September 2nd, 2023- The 44th annual Vancouver Wine Festival. Part 2

September 1, 2023 0:47:54

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Winemakers from Aquilini/Beringer/Laughing Stock/Michael David/Nk’mip/Osoyoos LaRose/Vina Carmen/Santa Rita

THE SHOW

Welcome back to the 44^th annual Vancouver Wine Festival.

Cutting through the clutter with world class wine smarts is our co-host DJ Kearney (Wine Director Terminal City Club. Speaker, writer, wine judge, noted authority)

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This is our 17^th year of covering this wildly successful wine gathering.

As always, we make a wish list of who we’d like to talk to and try to shape a tale of climate, regions, wines, winemakers and what’s ahead for an ever changing business.

At some point the wish list gets thrown out and it’s a sprint to the finish line.

Exhausting but memorable.

This week’s guests are:

Justin Hall – Winemaker Nk’Mip Cellars Osoyoos, BC

Michael Kullmann – Winemaker and GM Osoyoos LaRose Osoyoos, BC

Sandy Leier – Winemaker Laughing Stock Vineyards Naramata Bench, BC

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Ryan Rech – GM and Winemaker Beringer Vineyards Napa Valley, Ca.

Tyler Tennyson – Consulting Winemaker Aquilini Wines Red Mountain, Washington

Dave Phillips – Co-owner and President Michael David Wines Lodi, Ca.

Oscar Salas – Winemaker Santa Rita Maipo Valley/Limari Valley Chile

Pablo Prieto – Winemaker Vina Carmen Various Locations Chile

NEXT WEEK – PART THREE

DJ Kearney – Co-Host with the Most

Ray Signorello – Signorello, Edge, Trim Napa/Alexander valley

Garron Elmes – Winemaker/Pres. Lake Breeze Naramata, BC

Ben Pon – Co-owner Salentein Mendoza, Arg.

Joe Spellman – Master Sommelier Justin Vineyards and Winery Paso Robles, Ca

Evan Goldstein – Keynote Speaker. Master Sommelier

Harry Hertscheg – Executive Director VanWineFest

Mark deVere – Master of Wine Robert Mondavi Napa

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

Moon Curser New Releases

Solvero – Summerland/Garnet Valley

Stratus – The Ultimate Field Blend Niagara

Q&A in Quebec

State of the Okanagan

Harvest 2023

EP 270 | Jill Barber Interview and Kelowna Fire Special

August 26, 2023

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Bumped into Russell Broom at EFMF. We talked Art Bergmann and his next album.
What brings you here? Says I
Playing with Jill Barber. Says Russ
And that’s how Jill and I ended up sharing a freshly poured Big Rock and a wonderful interview in the green room.
Jill covers thoughts and emotions on her home and Homemaker, her latest album. The complete interview – over a cold beer – starts this two-part Mulligan Stew Podcast.

Part 2 is an hour special with winemakers and locals on the fires that raged through the hills of West Kelowna.
It ends with a message that they’re “open for business”. Farming is tough enough. To have roads closed during the high tourist season is hard to survive.

How can we help?
If you’re buying wine soon please buy BC from your favorite winery. It all helps.

Speaking of the recent wine country fires, the interviews we did with locals and winemaking friends for Tasting Room Radio will be

Part Two of this week’s Mulligan Stew Podcast

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Thank You

Mulligan Stew Aug 26th 2013-Special Guest Jill Barber

August 25, 2023

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This Summer Stew starts and ends with Bob Dylan and his album Rough and Rowdy Ways. He’s just announced an R & R Ways tour. It includes two nights at Massey Hall Oct 26/27 with the next night in Montreal.

New Music from Mike Farris/Dolly Parton (with Paul and Ringo), Eric Clapton, Valerie June and Bill Frisell, Jesse Roper, Robert Finley, and Iris Dement.

The complete interview – over a cold beer – starts a two-part Mulligan Stew Podcast.

FYI. Tasting Room Radio is an hour special with winemakers and locals on the fires that raged through the hills of West Kelowna.
It ends with a message that they’re “open for business”. Farming is tough enough. To have roads closed during the high tourist season is hard to survive.

How can we help?
If you’re buying wine soon please buy BC from your favorite winery. It all helps.

Speaking of the recent wine country fires, the interviews we did with locals and winemaking friends for Tasting Room Radio will be Part Two of this week’s Mulligan Stew Podcast

Buy Local. Thank You

PLAYLIST:

Mulligan Stew -Guest Jill Barber	Terry Mulligan	details – mulliganstewdotca
False Prophet	Bob Dylan	Rough and Rowdy Ways
Honeysuckle Blue	Mike Farris	Honeysuckle Blue
Let it be	Dolly Parton (with Paul and Ringo)	Single
La Bamba/Good Lovin’ (live)	Los Lobos	Disconnected in NYC
TDMulligan	Our guest this week is Jill Barber	and her album Homemaker
Take a little walk with me	Eric Clapton	Rarities 2001-2010
Handsome Molly	Valerie June (and Bill Frissel)	Doc Watson at 100
Throw this rope	Jesse Roper	Throw this rope
Lady Madonna	The Beatles	One
Deane House and River Cafe	Next -The Hip, Bahamas John Mayer	playlist Mulliganstewdotca
Wheat Kings	The Tragically Hip	Fully Completely
Waiting for the World to change	John Mayer	Continuum
Opening act (Scooby Dooby)	Bahamas	Earthtones
The Summer Stew	TDM	Guest Jill Barber
fondly and forever	Liz Cooper and The Stampede	Audio track Far-out Version
Guest in Hour Two	of The Summer Stew	Jill Barber
Josie	Steely Dan	Aja
Things i used to do	Van Morrison and Joey Defranco	You’re driving me crazy
Sneaking Around	Robert Finley	Black Bayou
Warriors of Love	Iris Dement	Working on a World
Coyotes Banff	Coming Up Blue Rodeo and Jill Barber	TDMulligan
Arizona Dust	Blue Rodeo	Things we left behind
Jill Barber Interview	with Terry David Mulligan	at Edmonton Folk Fest
Homemaker	Jill Barber	Homemaker
Jill Barber Interview	Complete interview on	Mulligan Stew Podcast
Hell No	Jill Barber	Homemaker
Jill Barber Interview	Mulligan Stew	TDMulligan
Beautiful Wife	Jill Barber	Homemaker
Jill Barber Interview	Complete interview on	Mulligan Stew Podcast
Instant Cash for Gold	Jill Barber	Homemaker
Thank you for listening	and donating . You donate- right?	[email protected]
Crossing the Rubicon	Bob Dylan	Rough and Rowdy Ways

August 26th, 2023- Kelowna Fire Interviews

August 25, 2023 0:51:30

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THE SHOW

Kelowna Fire Interviews

Okanagan Valley on fire | JancisRobinson.com

August 16 a ferocious wind-blown fire raced through the hills and ridges of West Kelowna and threatened subdivisions, wineries and whole communities.

The battles to slow down and halt the fires went on for days and nights.

We decided that there was no more important story, especially for Tasting Room Radio which began its broadcast life in the Okanagan on the Naramata Bench.

I needed to find farmers, winegrowers, friends and food/wine leaders to let us know:

The damage done.

The current situation.

Smoke and fire effect on Vineyards

Confirming the Okanagan is open again…

Interviews with:

Jeff Hundertmark – winemaker at Mt Boucherie (was in fire area)

Jeff Hundertmark

Kimberly Hundertmark – OK Wine Festivals (festivals still on)

Jason Parkes and Develyn Barker – The Hatch (perhaps even closer to fire)

John Weber – owner Orofino. Similkameen

Rhys Pender – Master of Wine & Little Farm Winery Similkameen

Mark Filatow – Chef and owner Waterfront Bistro Kelowna

Each one of these guests tells tales of fire and survival. They also recommend how we can help the Okanagan survive this fire and financial damage.

VIDEO: West Kelowna inferno crests over ridge; community on high alert - Kelowna Capital News

The last interview is special.

Its my Aunt, Joyce Mulligan. Joyce was married to my late Uncle, Terry Mulligan. That’s the reason why I have all three names.

Within the family he was Terry and I was Terry David.

Joyce lives in McDougall Creek – the epi-center of the fire. She was advised to evacuate and headed for Kelowna then Revelstoke to be with her daughter Gale.

Firefighters risked their lives trying to rescue people and save homes from McDougall Creek Wildfire | iNFOnews | Thompson-Okanagan's News Source

McDougall Creek area

Her tale may be the closest, as she watched it, felt it and lived it.

Her home was close to a just completed water plant and fire fighters made sure those buildings were paid special attention to.

She’s headed home soon.

Our chat was enlightening and so welcome.

All of the interviews can be heard on the Mulligan Stew Podcast

Thank you first responders.

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:

2023 Van Wine Festival Part 2 and 3.

2023 Cider Festival

Fire Follow up

EP 269 | Remembering Robbie

August 19, 2023

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Robbie Robertson passed away Aug 9, 2023.

We were born a year apart and once we were both making and playing music we crossed paths over the years.

What was special about the relationship was that we talked like two friends who loved the same music and artists.

I was fascinated by his Indigenous roots and he couldn’t believe that I had been a Mountie.

We discovered that we both found our musical roots through late-night radio. I was completely in awe of the Border Radio of Wolfman Jack on XERB Del Rio Texas. Hard driving r&b, blues, conjunto and zydeco at midnight. Radio under the blankets and pillows.

Robbie was doing the very same thing in downtown Toronto and with his Mom’s family at Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve.

Robbie of course went on to become a legendary guitarist and songwriter.

From Ronnie Hawkins Hawks to The Band to playing with Bob Dylan when he decided to introduce electric backing to his folk audience. They were decidedly not happy with Bob or The Band.

Robbie, Levon, Garth, Rick and Richard created historic music. First in the basement of Big Pink in Woodstock with Dylan then on their own.

The songs became the fabric of what was to become Roots and Americana Music.

Several became anthems.

The Weight, The Night they drove old Dixie down, Up on Cripple Creek. All three were written by Robbie.

I was lucky enough to be in the audience at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco for The Last Waltz. November 25, 1976. Their final concert.

The only reason I got into that magical event was because Robbie had invited me to come.

I did interviews with him while he mixed the film’s audio a year later.

Another one was when the Martin Scorsese film actually came out in 1978 and another was when Robbie released his autobiography, Testimony.

Some interviews are locked away in network archives and some are lost.

However, in putting this special together I did discover, at the last minute, another partial interview and I’ve added it into the Mulligan Stew Podcast.

It’s nearly impossible to include every project that Robbie either planned or executed. He was never not busy creating.

However, I’ll leave you with a partial awards list.

The Band and/or Robbie were inducted into the Juno Hall of Fame, Rock Hall of Fame, Aboriginal Lifetime Achievement Award, Canada’s Walk of Fame, Songwriting Hall of Fame, Govern General’s Performing Arts Awards for Life Time Achievement, Grammy Lifetime Achievement, Order of Canada, and many more.

Robbie and I talk, The Hawks, Bob Dylan, growing up at Six Nations, heading for the Mississippi Delta as a 16 year., The Last Waltz (and one magic moment) and talks about his three most famous songs.

If I’m lucky enough to locate more of our interviews, I’ll add them to the Podcast mix and repost them.

Thank you all..for Remembering Robbie and his life!

August 19th, 2023- 44th Vancouver International Wine Festival (Part One)

August 19, 2023 0:41:12

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2023 QUICK FACTS (Ever Changing)

44th annual (founded 1979)

8 days, April 22-30

18,000 admissions

17 countries

147 wineries » 44 wineries from South America

36 events at 19 venues » 26 public events; 10 trade-only events

25 participating restaurants, hotels, caterers

1135 wines, including: 800 wines in the Tasting Room – 335 wines at special events (dinners, seminars, etc)

15,000 bottles poured and/or purchased

THE SHOW

This is our 17^th year of covering the adventure of The Van Wine Fest!

For the Executive Director Harry Hertscheg and his top flight team of organizers, it’s their 44^th annual.

(Harry and keynote speaker Evan Goldstein will close our series in a couple of weeks)

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Although it’s still a amazing “blur” I think we did at least 20 interviews in just under four hours.

A mix of winemakers and founders from Chile, Argentina, BC, Lodi, Napa, Sonoma and Washington!

We could not have made this journey without the help of media/marketing support from Ruby Gillett (Milk Creative Communications) and Danielle Giroux (Director- California Wines Canada)

Thank you both.

Vancouver International Wine Festival

Here’s Part One of this years Festival

We begin with the most amazing friend – Wine Director at Terminal City Club and much admired wine educator, speaker and wine judge, DJ Kearney.

DJ and I were judging the Lt Governor awards last month and between flights I whispered “will you join me at VanWineFest for a couple of interviews. I love your questions and observations?”

She nodded OK! How lucky I was to know her?

As promised, DJ sat down for the first two interviews and to my complete surprise and delight, she stayed for almost the entire series of chats. A small grouping of chairs – knee to knee – because the crowd noise gets louder as the minutes click by. A lot of collective chatter. In the chairs, we all found ourselves leaning in to listen and comment. Tasted many outstanding wines the guests brought.

Loved it. Best of all, this is just Part One of 3 weeks of interviews.

This weeks guests are:

DJ Kearney – Wine Director (Terminal City Club) Wine Educator, Judge, Writer, Speaker and great friend.

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The one and only DJ Kearney with her observations about Van Wine Fest history, the line up of this years wineries and general opinions about the state of today’s winemaking. She brings so many memorable stories and details.

https://www.tcclub.com/

@djwines

JJ Dowell – Winemaker Lake Sonoma, Plume Wines. (Russian River, Sonoma, Alexander Valley, Napa Valley)

Jaime started her career “in the arts” at her family’s art gallery.

The art of wine came calling. Crooked Vine, Stony Ridge. Then off to New Zealand making high end Pinot Noir at Villa Maria.

Back to California in 2011 to join Bonny Doon, Alpha Omega, Round Pond Estate in Napa and finally joined West Coast Wine Partners – which included the Stewart Family at Quails Gate – to oversee Lake Sonoma and Valley of the Moon Wines. Plume Wines were soon added to the portfolio.

All that experience shows in her wines. https://lakesonomawinery.com/

JJ Dowell

Christa-Lee McWatters – McWatters Collection GM/Family (Penticton)

Tony Holler – Co-Owner Poplar Grove (Naramata Bench)

DJ and I knew this was going to be fast, informative and lots of fun.

Christa-Lee and Tony LOVE talking about wine. Theirs and many others.

But they also have new events and growth.

At Time Family of Wines in Penticton Christa-Lee has opened OROLO Restaurant with Damian Cole as Head Chef. Fine dining friends.

Wine's Most Inspiring People: Christa-Lee and Darrien McWatters, TIME Family of Wines - Wine Industry Advisor

Christa-Lee McWatters

She was also pouring her Father Harry’s last vintage. A 2017 Brut!

Cheers to Harry McWatters.

www.timewines.ca

Tony Holler poured his Pinot Gris “it has to be poured at this event.”

Tony Holler

And also revealed his new culinary team at Poplar Grove Restaurant.

Timing says Tony “its all about timing” His executive chef moved on to Canoe in Toronto and at the same time Executive Chef Stacey Johnson and Chef de Cuisine Minette Lotz came available at Naramata Inn. Think about it. That team in that room with that view? Wow!

Truly loved DJ’s comments.

www.poplargrove.ca

On my way into the Convention Centre I bumped into Chris Turyk and his Father Tim from Unsworth in the Cowichan Valley.

I reminded Chris that last year I stood in front of their Unsworth pouring table but the line-up just kept getting bigger and bigger and we never got an interview done.

Chris Turyk

So, this year we put two chairs together and had a conversation.

About Unsworth, the Cowichan Valley, the Jackson Family adding Blue Grouse to their Cowichan Portfolio, what he was pouring at the festival (Charme de l’ile NV), his journey to Master of Wine status and an update on the Cowichan Wine Festival the month of August.

My thanks to Chris, Tim and Unsworth.

www.unsworthvineyards.com

Next Week Part Two – Winemakers and Principals from

Tyler Tennyson – Aquilini (Red Mtn Washington)

Dave Phillips – Michael David Winery (Lodi, Cal)

Justin Hall – Nk’Mip (Osoyoos)

Michael Kullman – Osoyoos LaRose

Ryan Rech – Beringer Vineyards (Napa)

Oscar Salas – Santa Rita (Chile)

Pablo Prieto – Vina Carmen (Chile)

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:

Van Wine Fest Parts Two and Three

Mulligan Stew Aug 19th 2023-Remembering Robbie

August 18, 2023