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November 12th, 2022 Every Chef Needs a Farmer- Every Farmer Needs a Chef!  

November 11, 2022 Tasting Room Radio 00:49:19

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Every Chef Needs a Farmer   Every Farmer Needs a Chef!

 The SHOW  

We were invited to the third annual Chef/Farmer gathering.  This week at Church and State Winery in Central Saanich.

It was presented by Buy BC.

The entire concept was created by Lana Popham, Minister of Agriculture and Food. It’s a great fit because she WAS a farmer when the idea came to her. As Minister, she oversees the  Buy BC program.

It continues to highlight the many unique and engaging products coming from our own backyards. It’s a direct link between consumers and the creators behind each and every label.

(Lana Popham)

Our pal Chef Ned Bell is the chef ambassador for Buy BC.  As long as I’ve known Ned, he’s always been pushing the boundaries between Kitchens and Farmers.  There’s nothing he likes more than uniting and collaborating with other chefs, fishers, farmers, and influencers. The man is a game-changer.

If you’ve ever dined at his Naramata Inn, you’ll know that he’s also one of our very best chefs. His panel was titled – The Future of Food; Sustainable, Indigenous, Farmed, and Wild.

(Ned Bell and TDM)

 

NOTE:  We couldn’t possibly interview all the Farmers. I think there were over 20 in the room but we will reconnect and do stories on many of them – over the Winter.

Our Special Guests this week are:

 Robert Belcham – Chef’s Table Society. Chef and Owner Popina

Shawn Dirksen – Owner Northstar Organics. His panel was Selling Food to Our City. Small-Scale Diversified Organic Farming.

Jared Qwustenuxun Williams – Indigenous Foods Chef, Writer, and Storyteller

(Jared Qwustenuxun Williams)

Ian Tostenson – President and CEO, BC Restaurant and Food Services Assn

Ian Tostenson and Terry

Michael Verbrugge and Victoria Lake  – Canadian Seafood Processing

Chef Ned Bell – Naramata Inn

Lana Popham – Minister of Agriculture and Food

www.buybc.gov.bc.ca

@EatDrinkBuyBC

#buyBC

#everychefneedsafarmer

 

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

Meyer Family Chardonnay

Hester Creek

Winemakers Cut

What’s Brad Royal up to?

 

 

 

 

 

EP 230 | Director Teresa Alfeld and original Slug Simon Kendall-Doug and the Slugs and Me Documentary

November 5, 2022 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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The film is a documentary Doug and the Slugs and Me.  The Me is Teresa.

The doc is working its way through film festivals and will eventually appear on CBC Gem.

It’s been said if there was no Doug and the Slugs there would have been no BareNaked Ladies.

Led by the charming and clever writer/artist man Doug Bennett, The Slugs cut a swath through a sea of really average 80’s bands to become the darlings of Canada’s music charts. Lots of hits. One after the other.

They sold out all 40 of their Commodore Ballroom gigs.

So….what happened to The Slugs and Doug Bennett?  That’s the bittersweet and complex story of this film.

Doug Bennett died at age 52 in 2004. The music lives on.

 

Appearing in the doc are:

  • Sir Bob Geldof
  • Ed the Sock
  • Bif Naked
  • Ron Sexsmith
  • Steven Paige
  • And yours truly.

Mulligan Stew Nov 5th 2022- Barney Bentall and Caribou Express plus Doug and the Slugs Documentary

November 5, 2022 Mulligan Stew

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Barney Bentall guests in the first hour

Barney Bentall and the Caribou Express are touring through the West. Raising serious money for Food Banks and city/town support groups.

They do it every year. They have raised over 4 Million dollars!!

Barney says putting this group together and keeping it focused is  “like a goat rodeo”

This year the goats are

  • Kirby Barber
  • Dustin Bentall
  • Ridley Bent
  • Wendy Bird
  • Stephanie Cadman
  • Wild Honey
  • Leeroy Stagger
  • Matt Masters
  • Geoff Kelly

Dates include

  • Calgary Friday Nov 4
  • Saturday Nov 5  St Albert (Arden)
  • Monday Nov 7 Lethbridge
  • Tuesday 8th – Sherwood Park
  • Nov 16/17/18  Sydney BC (Vancouver Island)
  • Nov 19 – Vancouver (Vogue)
  • Nov 26 – Kamloops (Barney and Dustin with Blue Rodeo)

Barney also brings  tunes from his last two albums

Cosmic Dreamer and Ranch Writers (with Geoffrey Kelly)

Hour Two is a visit with Director Teresa Alfeld and original Slug Simon Kendall.

The film is a documentary Doug and the Slugs and Me.  The Me is Teresa.

The doc is working its way through film festivals and will soon appear on CBC Gem.

It’s been said if there never had been a Doug and the Slugs there would have been no BareNaked Ladies. One of those speakers was Steven Paige former BareNaked Lady.

Led by the charming and clever writer/artist man Doug Bennett, The Slugs cut a swath through a sea of really average 80’s bands to become the darlings of Canada’s music charts. Lots of hits. One after the other.

They sold out all 40 of their Commodore Ballroom gigs.

So….what happened to The Slugs and Doug Bennett?  That’s the bittersweet and complex story of this film.

Doug Bennett died at age 52 in 2004. The music lives on.

 

Director Teresa Alfred grew up next door  to the Bennett household and watched the very beginnings  of The Slugs. In making the film, she came to realize there was so much more to the story.

 

Appearing in the doc are

Sir Bob Geldof

Ed the Sock

Bif Naked

Ron Sexsmith

Steven Paige

And yours truly.

 

www.dougandtheslugsandme.com

PLAYLIST:

Mulligan Stew Guests Barney Bentall & Slugs Doc CKUA Radio
Givin’ it up for your love Delbert McClinton/Tom Johnson Muscle Shoals small town. big sound
Streamline Train Van Morrison Moving on skiffle
I can’t get you off of my mind Bob Dylan Timeless
If not for you The Cactus Blossoms Bob Dylan Song Book Vol1
Steer your way Norah Jones Here it is
The Stew – with TDMulligan Guests: Barney Bentall-Doug & the Slugs Doc NEXT – Linda Ronstadt/Allison Russell & Brandi
Lago Azul Linda Ronstadt Canciones (deluxe)
You’re not alone Allison Russell and Brandi Carlile You’re not alone
Don’t forget to Donate: Double yer dollas Coming Up – Barney Bentall Interview The Caribou Express
you never give me your money The Beatles Abbey Road
September Fields Frazey Ford Indian Ocean
The Truth Cory Young The Truth
TDMulligan – The Stew NEXT – Barney and Caribou Express ckua radio
Barney Bentall Interview with TDMulligan The Caribou Express
Cosmic Dreamer Barney Bentall Cosmic Dreamer
Barney Bentall/Caribou Express Interview Mulligan Stew tour dates on mulligan stew website
You gonna make me lonesome when you go Barney Bentall Cosmic Dreamer
Black Tusk Barney Bentall and Geoff kelly Ranch Writers
Guests – in Hour Two of The Stew Teresa Alfeld and Simon Kendall Documentary – Doug and The Slugs & me
Junkyard dog Dylan Triplett Who is he
Walking the dog The Rolling Stones Englands Newest Hitmakers
Dixie Chicken (live) Little Feat Waiting for Columbus
Tripe face boogie (live) Little Feat Waiting for Columbus
TDMulligan – The Stew Year 27 coming up – Doug and the Slugs Doc Mulligan Stew
Come on in my kitchen Larkin Poe Peach
NEXT – Doug and the Slugs and Me Documentary with Teresa Alfred (Dir) and Simon Kendall (Slug)
Real Enough Doug and the Slugs Wrap it
interview with Teresa Alfred (dir) and Simon Kendall (slug) Doug and the Slugs Documentary
Who knows how Doug and the Slugs Slugology 101
Director Teresa Alfred and Slug – Simon kendall Doug and the Slugs and me
Too Bad Doug and the Slugs Slugology 101
Doug and The Slugs and Me Complete interview on Mulligan Stew Podcast and TDM You Tube Channel
Day by day Doug and the Slugs Slugology 101`
Complete interview on Mulligan Stew Podcast and tdm YouTube Channel Check out the film.
Cuts like a knife (live) Bryan Adams MTV Unplugged

 

November 5th, 2022- Let’s head for the Gaspareau Valley and Benjamin Bridge!

November 4, 2022 Audio FIle, Tasting Room Radio 00:43:30

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Jason Priestley and I were shooting year two of Hollywood and Vines with Producer Chad Oakes.

It was Jason who suggested Guadalupe Valley in Mexico, and Walla Walla in Washington.

So, I paid attention when he said.

Let’s head for the Gaspareau Valley…

Sure!  Where exactly is the Gaspareau?

Just outside Halifax.

And they’re growing what wines exactly?

They are making sparkling wine and it’s getting local raves.

That was many years ago.

I was so impressed with the vineyards and the bubble they poured for us, I’ve stayed in touch with the story and the people.

Specifically the winemaker Jean-Benoit Deslauriers and the owner Gerry McConnell.

JB Deslauriers

So. Its been 3-4 years since we checked in with Benjamin Bridge and in that time they have become one of the best wine stories in all of Canada.

BB at dusk

In doing so, they have ignited not only the Gaspereau but the rest of the Maritimes and Canada. From coast to coast.

We welcome back Jean-Benoît Deslauriers and Benjamin Bridge

 

Jean-Benoit will be talking about

2018 Brut Rose.. 3 years on the lees  beautiful colour, rose on the nose.

On the palate creme de cassis and brioche, creamy mousse…heaven sent!!

2017 Brut  A beauiful straw coloured. Green apple, warm bread on the nose. In the mouth stone fruit, citrus, brioche and a lingering minerality. WoW!

2020 hand crafted small lot Pinot Noir – JB says there’s “a profound sadness to it’s delishiosness ” in this wonderful wine. Mainly because its thriving in the Maritimes because of climate change. Thriving it is…a  clear nose of cedar box & ripe  black fruit. The palete is fresh red fruit and classic tannins.12 months in barrel/12% alcohol.

We also talk about Nova 7, Tidal Bay and non-alcohol  wines in the future.

www.benjaminbridge.com

 

 

October 29th, 2022 -New wines and Spirits at IVSA Victoria

October 28, 2022 Tasting Room Radio 00:33:54

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New wines and Spirits at IVSA Victoria

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THE SHOW

Got my semi-annual invite from IVSA – The Import Vintners and Spirits Association..one of the largest representative bodies of beverage alcohol import agents in Canada.

The very people who seek out great winemakers and distillers and then represent them to our liquor industry and down the line- you the customer.

Sara Parkes

They’re not really set up for media, but I have always found the room to be filled with new wines and spirits that I know we’ll be talking about later in the year or next year. Best of all , they let me walk around and interview reps, who are mid-pour and telling the story behind the pour.

I can’t talk to everyone.  For one thing, every table is filled with new releases and everyone has questions.. The reps have the answers.

But I do find friends in the room and they point out a table and say something like “check out those guys over there. Thats a rock and roll table:”

And it WAS…

So let’s take a walk around the room..at Delta Ocean Point, Victoria.

CAM DUKE – Representing Vintage West and Coastal Craft..

We talk about 2020 Ridge Three Valleys Zin

Justin Cab 2019  from Paso Robles

Boutinot whites

Bread and Butter Prosecco

Ben Marco  2020 Malbec

Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin

And Nemiroff Ukrainian Vodka, with the “can’t miss” distinctive national flag on the bottle.

In November, A portion of the sale of Nemiroff Vodka goes to United Way to support local Ukrainians.

 www.coastalcraft.ca

https://vwwinemarketing.com

 

Peter Crews – New World Wines

“for those who seek boutique”

 Peter was featuring:

Ancien Wines – Pinot Noir (Carneros)

Domaine Juliette Avril  2019 Chateauneuf du Pape Red

Sheridan Vineyards  2019 Cabernet   (Yakima Valley)

Chateau Clamens  2021 Julie Rose (Fronton, France) WoW

www.newworldwines.ca

 

Kim Hewitt  – Hewitt Brand Ambassador Services

 Kim had a table full of “everything” but two bottles caught my eye

Papalote Mezcal – ( Papa-low-tay) The Brand Ambassador is Cheech Marin – Cheech and Chong.  Tres Papalote is made in Oaxaca, of course!

Santo  – a collaboration between Sammy Hagar and Guy Fieri.  Three different Tequilas (Blanco, Reposado & Mezquila)

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Kyle Murphy – The Drinks List (VI Territory manager)

Celine Clarac – Caves de Rauzan, (France)  6 glasses of Rauzan wine are consumed every second. They have 312 Winegrowers.

Kyle Murphy & Celine Clerac

Celeine poured a 2021 Augey Red. It costs around $13.00 and received a 90 score from Decanter.

Also displaying and pouring  Fleur, Augey White, Rose, Red, Chateau Haut Bascia, Chateau Haut – Mazieres Rouge

She teased a wine coming in the Spring called L’Agassant.  Meaning troublemaker, impertinent, rebellious.

Meant to break the very strict rules of Bordeaux.

www.cavesderauzan.com

www.thedrinkslist.ca

www.ivsa.ca

 

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

Benjamin Bridge – Nova Scotia

Meyer Family Vineyards – The New Chards

Hester Creek

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EP 229 | HOLDEN: After and Before The story, The book, The podcast.

October 28, 2022 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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It took me the whole of Summer 2022 to read and complete Tara McGuire’s book Holden After and Before.

I’ve known and really liked Tara for a long time.

We were in radio together and apart but – in radio. It’s a small community,  at times.

I’ve written and said publicly that this was the hardest book to read and toughest interview in memory but that’s because of my friendship with Tara. I felt tied to the story and a cloak of guilt that I didn’t know what she was going through – after and before.

But that’s just me – please don’t let me steer anyone away from seeking out the wisdom of this book.

When her beloved Holden died from an overdose, she collapsed and it took many many months for her to stand up and just breathe. Then she decided to commit herself to tell this story but going back through Holden’s friends, reconnecting his texts and emails. Imagining how he handled certain situations and dealing with the guilt that came like a wave.

If you’re a Mother,  or dream of being a parent or you currently are a parent, you will find yourself wondering “what would I have done?”

I did. For a whole Summer.

Holden After and Before is a brave, honest, unspeakably painful but simultaneously beautiful attempt by a ‘mother who was a light bulb striking pavement’ to come to terms with her young son’s life and death. Once I began reading, I could not tear myself from this account, which offers a rich tapestry of memoir and fiction – basically, anything Tara McGuire could recall, discover or imagine – about her son Holden, who died accidentally at age twenty-one after he ingested a toxic mix of alcohol and heroin. As I read, Tara McGuire enveloped me with her empathy, her desperate hunger to make sense of the senseless, and her humanity. She inspired me with her courageous and unflinching journey – in the wake of any parent’s worst nightmare – to become a writer as a means of honouring her lost son. –Lawrence Hill, author of The Book of Negroes

EP 228 | Susan Tedeschi/Tedeschi Trucks New Album ‘lam The Moon’

October 22, 2022 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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Susan Tedeschi co-partner with  Derek Trucks in life and music is our guest this week.

We first talked to Susan in May when the first Moon album,  Crescent was released. This  is the rest of the story

Tedeschi Trucks Band has created “one of those albums” that will become the standard by which all other such albums are created.

It’s an amazing story and we are thrilled to have Susan share it with us.  It’s our complete 30-minute interview – with the tracks from the first album.

The concept behind I Am The Moon, the GRAMMY-winning band’s fifth studio recording, was suggested by TTB vocalist Mike Mattison in May 2020, two months after the band was forced off the road by the pandemic.

The 12th-century poem Layla & Majnun by Persian poet, Nizami Ganjavi, was the title inspiration for Eric Clapton’s 1970 double-LP with Derek and the Dominos, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs – an influential album for Tedeschi Trucks Band.  Interestingly,  Ganjavi’s source material resonated with Mattison and the rest of the band in an altogether different way. Finding complex themes and storylines that inspired their creative process, they forged a new, modern interpretation of the vast 100-page poem.

The thought that started the project was “Instead of Majnun, let’s see this story through Layla’s eyes.

Operatic in scope, Tedeschi Trucks Band explores romantic relationships, collective struggle, faith, and the human experience on I Am The Moon.

“It’s amazing,” Trucks says, “because we wrote most of this music in a pretty short time span. There are even chord changes that mirror other tunes on the albums – themes and variations, lyrical allusions, that pop back up.” He continues: “You always want to do something bigger and thematic. This is the first time it happened naturally.”

 

The decision to sequence and release I Am The Moon in four distinct episodes came “when we started thinking of records we love,” Derek says, citing Axis: Bold as Love, the 1967 LP by the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

“It’s 36 minutes long. That’s the way to digest a record.”

With that approach in mind, TTB will also present I Am The Moon: The Film, immersive visual companions to each album. The corresponding films will debut three days prior to each audio release, offering fans an early opportunity to digest each album in its entirety as a communal listening and viewing experience via the band’s YouTube channel.

TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND – I AM THE MOON: ALBUM + FILM RELEASE DATES:

I Am The Moon: I. Crescent
Film Premiere: May 31
Album Release: June 3

I Am The Moon: II. Ascension
Film Premiere: June 28
Album Release: July 1

I Am The Moon: III. The Fall
Film Premiere: July 26
Album Release: July 29

I Am The Moon: IV. Farewell
Film Premiere: August 23
Album Release: August 26

I Am The Moon – All Vinyl Configurations: individual LPs + the 4-LP Deluxe Box  now available

Tedeschi Trucks Band tour:

October 21 – Oslo, NO – Sentrum Scene
October 22 – Stockholm, SE – Cirkus
October 25  – Berlin, DE – Verti Music Hall
October 26 – Hamburg, DE – Edel-optics.de Arena
October 27 – Prague, CZ – Forum Karlin
October 30 – Rotterdam, NL – RTM Stage
November 2 – Dublin, IE – The Helix
November 4 – London, UK – The London Palladium
November 5 – London, UK – The London Palladium
November 6 – London, UK – The London Palladium
November 9 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy
November 10 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow
November 12 – Paris, FR – Le Trianon
November 13 – Paris, FR – Le Trianon
November 15 – Paris, FR – Bataclan

Mulligan Stew October 22nd 2022 – Susan Tedeschi/Tedeschi Trucks Band I Am The Moon Part Two

October 21, 2022 Mulligan Stew

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In early May, Tedeschi Trucks released a new album I Am The Moon. Amazingly, it was announced that Moon would be released as four albums.

Crescent

Ascension

The Fall

Farewell.

Susan Tedeschi and I had a great talk about the genesis of the albums.

Starting with playing the entire Eric Clapton Layla album in concert and discovering that the storyline came from a 12th-century poem by Nazimi Ganjavi: Layla and Majnun. But seen through Majnun’s eyes. What IF – TTBand redid the storyline through Layla’s character?

They wrote so many songs it became a four-album set.

I asked Susan in May if we could talk about the entire four-album set when they had released them all. Here we are.

The complete interview can be heard on the Mulligan Stew Podcast and seen on tdm YouTube Channel.

 

PLAYLIST:

Mulligan Stew (Guest – Susan Tedeschi) Terry David Mulligan @tdmulligan
Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix are you experienced
Ramble on Led Zeppelin LZ Two
all roads dan mangan all roads
Night Shift Bruce Springsteen Only the strong survive
Find yourself Lukas Nelson and Promise of the real New roots blues
Mulligan Stew Special Guest Susan Tedeschi Tedeschi Trucks Band
sweetbread Bonnie light Horseman Someone weep for me
TDMulligan Our Guest – Susan Tedeschi Tedeschi Trucks Band I am the Moon
Long may you run Still Young Band Stills YUoung Band / Long may you run
What I had in mind Ron Sexsmith single
in my own dream Paul Butterfield Blues Band Golden Butter
Nick of time Lake Street Dive Fun Machine – The Sequel
Remembering Ellie Greenwich The songs of Ellie Greenwich Born Oct 22 1940
be my baby the ronettes best of
then he kissed me the crystals greatest hits
i can heard music The Beach Boys Greatest hits
The songs of Ellie Greenwich Mulligan Stew TDM
River Deep Mountain high Ike and Tina Turner Best of
HOUR TWO of The Stew NEXT – Susan Tedeschi – Tedeschi Trucks Band 4 New albums – I am the Moon
Susan Tedeschi – Tedeschi Trucks Band Interview with TDM I am the Moon
Take me as I am Tedeschi Trucks Band I am the Moon – The Fall (3)
Susan Tedeschi – Tedeschi Trucks Band in conversation with TDMulligan The albums – I am the Moon
Last night in the Rain Tedeschi Trucks Band I am the Moon – Farewell (4)
VSusan Tedeschi – Tedeschi Trucks Band oice Track complete interview – Mulligan Stew Podcast I am the Moon
Another Day Tedeschi Trucks Band I am the Moon – The Farewell (4)
Susan Tedeschi – Tedeschi Trucks Band complete interview on mulligan stew podcast and tdm channel on youtube
Playing with my emotions Tedseschi Trucks Band I am the Moon – Ascention (2)
Mulligan Stew Complete interview on Mulligan Stew Podcast and tdm youtube channel
Gone gone gone Robert Plant and Allison Kraus Raising Sand
It takes a lot to laugh, It takes a train to cry Leon Russell Leon Russell and the Shelter People
I don’t need no Doctor (live) John Mayer Where the light is Nokia LA
Hang Loose Alabama Shakes Boys and Girls
Mulligan Stew Year 26 Check on ckua on demand
One step ahead Jack Johnson Meet the Moonlight
when you were wild Blue Rodeo Many a Mile
Thank You for listening and donating We are Donor Supported CKUA Next week – Live in Calgary with Allison Brock

October 22nd, 2022- Harvest Season Sparkling Wines-

October 21, 2022 Audio FIle, Tasting Room Radio 00:41:41

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2022 Harvest Season Sparkling Wines

This weeks TRR didn’t start out as a bubble special., It’s just the way the boxes opened.

Mary McDermott – Winemaker Township 7 (Langley and Naramata Bench)

Before she arrived in the Okanagan Mary made sparkling wines at Peller, also spending time at Stratus and Cave Springs. Under her leadership Township 7’s Polaris was named Best Canadian Sparkling Wine at the Champagne and Sparkling Wine world Championships in London in 2016.

We welcome the much respected Mary McDermott. T7

(Mary McDermott)

 In the Township 7 box were

seven stars Rigel  – created from Riesling grown in the Fools Gold Vineyards in North Oliver. That’s the one originally planted by the legendary Richard Cleave. Now farmed by his son in law Mark Antonello. With all those names attached you know that the fruit and the wine will be award winning.

This is a bright and yummy sparkling wine. Perfect for oysters, blue cheese, mushrooms.

Only 399  6 bottle cases made. $36.97

2018 seven stars Equinox sparkling Brut Rose

100% Pinot Noir grapes went into this outstanding sparkling wine. They came from the highly regarded  Stoneridge Vineyard in Okanagan Falls.

It overlooks the Okanagan River and Vaseaux Lake and because its sharing the valley with the river and lake, the heat of an Okanagan Summer isn’t as all consuming here.

Its tempered by the coolness of the elevation and proximity to the river. It shows. Equinox is rich and round.  It’s glorious.   350  6 bottle cases. $57.97

And finally the 2019 Benchmark Series Cabernet Franc.

Produced from the Raju Vineyard in Osoyoos. I love  Cab Franc and this one is Top 10. Fantastic wine.

Cassis, spice, silky and welcoming texture.

Medium to full bodied,  this beautifully balanced blend of Cab Franc and a small percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon can be enjoyed now or celebrated years from now. It’s a wine club exclusive. They are very lucky people.

670 cases  –  $43.97

 

The second box that arrived was from Noble Ridge, Okanagan Falls.

 Our guest is  Noble Ridge winemaker Benoit Gauthier

It was Merlot harvest day at Noble Ridge. Ben came off the crush pad to walk us through these wines and when done, walked straight out into crush heaven. We thank him for the time. Positive he may not  remember doing this interview.

(Benoit Gauthier Noble Ridge)

 Leslie D’Andrea co-owner of Noble Ridge sent along a note that said  “although we don’t make “champagne” per se, here’s some  examples of  BC Sparkling Wine to celebrate International Champagne Day Oct 28

There’s also another reason for  celebration,  as we participate in the annual ritual of Harvest and begin the cycle anew.”

 The Fizzy One -NV  $24.99

Frizzante style Pinot Gris and Kerner. Full of pink grapefruit and late fall peaches on the nose.  On the palate, ripe berries, pear and light citrus.

 The Pink One – 2018 $39.99

Smashing sparkling Rose. 100% Pinot Noir grapes. Method Traditionnelle . Only four hour skin contact.

The Pink One

The One – 2017 $39.99

A true Champagne style, comes entirely from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir estate grapes. Reflects the terroir around it.

Completely and totally Yummy. Notes of brioche and apple. Engaging texture. Generous and balanced. En Tirage 47 months.

www.nobleridge.com

www.township7.com

Have a great International Champagne Day Friday Oct 28

 

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:

 

New releases from

Hester Creek

Moon Curser

Benjamin Bridge (Nova Scotia)

Sea Cider wins awards

 

 

EP 227 | Harrison Kennedy

October 15, 2022 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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HARRISON KENNEDY was awarded the 2016 “Blues Album of the Year” JUNO for his album “This Is From Here”.  This was the 6th nomination for the Hamilton, ON. based artist.

Now comes his latest album Thanks for Tomorrow

Harrison Kennedy was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario.  His family had roots in New Orleans and Tennessee,[ Kennedy sang in the Stewart Memorial Church Choir as a boy, when childhood trips took him over the border to visit relations in Arkansas, Rogersville, Tennessee,[9] and Detroit, Illinois, United States, and all these experiences expanded his love of music.,  The other border his family crossed was the Canadian border. They decided to stay and live there.
Harrison grew up in a house filled with music and famous visitors such as Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, and Lonnie Johnson. In 1969 he took a hiatus from college to become a founding member of the million-selling Detroit Soul Super Group “The Chairmen of the Board” with whom he toured the world, as well as appearing on Soul Train, American Bandstand, and the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

Harrison Kennedy has released almost a dozen internationally acclaimed albums and developed into one of the 21st century’s most insightful and original Blues singer/songwriters.

To quote my friend Tom Coxworth

 

For anyone not familiar with Harrison Kennedy, he has been nominated for
12 Maple Blues awards and 4 Junos and was touted by BB King as Canada’s
premier Blues performer

We’re going to talk to Harrison about his family, his spirituality and his music!!