April 18th 2015-Live show-CKUA Spring Fundraser!

April 17, 2015

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Good Rockin Wine of the Week April 17 th

April 17, 2015 0:12:57

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Terry David Mulligan Friday mornings

MOVIES

PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2
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Despite a lukewarm reception from critics, Paul Blart: Mall Cop was a sizeable box office hit. So naturally, we’re treated to Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, which critics say lacks even the modest charms of its predecessor — it’s indifferently performed, tonally jumbled, and almost entirely bereft of laughs. Kevin James returns as the self-important Blart, who’s been invited to a security guard convention in Vegas. Will our hero overcome gluttony and boorishness to thwart a brazen art heist and rescue his kidnapped daughter?

UNFRIENDED
71%
At first blush, Unfriended sounds pretty gimmicky: it’s a horror movie that consists entirely of footage from its teenage characters’ computer screens. However, critics say the result is smart and deeply unsettling, a clever thriller that has a thing or two to say about teen angst and modern communication. The plot: on the anniversary of a classmate’s death, a group of high schoolers are being hunted — via Skype — by her malevolent spirit. The pundits say Unfriended is an intelligent blend of form and content that feels utterly contemporary.

MONKEY KINGDOM
89%
Who doesn’t love monkeys? Critics say Monkey Kingdom might be Disneynature’s best film to date, and its breathtaking footage of primates in the wild makes for action-packed viewing. Narrated by Tina Fey, the film follows a group of toque macaques who live in the Sri Lankan jungle near an abandoned temple, with special attention paid to a single mother and her child who are trying to fit in with their new community. The pundits sayMonkey Kingdom‘s stars are a playful, colorful bunch, and if the film sometimes anthropomorphizes them, they’re still likely to please animal lovers of all ages.

If you can’t find what you’re looking for – don’t forget the always great movies at The RIO on Broadway.

TASTING ROOM RADIO on air at 2PM because of Raptors Playoff Game
The Canucks are featured..At the West Coast Fishing Club for the 9^th annual Canucks Autistic Network. (CAN)
Talking food wine, hockey and fishing with Dan Hamhuis, Willie Mitchell, Willie Desjardins, Jim Benning and Paolo Aquilini.
Interesting because Jim and Willie were just starting their careers with The Canucks..
And The Wines of The Jura with ‘DJ Kearney.

WINES OF THE WEEK

Its World Malbec Day.. I have THREE BC malbecs
Road 13..Le Frenz and Quinta Ferreira.

Dies this day 1960 – in a car crash in England (Gene Vincent survived) EDDIE COCHRAN.
Something else – this week’s THEY’RE AT THE POST.

Eddie Cochran – something else
Led Zeppelin – same song
Open with Zep.
Close with eddie

April 18th, 2015 … The Canucks!

April 16, 2015 00:42:54

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Hockey playoffs are starting..so we revisit our Canucks special last year. Jim Benning, Willie Desjardins, Dan Hamhuis, Willie Mitchell and owner Paolo Aquilini.
At the West Coast Fishing Club
And a very special feature on the fascinating Wines of the Jura with DJ Kearney.
What a great line up!

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THE SHOW

It’s the 9^th annual CAN Fishing for Kids tournament at the West Coast Fishing Club. Haida Gwaii.
First prize $200,000.

Paolo and his boys

This is a very personal event as Paolo Aquilini, the owner of the Canucks has an autistic son Christian, who joined us on this trip. (He had the 4^th or 5^th best salmon on the first day).
Interviews last September with the brand new GM Jim Benning, New Coach Willie Desjardins, Canucks and spokesperson Dan Hamhuis, original spokesperson, ex-Canuck and Florida team member Willie Mitchell.

We start with Canucks owner and the driving force behind Canucks Autism Network (CAN) Paolo Aquilini.
Paolo could not believe many years ago that there was no support or recognition for Autism in BC and he kept pushing the boundaries until the Government & Health Community decided to get on board and do something.

Willie Mitchell releases the Winner

The Fishing For Kids West Coast Fishing Club Tournament has been a driving force behind the growth and development of the Canucks Autism Network (CAN) since 2009. The remarkable funds raised at this premier charity event have enabled them to introduce new programs, welcome new families, and offer our adapted programs to even more communities throughout British Columbia. since the organization’s inception in 2008 and the Fishing for Kids Tournament continues to propel CAN down this exciting road of growth.
This top-notch fishing tournament has not only supported them in their mission to provide high quality programming, it has made our dream of building a CAN training hub an achievable goal. It is difficult to put into words the significance of the Fishing For Kids Tournament and the incredible impact it has had on so many lives. They strongly believe in the work that they do and are immeasurably grateful to the event participants, organizers, and sponsors for their part in enriching the lives of families affected by autism in BC.
Big Thanks to
Courtney Hatfield
Tom Cochrane, Ken Greer and road crew
Rosewood Hotel.
David Hawksworth
Doug Olive/Rob Giroux Ritchie Bros Auctioneers.
Brian Legge/Terry Cowan WCFC
Chef Shaun Snelling WCFC
Chris Brumwell Canucks

Global Wine Expert J Kearney and a Master Class on The wines of the Jura Region.

DJ Kearney
French winemaking doesn’t get much more extreme than this.
The Jura, on the French fringes of the Swiss Alps, is hard country. Winters are cold, spring comes late and while summer days are long, the nights are chilly. Fall is vintage time, a scramble to get the grapes ripe and harvested before rains arrive.

Jura Signage

This tiny wine region is 4,400 acres, similar in size to Yountville in Napa Valley. The Jura lies up against the mountains that separate the watersheds of the Rhine, Rhône and Po rivers.
Historically isolated, the Jura has evolved several distinct wine styles that are now being discovered by the rest of the world.
Leading the charge have been fashion-conscious sommeliers, who seem to thrive on springing surprises on unsuspecting diners.
These wines are becoming more widely available in the U.S and Canada and more consumers can discover them.

“We are a little region with a huge range of wines,” says vigneron Pierre Rolet. “We appeal to drinkers who are happy to experiment.”
The ultimate in oxidative wine is vin jaune (yellow wine). It’s made Jura known throughout the wine world for its extreme concentration and range of flavors, from smoky to yeasty, with intense acidity.

SAMSUNG DIGIMAX A503

A handful of Jura winemakers/growers/owners are just finishing up a short tour of the US and Canada.
With the help of the wonderful wine teacher..’DJ Kearney .. they’ve poured their very different wines and made lots of new friends along the way.
Here’s an loving overview of these wines, the region and the people from The Deej!!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/wine/10863147/Jura-wine-the-grapes-that-took-Manhattan.html

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STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON’

Naramata Bench pours on the Coast
Alberta chefs invade Vancouver
California spring pour
NZ heads our way

Mulligan Stew April 11th 2015- Rodney Decroo |Whitehorse |Ron Sexsmith interviews

April 11, 2015

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Ron Sexsmith

Ron Sexsmith’s latest album, Carousel One, is being released . Critics agree that the multi-Juno award winning singer- songwriter has delivered one of the most uplifting records of his storied career.
Send him a tweet @RonSexsmith
Carousel One features 14 new Sexsmith compositions including the first single, “Saint Bernard,” a tribute to an anonymous family dog from a photograph picked up in a second-hand shop by his wife Colleen. The CD and digital versions of the album include two bonus tracks.
images Ron made a commitment to a gig in Grande Prairie a while back..then things really took off…he’ll be touring the world for the rest of the year BUT..he promised he’d do it and here he comes.
Buy on iTunes
Saturday April 25^th Collins Recital Hall, GPRC Grande Prairie, Alberta

Rodney Decroo

Rodney has a brand new release called Campfire on the Moon. Songs of relationships, crazy people and a tale of a friend who was lost to Cancer called No Savior Big Enough.
DeCroo is wrestling with regret, loss, aging, love, memory, death, art—always with his own ongoing recovery embedded in the background.
With former Convictions band mate and stage collaborator Mark Haney on double bass, and long time friend Ida Nilsen contributing piano and vocals.
If you remember he recorded one of his LP’s War Torn Man at the Sidetrack in Edmonton.
Dates are:
Calgary April 23 Ironwood
Edmonton April 25 Brixx
Red Deer April 27^th Fratters
end him a tweet @DeCrooRodney

Whitehorse

New music from Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland
Leave No Bridge Unburned boasts more of everything that makes Whitehorse exciting and innovative – it’s Whitehorse amplified, increased, intensified. If The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss was Whitehorse’s urgent, romantic statement on uncertainty and impending disaster,Leave No Bridge Unburned is a reckoning, a confrontation. Leave No Bridge Unburned is all about surging ahead; there’s nothing to lose and no way to return.

Buy on iTunes
Amazing music ..not to be missed.
EDMONTON, AB: Winspear Centre, April 15 w/ Noah Gundersen
CALGARY, AB: Jack Singer Concert Hall, April 16 w/ Noah Gundersen
BANFF, AB: Banff Centre, April 17 w/ Noah Gundersen
LETHBRIDGE, AB: University of Lethbridge Theatre, April 18 w/ Noah Gundersen

Send them a tweet @wearewhitehorse

PLAYLIST:

This is Mulligan Stew – with TDMulligan	playlist at www.mulliganstew.ca	Jumping with Joan. Remebering Joan Creebo
will it go round in circles	Billy Preston	The best of
mighty rearranger	Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation
Take it Easy (live)	Jackson Browne.Jack Johnson. John Cruz	Best of the Kokua Festival
TDM	Three Interview guests today	coming UP Rodney Decroo. Whitehorse.Ron Sexsmith interviews
Wagon Wheel	Lily Kershaw	From Cover to Cover
Easy Money	Bruce Springsteen	Wrecking Ball
This is Mulligan Stew @CKUA	at tdmulligan	www.canadahouse.com
Get Rhythm	Little Richard	Kindred Spirits. The songs of Johnny Cash
Jailhouse rock	Elvis Presley	Songs of Leiber-Stoller
Coming UP – Our first guest Rodney DeCroo	this is Mulligan Stew	Playlist www.mulliganstew.ca
Stupid Boy in an Ugly Town	Rodney DeCroo	Campfires on the Moon
Rodney interview	Campfires on the Moon
Campfires on the Moon	Rodney DeCroo	Campfires on the Moon
Water or Gasoline	Blackie and the rodeo Kings	True North. Roots Essentials Vol 1
High Blood Pressure	Boz Scaggs	A fool to care
tdm	Next – little dave gogo and james brown. Separated at birth?	Coming UP – Whitehorse
Lets go get Stoned	David GoGo	Come on Down
Gonna have a funky good time (live)	James Brown	The World of Soul
www.mulliganstew.ca	on Facebook and twitter	Coming UP Whitehorse Interview
Hour Two on Da Stew	Luke Doucett & Melissa McClelland – Whitehorse	Leave no bridge unburned
The one I hurt	Whitehorse	Leave no bridge unburned
Luke Doucett and Melissa McClelland – WhiteHorse	Guest Interview	Leave no bridge unburned
Sweet Disaster	Whitehorse	Leave no bridge unburned
Luke Doucett and Melissa McClelland – WhiteHorse	Guest Interview	tour dates www.mulliganstew.ca
Delores	Whitehorse	Leave no bridge unburned
Alison (live)	Elvis Costello (Neil Young)	Brudge School Concerts Vol 2
Having a party (live)	Rod Stewart (ron wood)	Unplugged and Seated
This is Mulligan Stew @CKUA	playlist www.mulliganstew.ca	Coming UP – Ron Sexsmith Interview
The way you do the things you do	The Temptations	Hitsville
Domino (live)	Van Morrison	At the Movies
This is Mulligan Stew @CKUA	www.coyotesbanff.com	NEXT – Ron Sexsmith Jumping for Joan
Ron Sexsmith Interview	Carosel One
Sure as the Sky	Ron Sexsmith	Carosel One
Ron Sexsmith Interview	Carosel One	Mulligan Stew
Lucky Penny	Ron Sexsmith	Carosel One
Getaway Car	Ron Sexsmith	Carosel One
Ron Sexsmith Interview	Carosel One	April 25th Grande Prairie
Hallelujah	Jeff Buckley	So Real. Songs from Jeff Buckley

April 11th, 2015 -Tuscany

April 10, 2015 00:42:50

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The Wine Diva in Tuscany..what a great lineup of wines..
A leader of the Ventoux Region in the Southern Rhone..Chateau Pesquie. Our guest Frederic Chaudière, third generation of family.
Ladies who shoot their lunch and BK Wines. The Oz winemakers Brendan Keyes and Matt Fowles with Mark Davidson.
AND Baseball Hall of Famer..perhaps the greatest starting pitchers EVER and now winegrower Tom Seaver.
Play Ball!!!

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THE SHOW

The Wine Diva

Daenna van Mulligen has just returned from Tuscany, where she tasted over 300 wines.

She takes us along with stories of vineyards, regions, wines and of course Florence.

tuscany-vineyard

Then some chat about new BC wine laws and finally flipping wine store licences and how it all affects us.
www.winediva.ca

Chateau Pesquie – Ventoux, Southern Rhone

In the mid-1980’s, Edith & Paul Chaudière decided to give up their medical careers (as a physiotherapist and a speech therapist) to take over a family estate. They went on several research trips to other great wine regions (Napa Valley, Bordeaux, Oregon, Burgundy, Piedmont, Rioja…). They completed this academic preparation with vocational training at the wine Institute in Orange, where Paul’s father, Charles Chaudière, was an oenology professor. On the Chaudière side of the family, vine cultivation has been an important tradition for the past 150 years. The Chaudière family emigrated from Alsace to Algeria, when Alsace became temporarily German territory in 1871. There in Algeria, the family acquired land where they began growing vines.
In 2003, Paul and Edith’s two sons, Alexandre and Frédéric, took over the Domaine. They are continuing the family tradition: to harness the potential of the outstanding Ventoux terroir and to make extraordinary wines. Château Pesquié is now a leading estate in the Ventoux AOC and the southern Rhone Valley. The new generation hopes to take it to the next level!

Chateau Pesquie

Our guest Frederic Chaudiere..pouring Chateau Pesquie and Le Paradou!!

www.chateaupesquie.com

Ladies who shoot their Lunch et al – from our friends in Oz.

Ladies who shoot their Lunch

Do you love your Australian wines?

Mark Davidson

We start with a mini OZ tour. Mark Davidson is a sommelier who now represents wines of Australia, and he brought with him two of Australia’s cutting edge winemakers. Brendan Keys is from BK Wines Adelaide Hills, and poured his much talked-about Skin and Bones.
Matt Fowles from Strathbogie Range brought his Ladies who shoot their Lunch (meant to pair with game), and his other wine Are you Game?

Matt Fowles

Damn fine question that.
https://www.fowleswine.com
www.bkwines.com.au
https://twitter.com/vintagemd

Tom Seaver… Baseball legend and Winery owner Napa

Tom Seaver

Tom Seaver George Thomas “Tom” Seaver nicknamed “Tom Terrific” and “The Franchise”, is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched from 1967-1986 for four different teams in his career, but is noted primarily for his time with the New York Mets. In 1992, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fameby the highest percentage ever recorded (98.84%), and has the only plaque at Cooperstown wearing a New York Mets hat. As of 2010, Tom Seaver and Gil Hodges(played for the Mets in 1962-63) are the only Met players to have their jersey numbers retired by the team (Gil Hodges’ number was retired as a manager even though he also played for the Mets). He won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 1967, and three NL Cy Young Awards as the league’s best pitcher. Seaver is the Mets’ all-time leader in wins, and is considered by many baseball experts as one of the best starting pitchers in the history of baseball.
Tom Seaver married the former Nancy Lynn McIntyre on June 9, 1966. They are parents of two daughters. They live in Calistoga, California, where he started his own his 3.5-acre vineyard, Seaver Family Vineyards, on his 116-acre estate on Diamond Mtn Napa in 2002. His first vintage was produced in 2005. He presented his two cabernets, Nancy’s Fancy and GTS, in an April 2010 wine-tasting event in SoHo to positive reviews.
Tom obviously loves walking vines with his labs..but he also talks lovingly about his days in baseball and a few of the most important mementos in the office with him.
https://www.seavervineyards.com

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STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

Spring releases from
Naramata Bench
Okanagan Falls
And California

Good Rockin Wine of the Week April 10 th

April 10, 2015 0:12:57

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Terry David Mulligan Friday mornings

Good Rockin Wine of the Week April 3rd

April 4, 2015 0:12:57

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Terry David Mulligan Friday mornings

MOVIES

FURIOUS 7.

Stunningly stupid. Stupidly diverting. If you’re looking for BANG for your BUCK..your bank has just opened.
Called the best of the 7..and really how much does THAT take?
Director james Wan had to keep Paul Walkers character on screen to complete the story and his memory..He used his brothers, another actor as stand-ins and a LOT of CGI.
His death on screen brings about a remarkable real moment in an otherwise out of touch script.
Most sentences are the length of a tweet..
BUT..if amazing stunts that go on and on are your thing..BINGO!!
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WOMAN IN GOLD

True Story..
Helen Mirren brings feisty spark to the role of Maria Altmann, the adult niece of the Woman in gold. The portrait was painted by Gustav Klimt and was called Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer. (it eventually sold for $130 Million)
In 1998, 50 years after she fled the Nazis occupation of Austria for the sanctuary of the States, the widowed Maria begins quietly investigating ways to reclaim the 5 Klimt paintings stolen by the Nazis.. For legal counsel, she looks to Randy Schoenberg (Ryan Reynolds), whose grandfather, the revered Jewish composer Arnold Schoenberg, was a friend of the family.
Randy doesn’t know much about art but when he and Mirrens character get together it becomes The Odd Couple..like a weird buddy flick.
Its not just about 1998…because when Mirren gets back to Vienna – a city she swears she’d never return to – all of the memories come back..good and bad and that’s where the story takes off.
They both go back to Vienna after suing the Austrian government.. whose officials are roundly depicted as a bunch of sour bureaucrats who talk of reparations but do everything in their power to prevent them.
womaningoldposter
Ryan Reynolds..plays ..lets face it …Jimmy Stewart. And it may be the best role of his career.
And its an important role for him..may hint at a change in his career ..all good.
AND HELEN FREAKIN MIRREN HAS MADE IT KNOWN IN HER RED CARPET INTERVIEWS FOR WOMAN IN GOLD THAT SHE WOULD LOVE TO STAR IN THE NEXT FURIOUS SEQUEL. Im not kidding
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WINES OF THE WEEK…because it’s a long Easter weekend..a little something for everyone

OK..we start with Bubble – because Benjamin Bridge outside of Halifax are making world Class Sparkling wine..and have made fans all across Canada..we start with their Brut..
winemakers Raphaël Brisbois, Peter J. Gamble, and Jean-Benoit Deslauriers, Benjamin Bridge sparklings are made in the laborious and time-consuming Méthode Classique, using the classic Champagne grape varieties of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier. I thout of you because the use small berries. Just under $50.00 and worth every penny
WINES OF RIOJA/ SPAIN
ALL April – BC Liquor Stores are featuring Spanish wine made in Rioja. One of the worlds great wine growing regions..
Grand Reserva – 2 in Oak/3 in bottle
Reserva – 1 oak/2 bottle
Crianza..it means its been 1 Oak and I in bottle
Rioja – Little or no Oak/1-2 years in bottle

There’s FREE tastings at 39^th and Cambie
Good Friday – 2-6pm
Saturday – 3-7PM

Pouring a dozen Rioja wines.

Today Campo Viejo (Vee – aye – oh) Tempranillo 2012.
Big. Bold .entry level wine.
$1479..a cash out $17.11 15% mark-up Vanilla notes..cocoa..spices!!

OK next Up – 2013 Chateau PESQUIE Terrasses!! 91 points. (I’m talking to the owner next week)
One of the great wineries of the Ventoux..Southern Rhone!!
70% Grenache / 30% Syrah
Listed at 14.60..final price $17.39

Tasting room radio

A dozen wines, ciders and meads from Vancouver island and Salt Spring island
Plus Two big players from the East
Benjamin Bridge from outside Halifax and Stratus in Niagara.

Theyre AT THE POST

1977, Fleetwood Mac went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Rumours.’ The album is Fleetwood Mac’s most successful release; along with winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978, the record has sold over 45 million copies worldwide. They’re in town Saturday night at Rogers Arena
Don’t stop 17 seconds

HAPPY EASTER RELAX. REFRESH. RENEW
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April 4th, 2015 Island Wineries

April 3, 2015

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The wines, ciders and meads of Vancouver Island. An even Ten.
Plus Benjamin Bridge and Stratus. Two of the names to watch in Eastern Canada.
For your Easter Weekend!!

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In British Columbia’s wine world, the Okanagan is the acknowledged front runner.
However more and more wine watchers are paying attention to the wines, ciders and meads of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.
It’s a different terroir from the hotter Okanagan but that doesn’t mean they can’t grow crisp, thoughtful wines.

Island Wineries

The ongoing dialogue within the wineries has always been..what does the land want to give us?
Which varietal? That’s one of the questions I asked during these interviews.
Gathering this group is like herding cats BUT one guy knows them all..that’s because Rich Massey represents all of them.
He asked each and every label to show up at Edible Canada on Granville Island and pour their products.
Rich did the rest, getting the word out to fans, media and the trade.
The room was jumping..everybody had something special in the room they had to taste. Bodies moving like a night club.
And in limps yours truly, microphone in hand. I was able to slow down the following people long enough to get their comments..
Averill Creek www.avrillcreek.ca
Unsworth www.unsworthvineyards.com
Alderlea www.alderleavineyards.ca
Sea Cider www.seacider.ca

Sea Cider

Venturi Schulze www.Venturischulze.com
Blue Grouse www.bluegrouse.ca
Mistaken Identity Salt Spring Island www.MIV.ca
Cherry Point www.cherrypointestatewines.com
Tugwell Creek www.tugwellcreekfarm.com

Tugwell Creek

Garry Oaks Salt Spring Island www.garryoaks.com

Garry Oaks Salt Spring

Benjamin Bridge – Nova Scotia

Stratus and CB Wines – Niagara, Ont.
I wouldn’t have missed this tasting for anything .

BenjaminBridge.Vineyard.

First..a vineyard I’m very familiar with as I visited them during their early years with Jason Priestley for Year Two of Hollywood and Vines TV.

Its Benjamin Bridge in the beautiful Gaspereau Valley outside Halifax Nova Scotia.
Here’s the whole story as written by Beppi in The Globe and Mail from Sept 2011. It’s just such a great success story, saddened by the passing of owner Gerry McConnell’s wife Dara.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/wine/surprise-one-of-canadas-best-wines-is-from-nova-scotia/article627121/
Our guests are:
Ashley McConnell-Gordon – Dara and Gerry’s Daughter and in charge of Marketing
Jean-Benoit Deslauriers – Winemaker
We’re tasting and talking about their Brut , Reserve Brut, Brut Rose, Tidal Bay and Nova 7, a huge success story.

www.benjaminbridge.com

and our last guest is one of Ontario’s most respected winemakers… Charles Baker.

Charles Baker

He’s responsible for the outstanding wines at Stratus in Niagara and his own label cb Wines.
Stratus is widely respected for their Riesling made from various vineyards in and around the Niagara Escarpment.
Surprises come with their Chardonnay, Stratus white, a strong Can Franc and their popular Stratus.
His own Charles Baker Riesling is memorable. Great flavours and finish.
www.stratuswines.com
www.charlesbaker.ca
Both vineyards have committed to placing their wines all across Canada. It’s a big task.
Both wineries are well worth your time..watch for them!!

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STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:

Chateau Pesquie from the Ventoux, Southern Rhone
Rioja shows up in BC wine stores, so we talk Spanish wines with The Diva
Celebrate Malbec Day
Tuscany revisited by The Wine Diva

Mulligan Stew April 4th – Laila Biali Interview

April 2, 2015

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She was born in Vancouver but soon ended up playing jazz piano in New York City..
She didn’t sing until she was in her mid 20’s.
But when she did other artists started to take notice and take her on the road with them.
First came Chris Botti, then Paula Cole and Suzanne Vega BUT it really broke big for Laila Biali (Lyla Bee Allie) when Sting made her part of his World Tour..
Its now out – called House of Many Rooms.
Purchase on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/album/house-of-many-rooms/id976244562
She’s appearing:
April 15 at IronWood in Calgary
April 21 in Canmore at Communitee
April 22^nd in Edmonton at Mercury Lounge..

We’ll also feature tracks from the new Boz Scaggs LP Fool to Care

NEXT WEEK

Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet from WhiteHorse

PLAYLIST:

Hell to Pay	Boz Scaggs (with Bonnie Raitt)	Fool to Care
you got me hummin	Cold Blood	Cold Blood
Love	Laila Biali – The Radiance Project	House of Many Rooms
tdmulligan	mulliganstew.ca	www.canadahouse.com
Chestnut Mare	The Byrds	Box Set
Conquistador	Procol harum	The First Four
A fool to Care	Boz Scaggs	Fool to Care
tdmulligan	www.mulliganstew.ca	Coming UP Laila Biali
Cha Cha Loco	Joe Jackson	Body and Soul
Squib Cakes	Tower of Power	What is Hip?
Laila Biali Interview	The Radiance project	House of Many Rooms
Little Bird	Laila Biali – The Radiance Project	House of Many Rooms
Laila Biali Interview		House of Many Rooms
Shine	Laila Biali – The Radiance Project	House of Many Rooms
This is Mulligan Stew	www.ckua.com	Petty. Dylan. Stones. Rosanne Cash
Someday Baby	Bb Dylan	Dylan
Refugee (live)	Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers	Live Anthology
You got to Move	The Rolling Stones	Sticky Fingers
A Feather’s not a Bird	Rosanne Cash	The River and the Thread
This is Mulligan Stew	www.coyotesbanff.com	Coming UP Sam AND Dave
The heartache can wait	Brandi Carlile	The Hotel Cafe – presents Winter Songs
I shall be released	Aaron Neville	devotion
tdm	www.mulliganstew.ca	coming up Martin Sexton.Jason Mraz. WhiteHorse
Ain’t that a lot of love	Sam and Dave	Anthology

Shaking all over	Great Lake Swimmers	A Forest of Arms
Suppertime	Martin Sexton	Mixtape of the open road3:30
Stay with Me	Rod Stewart (with Ronnie Wood)	Unplugged
Anything you want (live)	Jason Mraz	Beautiful Mess Live on Earth
tdmulligan	@tdmulligan
Sweet Disaster	Whitehorse	Leave no Bridges Unburned
Stomp and Buck Dance	The Crusaders	The best of
Happy Easter all	Thanks for listening

March 28th, 2015

March 27, 2015 00:42:32

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Spring wines from The Wine Diva. Summerhill Wines from Ezra Cipes. Naramata Bench wines from Val Tait at Bench 1775 and
New BC Wine Laws from lawyer Mark Hicken.

THE SHOW

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We welcome The Wine Diva Daenna Van Mulligen..who’s just back from Italy and from hosting the show at the Vancouver Wine Festival.
Daenna Loves her lists.
This one is a slam dunk.. Wines for Spring.
Daenna explains why these wines quality as spring wines and what it is we’re all looking for in our wines at this time of year.
If you’re feeling like its time to celebrate the change of season..read on!!

The Wine Diva

JoieFarm Riesling, Okanagan Valley BC $23.00
Blue Grouse Pinot Noir, Cowichan Station, Vancouver Island $23.00
Wild Goose Pinot Gris, Okanagan BC $18.95
Torley ‘Chapel Hill’ Pinot Grigio, Dunantuli Hungary $11.95
Spier ‘Signature’ Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch South Africa $13.90
Delas Viognier, Vin de Pays d’Oc Franc $17.00
Okanagan Crush Pad ‘Narrative White’ Okanagan Valley BC $17.00
CedarCreek Estate Winery Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley BC $24.95
La Jara Organic Prosecco Frizzante, DOC Prosecco, Veneto Italy $18.00
Spierhead Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley BC $25.00
Intrigue Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley $17.00 \
Haywire ‘Pink Bub’, Okanagan Valley BC $25.00
‘Kono’ Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough New Zealand $15.99
The Girls ‘Vivacious Rose’, Okanagan Valley BC $20.00
Serendipity Rose, Okanagan Valley BC N/A
Wakefield Riesling, Clare Valley Australia $21.00
Anna Spinato Oragnic Rose Spumante, Veneto Italy $14.99
Famille Perrin Tavel, Rhone Valley France $25.99
Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley, Victoria Australia $34.00
Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley $21.00
TH Wines “By Hand White” Okanagan Valley BC $20.00
Mission Hill Reserve Sauvignon Blanc, Okanagan Valley BC $21.99
Poplar Grove ‘Blanc de Noirs’, Okanagan Valley BC N/A
Carmen ‘Wave Series’ Sauvignon Blanc, Leyda Valley Chile $14.99
Twin Islands Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough New Zealand $18.99
Red Rooster Pinot Blanc, Okanagan Valley BC $16.99
St. Hubertus Chasselas, Okanagan Valley BC $19.50
JJ McWilliam’s Pinot Grigio, South Eastern Australia N/A
Segura Viudas Rosado, Penedes Spain, NV $16.99
Wolf Blass ‘Gold Label’ Sparkling $26.99
Luis Felipe Edwards Chardonnay, Central Valley Chile $11.00
Corvezzo ‘Extra Dry’ Prosecco DOC Treviso, Veneto Italy $19.99
La Puerta Torrontes, Famatina Valley Argentina $13.00
Taylor Fladgate Fine White Port, Douro Portugal $21.99
Steller’s Jay Brut, Okanagan Valley BC $24.99
Ferrari~Carano Fume Blanc, Sonoma County California $25.99
Laurenz und Sophie ‘Singing’ Gruner Veltliner, Austria $21.99
Stoneboat Vineyards Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley BC $25.00
Casolari Lambrusco Di Sorbara DOC Frizzante, Emiglia~Romagna Italy $15.99
Edna Valley Vineyard Chardonnay ‘Cathedral Coast’, San Luis Obisbo County California $19.99
Jean-Claude Boisset Bourgogne Pinot Noir ‘Les Ursulines’, France $24.95

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Ezra Cipes Summerhill Winery
Ezra, one of three sons of founder Stephen Cipes came through Vancouver pouring his latest releases.
Summerhill is one of the iconic family owned wineries in the Okanagan.
As a wine destination, for fans and the curious, Summerhill is quite simply one of the most visited wineries in Canada.

Ezra Cipes

Ezra is proud to carry on the family legacy at Summerhill Pyramid Winery. Since the Cipes family moved from New York to Kelowna when Ezra was five, he has grown up with the wine industry around him, and learned it by osmosis.
After attending public school in Kelowna, Cipes embarked on a musical path, attending music college at Vancouver Community College. Ezra felt the call back to the vineyard. Home on the family farm, Cipes initiated a half acre permaculture garden, selling vegetables and herbs to Summerhill’s onsite Sunset Bistro. After reconnecting with the winery and the land, Cipes knew he needed to assume a greater role at the winery.
At Summerhill Pyramid Winery, Ezra Cipes is responsible for day to day operations, marketing, and leadership. He has completed courses in vineyard management and in permaculture design.
Summerhill is committed to producing 100% organic wine, and has received Demeter Biodynamic certification for their Kelowna vineyard in 2012. Certified organic status was achieved in the cellar in 2007, allowing them to display the Canadian certified organic logo on their bottles, ensuring that a level of quality and purity can be expected by the consumer.
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Val Tait – Bench 1775

BENCH 1775 Winery is so lucky to have Valeria Tait as General Manager.
Not only is she a GM, she’s also one of the most in demand viticulturists in BC.
Val oversees the BENCH 1775 vineyards, winery operations, and guest experience. With wineries like Poplar Grove, Painted Rock and Mission Hill on her resume, Val brings a wealth of viticulture and winery experience to BENCH 1775.
And it was love at first sight for Val as well: “It’s so beautiful here. What really caught my imagination was this mind-blowing property with a spectacular deck and fantastic beach.”
BENCH 1775 currently produces approximately 7,000 cases of table wine per year, and Val has set her sights on expanding and invigorating the existing vineyard program. Also in her sights is the Tasting Room & Patio at BENCH 1775. “We want to over-deliver on quality while keeping our prices affordable,” Val claims. “And, I’d like it to be fun: a place for people to enjoy great wine, food, music and a fantastic view – a quintessential Okanagan experience.”
They’ve really caught the wine buying public’s attention with two easy going wines..
Chill and Glow..
Val takes us through those wines and then some.
Fabulous person. Fabulous wines.
Val Tait. Bench 1775
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BC Wine Laws with lawyer Mark Hicken
What a mess.
April 1^st brings new wine laws that will affect everyone.
Wine stores, wineries, restaurants and you, the wine buyer.
From a legal standpoint, the most knowledgeable person I could ask to guest was Lawyer Mark Hicken from Vintage Law Group.
He’s been following the story for years now. Understands the players and the dynamics.

Mark Hicken

Mark says an $8 bottle may cost between $7.65 and $9.19 with the new wholesale pricing model.
According to Mark’s number crunching, a $10 bottle may retail between $9.75 and $11.75 shortly. A bottle worth $15 now could retail anywhere between its current price to $18. A $20 bottle now may cost either the same or up $24.
Mark will try and make sense of this mess and I’ll try not to foul the air with expletives!!

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