porch for just sitting and remembering the day.

Our guests are:

Justin O’Connor.

Our host and the son of owners Jim and Heather O’Connor!!

Justin is also the Vice President of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association in the Okanagan. Justin and his spouse and partner Christy Hughes also publish the award-winning Okanagan HOME Magazine.

He also represents Sotheby’s in the Okanagan

It was Justin who liked the idea of Tasting Room Radio spending a couple of days soaking up ranch life , the fishing, the food and the wines.

Executive Chef Jeff van Geest – Miradoro Restaurant at Tinhorn Creek The Golden Mile – South of Oliver BC

the singing chef

Chef Jeff Van Geest is one of British Columbia’s most celebrated chefs, focusing on locally procured foods from sustainable producer partners.

Jeff was born in St. Catharines, the heart of the Niagara region. His grandparents were farmers and taught him to respect what farm-fresh meant – which might explain Jeff’s desire to have a small garden on site at Miradoro, even if he doesn’t have time to tend it every day.

With his culinary training at the Vancouver Community College, Jeff landed an apprenticeship at Bishop’s restaurant in Vancouver – one of the earliest pioneers in sustainable cuisine. He worked his way through the ranks to Sous Chef before leaving to start his own restaurant: the Aurora Bistro. Highlighting field-to-table and honouring the farmer/chef relationship earned Jeff a reputation in the restaurant industry as someone who walked (or cooked) the talk.

After closing Aurora, Jeff accepted a position of Executive Sous Chef at Diva at the Met – another name on the who’s who list of British Columbia restaurants. Yet at every move in the culinary chain, thoughts of Jeff’s grandparent farmers stayed on his mind and the allure of rural living grew stronger. When Miradoro called in 2010, Jeff answered by moving his family to the Okanagan and the heart of British Columbia’s agricultural country.

Jeff cooked two great meals with meats supplied by Jason Pleym at Two Rivers Specialty Meats I North Vancouver. Two Rivers is the go-to meat source in Western Canada.

Dinner

Jason also included lots of their handmade specialty sausages, which were truly appreciated at breakfast, out on the water and as an appetizer for dinner.

Jeff is in the BC Restaurant Hall of Fame. Plus, he’s an OK fisherman. Not Hall of Fame material but maybe someday!!

www.tworiversmeats.com

www.tinhorn.com

John Weber – co-owner and winemaker at Orofino. Similkameen Valley

JOHN AND VIRGINIA WEBER both grew up in Southern Saskatchewan far away from anything to do with grapes and the wine industry. The closest they ever got to wine production was the jugs of chokecherry wine John’s parents made in their basement. Virginia studied nursing and became a registered nurse and John received a Bachelor of Arts in English and then went on to finish an Education degree from the University of Saskatchewan.

The Orofino winery, Canada’s only straw bale winery was constructed in 2004/2005. The eco friendly design consists of two buildings adjoined by a breezeway.

Six Similkameen vineyards currently supply Orofino, which made 5,200 cases in 2012. The winery’s own 5.5-acre vineyard includes blocks of five varietals planted in 1989, along with replacement blocks planted at various times since 1999. The latest addition, in 2010, was 0.6 acre of Petit Verdot.

John and Virginia are making exceptional wines in the Similkameen outside of Cawston, including Four Rieslings.

Love these guys!!

http://johnschreiner.blogspot.ca/2013/08/orofino-raises-profile-of-single.html

http://www.orofinovineyards.com/

Rhys Pender – Master of Wine. Co-Owner and winemaker at Little Farm. Cawston!!

John’s next door neighbour. Fishing partner and wine fan.

A passionate educator, wine lover, judge, writer, and grape grower/farmer, Rhys has worked in the wine industry since he was a teenager, back in Australia. His interest in food and wine really peaked by travelling through Europe and then a summer spent immersed in food, wine and language in the South of France with Alishan

Rhys and Alishan moved to the Okanagan in 1999 to pursue the food and wine culture. In 2003 Rhys and Alishan started a catering company and Okanagan Grocery Artisan Breads, and Rhys started his Wine Plus+ business doing wine education, consulting, writing and judging. Rhys then took on the grueling Master of Wine all while running Okanagan Grocery and Wine Plus+ and with two baby daughters and one sleep deprived mother-baker in the house. Yes, they thought he was crazy.

Rhys

This culminated in Rhys becoming Canada’s youngest Master of Wine (the wine world’s highest level of achievement) in 2010, one of only 300 in the world. Through his studies, Rhys knew every reason why they shouldn’t jump into the vineyard and winemaking dream but couldn’t help doing it anyway. Instead he used his training to design and plant the 4 acre Mulberry Tree Vineyard at the property Rhys and Alishan purchased in Cawston in 2008.

Rhys looks after the vineyard, farming it organically and sustainably, to produce intensely flavoured grapes from the calcium carbonate rich soils. Having studied the world of wine he brings a global perspective to the project and an understanding of the world’s wine regions and wine styles. He continues to run his Wine Plus+ business including a wine school, consultancy, writing for a number of publications and judging wine competitions around the world.

There is no category for master of fishing.

Little Farm Winery is the small hands-on operation of Rhys Pender MW and Alishan Driediger. It started with a passion for wine and developed into growing and producing Chardonnay and Riesling from their Mulberry Tree Vineyard at their home in Cawston, BC in the beautiful Similkameen Valley. The goal was always to make wines with minimal manipulation and intervention that really captured the vineyard site and the growing season. The vines were planted in 2009 on the calcium carbonate rich soil and braving the unforgiving Similkameen sun and wind. The first wines were made in 2011. In 2012 a dry Rosé was added to the lineup. Little Farm Winery will never be big and will always focus on making small batches of single-vineyard wine that reflect each site’s unique characteristics. The goal is to make interesting, character natural wines and look after their little farm.

http://littlefarmwinery.ca/

www.wineplus.ca

Kamloops Wine Trail – Opens this weekend

Officially opening today, the Kamloops Wine Trail showcases BC’s newest wine experience with four unique and diverse wineries pioneering a new wine region in the Kamloops Thompson Valley area of British Columbia. Situated along the picturesque banks of the North and South Thompson Rivers, the Kamloops Wine Trail connects Harper’s Trail, Monte Creek Ranch, Privato, and Sagewood wineries.

On Saturday, June 27th, from 11:00am to 5:00pm, the Kamloops Wine Trail will celebrate our launch with an open house at each of the wineries. Complimentary wine tastings, tours, wine inspired appetizers, music and more will be offered! More information on the Kamloops wine Trail and the open house can be found at www.kamloopswinetrail.com

… our guests are:

Debbie Woodward at Privado http://www.privato.ca

Vicki Collette at Harper’s Trail www.harperstrail.com

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STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

Garagiste NorthGARAGISTE – (gar-uh-jist-uh) noun, Fr. : The garagiste originally refers to a group of winemakers in the Bordeaux region of France, producing “vins de garage” or “garage wine”. They were renegade small-lot winemakers, sometimes working in their garage, who refused to follow industry laws and protocol. synonyms: Rebels, pioneers, renegades, individualists, mavericks, driven by passion.
The small guys wine festival!!
The Similkameen wineries pour in Vancouver
The Wine Diva Returns
Kilikanoon Wines – Clare Valley Australia

Mulligan Stew June 27th 2015 – Romi Mayes Interview-& Dr. John "Gumbo" – Matt Rogers from The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer Interview

June 24, 2015

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This Saturday 5-7 MDT on CKUA Mulligan Stew presents:

Romi Mayes

Romi Mayes Biography

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Hailing from Winnipeg , Mayes is one of the hardest working independent musicians touring the globe today.
Devil On Both Shoulders’, her 6th full-length release, is another testament to why Romi Mayes’ past albums have garnered three Western Canadian Music Awards for Songwriter of the Year, two Western Canadian Music Awards for Album of The Year, a Juno nomination for Album of the Year, and various Canadian Music Award nominations.
She has relentlessly toured Canada, US, Europe, UK, and has shared the stage with the likes of Levon Helm, Derek Trucks, Ricky Skaggs, Jim Cuddy, Gordie Johnson, Guy Clark, Sue Foley, Fred Eaglesmith, Corb Lund, Blackie and The Rodeo Kings, and many more.

Romi joins us on The Stew as she launches into her 2015 tour..by playing her last Winnipeg gig..
Can’t wait to play for her alberta Fans..
Check out the tour schedule – and this is just Alberta….
Nobody outworks Romi Mayes..and now she has a great set of tunes to go with all the energy.
July dates:
07/15 Red Deer, AB – Fratters
07/16 Calgary, AB – Ironwood
07/17 Fort McLeod, AB – South Country Fair
07/18 Hinton, AB – Wild Mountain Music Fest
07/19 Edmonton, AB – Mercury Room
07/22 Jasper, AB – Jasper Legion

GUMBO…from Dr John

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After over four years as The Night Tripper, Dr John returned to the music of his native city for his fifth album. Gumbo was a collection of covers of classic New Orleans tunes (including several Huey Smith songs), with Dr John leading a fantastic band consisting of keyboardist Ronnie Barron, bassist Jimmy Calhoun and drummer Fred Staehle, with horn arrangements from Harold Battiste. He himself called it “both a tribute to and my interpretation of the music I had grown up with in New Orleans in the 1940s and 1950s”.

It is often referred to as a corner-stone in New Orleans music. Produced by the one and only Jerry Wexler
His version of “Iko Iko” managed to break into the Top 40, and it took him from being an underground cult musician to a widely-recognized authority on the music of the Big Easy. It also showcased his dazzling piano skills, which he had never really utilized that much as The Night Tripper (with a few exceptions).
Still today it is seen as one of the crowning achievements of his career.

Matt Rogers-The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer

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When he’s not writing, recording and touring with his partner Shawn Hall, he’s quickly becoming one of the go to producers on the coast.
Working with Miss Quincy, Savvie and soon his brother Ben.
harp and Axe play the Calgary stampede July 3 Rd at the Palomino and Aug 1 at the Calgary Blues Fest

With a name like the Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, you might be forgiven for thinking that the Vancouver-‐based duo is some sort of concept group, based on a hypothetical love story between Captain Ahab and Lizzie Borden.’
– Chris Oke, Yukon News

In reality, Shawn ‘The Harpoonist’ Hall and Matthew ‘The Axe Murderer’ Rogers evoke much more than just grisly nautical imagery. Armed with an arsenal of harmonicas, a mess of foot percussion, and a road-worn Telecaster, the duo kick out raw and primal blues in the tradition of a ‘decades-deep blues style’ (Scott Brown, What’s up Yukon), while infusing the genre with a jolt of renewed energy.
The two met and bonded over music while recording a radio jingle. Their memorable name is inspired by a lyric from Kris Kristofferson’s ‘Bobby McGee’ that references the blues harp, (‘I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana’) and ‘axe’, a common term for the guitar.
Their influences range from the iconic songwriting of Willie Dixon to the boundary pushing of Jack White and Danger Mouse but their sound is distinctly their own, smothered in greasy, gritty soul and imbued with funk. Shawn Hall provides the rousing, rugged vocals and blues harmonica, while Matthew Rogers rips on the guitar and pounds the skins with his feet. Their music is unapologetic. It slaps you in the face and makes you sweat like it’s a sticky, summer night. It cuts you to the core. It’s the blues played the way it was meant to be played.

PLAYLIST:

this is Mulligan Stew	playlist – www.mulliganstew.ca	What a weekend!
Dream in Blue	Los Lobos	Kiko
Big Chief	Dr John	Gumbo (Feature album)
Crazy little thing	David GoGo	Bare Bones
September fields	Frazey Ford	Edmonton Folk Fest sampler
this is Mulligan Stew	www.canadahouse.com	Coming UP- Romi Mayes Interview
It’s not what you think	Dan Mangan	Postcards and Daydreaming
Let the good times roll	Dr John	Gumbo (Feature album)
Low Light Lady	Romi Mayes ( Interview coming UP)	Devil on Both Shoulders
this is Mulligan Stew	playlist – www.mulliganstew.ca	Coming UP – Romi Mayes
Romi Mayes Interview
Wonder How	Romi Mayes	Devil on both shoulders
Romi Mayes Interview
Devil on both shoulders	Romi Mayes	Devil on Both Shoulders
Romi Mayes Interview
Bee Sting	Romi Mayes	Devil on Both Shoulders
Mess Around	Dr John	Gumbo (Feature album)
Rolling Stones	Reuben and The Dark	Edmonton folk fest sampler
this is Mulligan Stew	playlist www.mulliganstew.ca	Coming UP – More Gumbo from Dr John
Good Man Good Woman	Bonnie Riatt and Del McClinton	Luck of the Draw
Junko Partner	Dr John	Gumbo (Feature album)
this is Mulligan Stew	www.coyotesbanff.com	Coming UP – Harp and Axe Interview
Wild Horses	Rolling Stones	Stripped
any day now	Long John Baldry	A thrills a thrill
this is Mulligan Stew	playlist www.mulliganstew.ca	Coming UP – Harp and Axe
Stack O Lee	Dr John	Gumbo (Feature album)
this is Mulligan Stew	comiing UP – Matt Rodgers from The harpoonist and the Axe Murderer
Mathew Rodgers Interview
	Miss Quincy
Mathew Rodgers Interview
they dnt make them like then used to	remix of new single	Soundcloud
Fire and Brimstone	Link Wray and Joey Welz	Brothers and Legends
this is Mulligan Stew	WWW.COYOTESBANFF.COM
Here we go again	Norah Jones and Ray Charles	Featuring…Norah Jones
Me and my Arrow	Harry Neilson	The very best (The Point)
Hst	Bye everybody!!!!!
Compared to what	Terence Blanchard with PJ Mortin	Breathless

Lisa Fischer RAW Interview

June 20, 2015

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Lisa Fischer is a singer who really gets around. Her life is an endless round of planes, trains, and automobiles, rehearsals and fittings. On tour with the Rolling Stones, Sting, Chris Botti or Nine Inch Nails, her name may not be on the marquee, but she doesn’t care. She’s busy loving every minute of it. It’s easy to see why she works all the time: her astonishing range, her spot-on intonation, her mastery of the stage, the way her tone wraps itself around your heart and won’t let go, the infectious quality of her time feel: these things keep her on top of the list. But it’s the sweetness of her smile, her visible pleasure in watching her bandmates do their stuff, her glamorous-girl-next-door quality that make fans all over the world think she’s their own secret discovery (despite the fact that the YouTube version of her duet with Mick Jagger on ‘Gimme Shelter’ has millions of hits).
The rest of her resume is pretty impressive too: touring, recording, and music making with Tina Turner, Chaka Khan, Beyonce, Dionne Warwick, Dolly Parton, Bobby McFerrin, Alicia Keyes, Lou Reed, Louie Vega, Aretha Franklin, John Scofield, George Benson, Laurie Anderson, Lee Ritenour, Jackie Evancho (and many others). Along with many other top session and backup singers like Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Patti Austin, and Judith Hill, “the greatest artists you’ve never heard of” (but whose voices are instantly recognizable), she’s featured in Morgan Neville’s Oscar and Grammy-winning 2013 documentary Twenty Feet from Stardom. In the wake of the movie’s critical and popular success, opportunities abound. Lisa’s been recruited for new studio projects including Billy Childs’ long-awaited Laura Nyro tribute. Lisa, Darlene, Merry, and Judith sang the National Anthem at the 2014 Rose Bowl. And Lisa’s putting together a brand new band to explore some uncharted territory. She’s on to a new leg of the journey, destination unknown.
When Lisa Fischer won her Grammy for Best Female R&B Performance for her hit single “How Can I Ease the Pain,” in an unlikely tie with Patti LaBelle, she almost missed the chance to take the stage and accept her award. Thrilled and amazed to get the nomination, Lisa heard Patti LaBelle’s name announced and started clapping so hard that she didn’t hear her own name called. Onstage, the two singers hugged and swayed together, caught up in the moment. Because Lisa Fischer didn’t just win a Grammy for her first solo single; she was also one of the backup singers on Ms. LaBelle’s award-winning song ‘Burnin.’
The first person Lisa thanked onstage that night was Luther Vandross. Lisa was a Marvellete when she first auditioned for Luther, who was to become her employer, her mentor, and her champion. She is honored to carry on his legacy, striving for excellence, taking care of business, getting up early, staying up late, showing up on time, letting the music take control, singing her heart out, night after night.
-lisafischer.com

Mulligan Stew June 20th 2015-Lisa Fischer Interview

June 19, 2015

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She’s the go-to singer for the Rolling Stones (sings “Gimme Shelter” with Mick), Sting, Chris Botti or Nine Inch Nails. She’s performed with Tina Turner, Bobby McFerrin, Alicia Keyes, Lou Reed, and Aretha Franklin. And she’s my guest this week on the Stew.
Raw Interview HERE
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Lisa Fischer is one of the headliners at this year’s TD Edmonton International Jazz Festival, and she is also one of the subjects of the Grammy-winning documentary Twenty Feet from Stardom. She tells Terry stories of singing with Mick Jagger, and what effect the documentary had on her career. Tune in 5-7pm MT Saturday, June 20 for music and conversation with this remarkable singer.
Alberta Dates:
Monday, June 22 – Edmonton (Winspear Centre) Presented by the TD Edmonton International Jazz Festival
Watch the trailer for Twenty Feet from Stardom:
Lisa has been background singing for many years..
How good is she??
When she’s not appearing at jazz festivals this year (Ottawa, Edmonton, Vancouver)
She’s on stage with The Rolling Stones..and being featured opposite Mick Jagger on Gimme Shelter!!!
She’s also featured in the Documentary 20 feet from stardom
Check out the videos below..

PLAYLIST:

This is The Stew with TDM	Playlist at www.mulliganstew.ca	Enjoy
Hot fun in the summertime	Sly and the Family Stone	Best of
Summertime Boy	Seasick steve	sonic soul surfer
Summertime (when I’m with you)	The Mavericks	Mono
Summer	Imagine Dragons	Smoke and Mirrors
Summertime	Harry Manx	20 strings and the Truth
Mulligan Stew	www.canadahouse.com	Special Guest Lisa Fischer
Honey Bee	Colin james	Hearts on Fire
Slip Slidin Away	Paul Simon	Live in NYV
lagniappe	trombone shorty	for true
This is The Stew with TD Mulligan	playliist www.mulliganstew.ca	Coming UP – John Mayer. Bowie. Van the Man
Buckjump	Trombone shorty	for true
Crossroads	John Mayer	Battle Stations
Young Americans	David Bowie	20 feet from stardom soundtrack
This is The Stew with TD Mulligan	www.coyotebanff.com	coming UP – Liisa Fischer. Tina Turner. Toots
Its only rock and roll	Tina Turner & Lisa Fischer	Live
Glad Tidings	Van Morrison	Moondance
True Love is hard to find	Toots and the Maytals with Bonnie Raitt	True Love
This is The Stew with TD Mulligan	Next Interview with Lisa Fischer	At Edmonton jazz Fest Monday June 22nd
Interview with Lisa Fischer	at Edmonton Jazz Festival June 22nd
Gimme Shelter (live)	The Rolling Stones	Hyde Park Live
Lisa Fischer Interview	at Edmonton Jazz Festival June 22nd
Lean on me	Lisa Fischer	20 feet from stardom soundtrack
Lisa Fischer Interview
Slipping into Darkness	Les Paul/Lisa Fischer	A tribute to a Legend. Les Paul and Friends
This is The Stew with TD Mulligan	playlist www.mulliganstew.ca
This is The Stew with TD Mulligan	NEXT – 30 minutes of New Orleans
Rip it up	Little Richard	Mojo Dec 2004`
Walking to New orleans	Fats Domino (live)	Let the good times roll
Forty Four Blues	Little Feat	Little Feat
Talk bout New orleans	The Meters	Anthology
Stagger Lee (live)	Levon Helm	The Midnight Rambler
Mess Around (live)	Dr John	Live in Monteaux
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Good Rockin Wine of the Week June19th 2015

June 19, 2015 0:12:57

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Terry David Mulligan Friday mornings

June 20th, 2015 – Portugal, New Zealand, Road 13

June 18, 2015 00:42:29

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Surprising new releases from Road 13 on The Golden Mile

The Wine Diva returns with stories on Fonseca in Portugal and New Reviews.

Speaking of Portugal..Meet Domingos Soares Franco from Jose Maria da Fonseca. Just south of Lisbon.

And Grant Edmonds. Winemaker at Sileni Estates on Hawkes Bay, NZ

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THE SHOW

Joseph Luckhurst – GM of Road 13 kicks off this week’s show.

Joe is the son of founders Mick and Pam Luckhurst. As such, he’s been handed a lot of responsibility.

Keep the fans of Road 13 happy and at the same time look for new ways to move the winery forward.

Joe has started planning the future with winemaker JM Bouchard and the future looks bright.

The first two releases we talk about are their new Marsanne and Roussanne offerings.

This isn’t just two more varietals for the market. These releases represent, in part, the possible future identity for the label.

Rhone varietals. Grown in BC.

They’re on to something because The Roussanne is spectacular.

And the GSM they’ve also released is very much what you could expect in The Rhone!

GSM is a fine blend of Grenache.Syrah.Movedre

Joe and JM believe that this is what Road 13 can do best down the road.

It’s going to be fun to watch and taste the growth.

And just when Joe thought the interview was done..I decided to ask the question..What the heck is going on with the name Golden Mile?

They gave it up the name in 2009 and became Road 13. SIX years later.. it feels like there’s still no serious push to establish that sub appellation.

Press releases aside..The Golden Mile needs to step up and run with the name.

www.road13vineyards.com

Daenna van Mulligen returns from multiple wine tours around the world..and steps into her other persona as – The Wine Diva.

Wine-Diva

One of her journeys took her to a specific region of Portugal, The Douro Valley and a very famous Port House Fonseca ! http://www.fonseca.pt/

Vintage Port runs like a continuous thread through Fonseca’s history. Since the legendary 1840, the first Vintage Port made under the Fonseca name, the firm has produced a steady stream of magnificent wines, including such landmark vintages as 1927, 1948, 1977 and 1994, all of them 100-point wines. These, among many others, have firmly established Fonseca as one of the finest ‘first growth’ Vintage Port producers. The 2011 Has been declared the best in perhaps 30 years.

How long has Fonseca been making wine? Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo 10 weeks after they first opened their doors.

Daenna will also bring some fresh reviews from her very cool website www.winediva.ca

Speaking of Portugal..Domingos Soares Franco is a larger than life winemaker from Jose Maria da Fonseca.. They are based in the Setubal Peninsula, the Portuguese wine region immediately south and east of Lisbon, across the Tejo estuary

They also are celebrating 200 years of business.

They first created Moscatel of Setubal in 1849 and the popular Periquita Brand in 1850.

Domingos Soares Franco, winemaker and vice president, is the sixth generation of the family that runs the José Maria da Fonseca.
He studied in Davis, California and began working at José Maria da Fonseca in the 80s Since then, it has introduced numerous changes in the wines produced by this company, becoming one of the most innovative winemakers of the new generation in Portugal.

Engaging and larger-than-life, DSF continues to visit Canada on a regular basis. He says it’s the only way to expand their fan base. Hands on..meet, greet and taste. http://www.jmf.pt/

Sileni Estates

… and finally- over a year ago I had the joy of touring New Zealand and its wineries. One of the destinations was Hawkes Bay and one of the wineries was Sileni Estates and Grant Edmonds, Chief Winemaker

Grant has over 20 years experience in the New Zealand wine industry, including the position of Chief Winemaker for the Villa Maria Group and Esk Valley Estates.
Grant is passionate about Merlot, an affair beginning at Esk Valley Estates and further fuelled by working the vintage at Chateau Pavie in St Emillon in 1990. This spurred Grant on to develop his own label Redmetal in 1996 and to join Graeme Avery to create Sileni Estates from the ground up in 1997.

Grants takes us through

Sauvignon Blanc Cellar and the Sileni Cellar Pinot Noir. Two of their most popular releases.

Also comments on Syrah & Merlot in the region plus new planting of Spanish and Italian varietals!

Grant also weights in on what the world wants now from their Marlborough Sauv Blanc, Chardonnay in Hawkes Bay and how NZ is doing around the World!

(one of the few regions that’s grown consistently over the past 5 years)

Thanks Grant – Say Hi to Rachel and The Twins!!

http://www.sileni.co.nz/

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STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

Next Week:

Four guys and a boat.

The 5^th annual Friends, Food, Fluids and Fishing event..this year at 7 ½ Diamond Ranch North of Princeton. BC

Chef Jeff van Geest (Miradoro at Tinhorn Creek)

Rhys Pender – Master of Wine and Little Farm Vineyards

John Weber (Orofino Vineyards)

Yours truly.

Mulligan Stew June 13th 2015-Leiber and Stoller

June 13, 2015

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Jerome “Jerry” Leiber and Mike Stoller were American songwriting and record producing partners. Stoller was the composer and Leiber the lyricist.
Leiber and Stoller’s initial successes were as the writers of such crossover hit songs as “Hound Dog” and “Kansas City”. Later in the 1950s, particularly through their work with The Coasters, they created a string of ground-breaking hits that are some of the most entertaining in rock and roll, by using the humorous vernacular of the teenagers sung in a style that was openly theatrical rather than personal, songs that include “Young Blood”, “Searchin'”, and “Yakety Yak”. They were the first to surround black music with elaborate production values, enhancing its emotional power with The Drifters in “There Goes My Baby”, and influencing Phil Spector, who studied their productions while playing guitar on their sessions.

Leiber and Stoller wrote hits for Elvis Presley including “Love Me”, “Jailhouse Rock”, “Loving You”, “Don’t”, and “King Creole”.[3] They also collaborated with other writers on such songs as “On Broadway”, written with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil; “Stand By Me”, written with Ben E. King; “Young Blood”, written with Doc Pomus; and “Spanish Harlem”, co-written by Leiber and Phil Spector. In 1964, they launched Red Bird Records with George Goldner and, focusing on the “girl group” sound, released some of the greatest classics of the Brill Building period.

In all, Leiber and Stoller wrote or co-wrote In all over 70 chart hits. They were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.

PLAYLIST:

This is Mulligan Stew on CKUA	Playlist www.mulliganstew.ca	Thanks for listening
Georgia Warhorse	JJ Grey and Mofro	Georgia Warhorse
Gnawing on it	Bonnie Raitt	Siver Lining
Lucinda/Goin down the Well	Tom Waits	Glitter and Doom (live)
this is Mulligan Stew with TDM	Playlist www.mulliganstew.ca
Sweetest thing	U2	The best of 80-90
www.canadahouse.com	this is mulligan stew at ckua radio
Coming on strong	Blue Shadows	On the floor of Heaven
No smoke without Fire	James Hunter	People Gonna Talk
this is Mulligan Stew with TDM	Playlist www.mulliganstew.ca
Coming UP – Beck. Wilco.Pearl Jam.Black Keys	Mulligan Stew with TD Mulligan
Youthless	Beck	Modern Guilt
You never know	Wilco	Wilco (The Album)
Thin Line between Love and Hate	Pretenders	Learning to Crawl
Just Breathe	Pearl Jam	Back Spacer
this is Mulligan Stew with TDM	Coming UP – Herbie Hancock and Pink Floyd
Howing for you	Black Keys	Brothers (deluxe)
tdm	Playlist www.mulliganstew.ca
Space Captain	Herbie Hancock/Susan Teceschi	The Imagine Project
Learning to fly (live)	Pink Floyd	Pulse (live)
TD Mulligan – Mulligan Stew
playlist www.mulliganstew.ca	Coming UP – Hour Two and The Stew	A tribute to Leiber-Stoller
this is Mulligan Stew with TDM	This is a tribute to songwriters Gerry Leiber and Mike Stoller	playlist www.mulliganstew.ca
On Broadway	The Drifters	Under the boardwalk
Spanish Harlem	Ben E King	Spanish Harlem
Dirty Dirty Feeling	Elvis	Elvis is back
You’re so Square	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly
Saved	Lavern Baker	Saved
Jailhouse rock	Elvis	Rarity Collection Vol1
Kansas City	Wilbert Harrison	Kansas City
Up on the Roof	The Drifters	Under the boardwalk
Hound Dog	Little Ester	Best of 1932-53
I (who have nothing)	Ben E King	Golden Hits (57-61)
this is Mulligan Stew with TDM	This was a tribute to Leiber/Stoller	Writers of the last 10 songs
this is Mulligan Stew with TDM	playlist www.mulliganstew.ca
Only	Sublime with Rome	Yours Truly
The Well	Dave Stewart	The Blackbird Diaries
Passenger 24	Whitehorse	Whitehorse
this is Mulligan Stew with TDM	www.coyotesbanff.com
Domino (live)	Van Morrison	It’s too late to stop now
Ho Cake	JJ Grey and Mofro	The Choice Cuts
ThANKS FOR LISTENING to The Stew		:
Radio On	Jim Foster	Summer Single

June 13th, 2015 – Spain, Chablis, Priorat and Provence

June 12, 2015 00:43:02

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The Wine Diva returns with tales of Spain and Chablis..

Xavier Penas – From Gran Clos in Priorat

Valerie LeLong – brings the Rose of Provence.

And our replay of a visit to Benziger in Sonoma… with Chris Benziger.

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Wine-Diva

Daenna van Mulligen/The Wine Diva has been on the road from most of May and June.

Two of the wine regions she visited were Spain and Chablis.

Daenna headed for the South of Spain and an association of wineries called The Grandes Pagos de Espana.

Its goal, to preserve the rich culture of estate-made wine in Spain and in many instances, unique Spanish grape varieties.

This group has dedicated itself to discovering and replanting many of the old original vineyards of Spain. These vines are dry farmed..no water..which will serve them well given the changing environment.. Daenna came back very excited about the possibilities of this group..their biggest hurdle is to let the World their story.

Grandes Pagos

One story that stood out for Daenna was Valdespino.

“The origins of the Bodega Valdespino date back to 1264 A.D. The first member of the Valdespino family to cultivate and age Sherry wines was Don Alfonso Valdespino, one of 24 Christian Knights who fought for King Alonso to re-conquer the City of Jerez from the Moors.

As a reward for a successful battle, the King rewarded the Knights, by giving them land in the City of Jerez.

Valdespino also produces Fino Inocente, the only Sherry wine whose grapes are harvested from only one vineyard, the Macharnudo Estate. It is also unique in that it is the only Sherry wine fermented in oak barrels, being now the norm to ferment in stainless steel tanks.

Chablis vineyards

And then to France and Chablis. Chablis the region –part of Burgundy – and a star in its own right.

It’s their version of chardonnay..whether its Petite Chablis, premier cru etc.

Daenna is working on an in-depth look into Chablis – the wines, vineyards, soils, expositions and, of course, foods.

Find it all at www.winediva.ca

http://grandespagos.com/en/

Xavier Penas – Gran Clos (Priorat)

Priorat is a small but dynamic region in the North East of Spain.

Priorat is famed for its startling views, pure air and azure skies. It has an ancient history stretching back to the Phonecians.
Vines, like people, often reach their peak in the face of adversity. This highly limited cuvée is hand made from 100-year-old vines that suffer daily to survive in dense slate soils on steep hillsides. Their fruit offers a unique mineral complexity that could come from no other place on earth and has done so since Carthusian monks first planted vines in Priorat in the 12th century (Priorat is the Catalan word for ‘priory’).

Old Spanish vines

Xavier Penas is the General Manager of this esteemed winery.

Currently we can only buy Finca el Puig..great blend.

BUT soon we’ll finally get to try the big two

Gran Clos and the mighty CARTUS.

http://www.granclos.com/

Valerie LeLong The wines of Provence…

Valerie Lelong has one of the best jobs in wine..she’s the face and voice for the Rose’ winemakers of Provence. all 600 of them.

Provence Rose is being featured in selected BC Govt. Liquor stores for the month of June.

As weird as it seems Valerie, in her job as the export marketing and communications manager is here to remind us HOW GREAT ROSE IS…

Valerie Lelong Wines of Provence

How could anyone forget that?

I know some guys have a problem being seen with “The pink” but truly that’s their problem.

It’s great year round..but right now it’s the answer to a lot of questions.

Such as “What shall I bring?”

wines in Provence

www.vinsdeprovence.com

Chris Benziger/ Benziger Wines Sonoma

Chris Benziger

Benziger Family Winery, founded more than 30 years ago by a pioneering Sonoma Valley wine family who helped bring green farming practices into the mainstream, is being sold to one of the world’s largest producers of low-priced wines.

The Wine Group, the world’s third-largest wine company with such budget brands as Franzia, Almaden and Corbett Canyon, announced Monday it has purchased the winery in Glen Ellen and its nearby sister winery, Imagery.

Financial terms were not disclosed, though industry estimates ranged from less than $90 million to slightly more than $100 million.

It is the second blockbuster deal in two decades for the Benziger family, which built its first wine brand, Glen Ellen, into the largest wine label in Sonoma County before selling it in 1993 to Heublein for an estimated $80 million.

Mike Benziger, founder and chief executive officer of his family winery, said The Wine Group will continue the green farming tradition that has been the calling card of the winery he founded with his late father in 1980.

Here’s an on site interview with Mike’s brother Chris, who is responsible for the farming of this iconic property.

Great guy..He’ll be VP of trade relations.

PS… the entire family moved to Sonoma from that great wine region- NEW JERSEY – many years ago.

www.benziger.com

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The Wine Diva – Fonseca and New Wine Reviews

Sileni Wines – NZ

Domingos Suares Franco – Portugal

The 5^th Annual Fishing, Foods, Fluids and Friends.. At 7 ½ Diamond Ranch North of Princeton.

2 days in a small boat with a Chef, a master of Wine, A Winemaker and your host.

Good Rockin Wine of the Week June5th 2015

June 5, 2015 0:12:57

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Terry David Mulligan Friday mornings

Mulligan Stew June 6th 2015-Rare Tom Petty, The River and the Road Interview & More…

June 4, 2015

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For the first that I can remember, I’ve invited an artist to guest on the show two weeks in a row.
Must be some artist..right?
The Band is The River and the Road..and they are mighty good.
Their album is called Headlights..
I found John Hayes, bassist for the band and forced him to talk to me and answer searing questions!!
Such as ..
did you all busk together at the beginning?
You’re from the Salmon Capitol of the World – Campbell River?
Differences between Alberta audiences and The Coast?
Does he think they sound like Neil Young and Crazy Horse on Mistakes?
The experience of flying to Australia and spending considerable time playing there.

The other very special musical treat is a very rare piece of Vinyl from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
is a one sided Live Album from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was meant as a radio Promo release and was issued by Leon Russell’s Shelter Records in 1977.
It was recorded at Paul’s Mall in Boston when they opened for Al Kooper Dec 12 1976. I was told once there were only 500 copies made. I’ve never heard it being played on anyone’s show before.
This is raw rock from a band about to step into history.
We’re going to play all four tracks..
Jaguar and the Thunderbird Ford – a Chuck Berry cracker.
Fooled Again – from their first self titled LP.. for most in the audience..its a new song because its only a month old. All Kooper joins them on stage.
Luna – also from first LP
Dog on the Run – over 9 minutes..classic Petty Riffs. Would show up later – rearranged and much shorter – on 1985’s Southern Accents.
Also one really fine found single..its a demo
From Jim Foster – called Radio ON.
Its starts Hour two..
I may keep playing it until it’s the summer hit of 2o15
-TDM

About the River and The Road…

The River and The Road is a band built on risking new beginnings and telling their stories along the way.
After crossing an ocean, leaving a hemisphere, and a long stint hitch hiking across the American Southwest, singer/guitarist Andrew Phelan made his way to Chicago with the looming need to cross into Canada for work. He had two flight choices—Montreal or Vancouver—and flying west was cheaper. Once there, he found a healthy contest in singer/banjo player Keenan Lawlor, who had been playing around Vancouver for the previous eight months. Keenan had moved across water to forge a new path, but in his case, it was the Georgia Strait instead of the Pacific Ocean. In the beginning the two butted heads, seeing in each other the greatest competition for the attention of an East Vancouver open mic audience. Competition turned to collaboration, busking, and living on scraps together to make their musical existence possible. After several months as a duo, and experimentation with additional instrumentation, they recorded their debut eponymous twelve-track album. In the spring of 2012, the band emerged as a dynamic four-piece with the addition of drummer Cole George and bassist John Hayes.
In their short history as a band, The River and The Road has grown from a busking duo to an internationally touring quartet. Winter 2013 saw the boys working to stitch their name into the musical fabric of Australia, most notably in Sydney and Melbourne. The band has toured extensively across Canada, completing two coast-to-coast tours among many other regional tours. They are currently filling their summer calendar with festival dates and preparing for their third cross-Canada tour this spring in support of their second full length album, to be released Spring 2015 through MapleMusic Recordings.
Tenacity, heart, and above all else, a gripping live performance, the band has no plans of slowing down. Sincere storytelling mixed with strong harmonies, heavy percussion breakdowns and dynamic arrangements, embodies the sound of The River and The Road.
-www.theriverandtheroad.com @TheRiverTheRoad

PLAYLIST:

This is Mulligan Stew	Host Terry David Mulligan	playlist www.mulliganstew.ca
Jaquar and the Thunderbird Ford	Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers	Official Live ‘Leg (Vinyl) 1976
Brown Sugar	The Rolling Stones with Eric Clapton	Sticky Fingers (Deluxe)
54-46 was my number	Toots and the Maytals with Jeff Beck	True Love
Walking on the Moon	The Police	Every breath you take
This is Mulligan Stew	www.CanadaHouse.com	Coming UP – Punch Bros.Tom Petty.Neil Young
Magnet	The Punch Brothers	The Phosphorescent Blues
Last Fair Deal	Jim Byrnes with The Sojourners	House of Refuge
Host TDMulligan	playlist www.mulliganstew,ca	Coming UP – Martha Reeves. Aretha. Chantal
Fooled Again	Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers	Official Live ‘Leg (Vinyl) 1976
Mr Soul	Neil Young with Crazy Horse	Year of the Horse (Live)
This is Mulligan Stew	www.coyotesbanff.com	Next – The Ladies Sing
Heatwave	Martha Reeves and the Vandellas	Hitsville
Wonder how	Romi Mayes	Devil on both shoulders
Today I sing the blues	Aretha Franklin	The Delta Meets Detroit
Halfway around the World	Chantal Kreviazuk	Plain Jane
This is Mulligan Stew	playliist www.mulliganstew.ca
Radio On	Jim Foster	Demo single
River from The Sky	The Weepies	Sirens
Luna	Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers	Official Live ‘Leg (Vinyl) 1976
Lean on me	Gene haerris with Curtis Stigers	Concord Jazz Heritage Series
TDM in the house..or is it kitchen?	playlist www.mulliganstew,ca	Coming UP – Dr John. ZZ Top & River and the Road
You lie	Dr John	Locked Down
Just got back from babies	ZZ Top	SixPack
Jackson	Florence and the Machine with Josh Homme	MTV Unplugged
This is Mulligan Stew	coming UP – The River and The Road	Plus rareTom Petty
Dog on the Run (live)	Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers	Official Live ‘Leg (Vinyl) 1976
John Hayes Interview	Bass player of River and the Road	Their LP Headlights
Strange Desease	The River and The Road	Headlights
John Hayes Interview	Bass player of River and the Road
Mistakes	The River and The Road	Headlights
John Hayes Interview	The River and The Road
I’m Broke	The River and The Road	Headlights

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Romi Mayes Biography

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Matt Rogers-The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer

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