August 27th, 2022 Making Award Winning Wines at “The Fort”

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Making Award Winning Wines at “The Fort”

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Just how well is Fort Berens Winery doing this year?

#3 – Top 10 Small Wineries in Canada

#6 – Top 10 BC Wineries

#8 – Top 25 Wineries in Canada

1 Platinum Medal and 94 Points for their 2020 Pinot Noir

3 Gold Medals and 92 Points for the 2019 Merlot Reserve and small lots 2021 Gruner Veltliner

2 Silver Medals and 90 points for the 2019 Cab Franc Reserve and 2021 Pinot Gris.

Lillooet is a new and emerging wine region in BC’s growing wine industry. Fort Berens is the first winery in Lillooet and features close to 40 planted acres of vineyards.

I guess you can tell that we’ve been keeping an eye on the winery and region as Co-founder Rolf de Bruin joins us for his 6^th visit.

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As soon as The Nationals were announced Rolf was ready to talk about the 2021 Spring and Summer releases. These were the Heat Dome Summer wines, with the highest temperature ever recorded in June. Followed by wildfires in the area.

Rolf also told us the tale of how winemaker Alessandro (Alex) Nel made his way from making wines in South Africa to Fort Berens in Lillooet.

Alex Nel

Here are the wines we taste and talk about:

2021 Riesling $21.99

2021 Pinot Gris $21.99

2021 Chardonnay $22.99

2021 Rose $21.99

2021 Small Lot Dry Riesling $24.99 (new)

2021 Small Lot Gruner Veltliner $24.99 (new)

The ultimate goal of Rolf and his team is to be 100% Lillooet VQA. The 100% Lillooet wines above are Chardonnay, Rose, Small Lot Dry Riesling, and Small Lot Gruner.

They are open daily for tastings and the Kitchen at Fort Berens is also open daily. Check out their Wine Club and Newsletter

www.fortberens.ca

2021 Vintage Previews from:

Dwight Sick – Winemaker and GM at Seven Stones Winery in the Similkameen Valley

www.sevenstones.ca

Galen Barnhart – Monte Creek Winery in Kamloops /Thompson

www.montecreekranch.com

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:

Bartier Brothers

Hester Creek

Benjamin Bridge – Nova Scotia

Victoria Wine Festival

Township 7

EP 219 | Reconnecting with First Nations Leader Chief Clarence Louie, Osoyoos Band. “Call Me an Indian “cause that’s what I am” His Book “Rez Rules’

August 20, 2022

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Here’s what you might know about Chief Clarence…

CLARENCE LOUIE has been chief of the Osoyoos Indian Band, in the south Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, for almost 40 years. In 2013, Maclean’s named him one of the “Top 50 Canadians to Watch.” In 2003, Louie was chosen by the U.S. Department of State as one of six First Nations leaders to review economic development in American Indian communities… He is a member of the Order of British Columbia, the Order of Canada, and in 2019, he was the 1st First Nations person ever inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.

And some info you may not know.

When you talk to Chief Clarence, ask your question, and then Get Out of The Way.

He’s talking about Respect. Truth. Reconciliation. Healing. Wellness. Land. Justice. Economic Freedom.

He believes in Native names for Sports Teams. He believes in renaming mountains, parks, rivers and cities/towns after the original nations who called it home for 10,000 years.

“tribes have been hanging around the Funding Trough for far too long. I was taught by the old-timers that there is no such thing as a free lunch – Indians gotta stop looking for that free lunch. I’ve learned we have to move from spending Grant money to making our own money.”

The Osoyoos Indian Band leases include Arterra (Jackson Triggs), Spirit Ridge Resort, Sonora Dunes Golf course, District Wine Village, a provincial prison, 1,100 acres of prime vineyards, etc.

OIB businesses include a 300-acre vineyard, Nk’mip Cellars, a culture center, campground RV park, daycare, gas stations, cannabis stores, etc.

“A raw and honest perspective on First Nations leadership.”
—Manley A. Begay, Jr., former co-director, The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development.

“A common-sense blueprint for what the future of First Nations should look like as told through the fascinating life and legacy of a remarkable leader” Google Books

Mulligan Stew Aug 20th 2022- Birthday tracks-Robert Plant, John Hiatt, Isaac Hayes. And remembering The Hip-The Last gig on this day in 2016

August 20, 2022

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TWO hours of non stop music.

Starting with a salute to The Hip who played their last gig on Aug 20, 2016…

Gotta Serve Somebody from Dylan’s Slow Train Running which was released Aug 20, 1969

Celebrate Robert Plants Birthday in 1948..From Led Zeppelin through to today.

Isaac Hayes has a birthday Saturday..so I went looking for songs he co-wrote with David Porter. Hey, it’s a Sam and Dave/Shaft Love in.

John Hiatt – another Bday boy.

We lost the last Everly Brother Don, a year ago so we salute him/them

NEW tracks from

La Marisoul Hernandez, James Taylor, Brandi Carlile, Chaka Khan

Tedeschi Trucks

Lake Street Dive – Interview guest Sept 10th

Jon Batiste

Mariel Buckley – Next Weeks Guest

Natalie Taylor/Donovan Woods,

Tami and Willie

Ariel Posen

Iskwe and Tom Wilson.

And classic tracks from The Faces, a full-on boogie set with John Lee Hooker

Backed by Ry Cooder and Clapton / The Rolling Stones.

Bruce the Boss, Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt – a boogie version of Highway 61 Live

Enjoy!

-TDM

PLAYLIST:

Wheat Kings	The Tragically Hip	Yer Favourites
Gotta Serve Somebody	Bob Dylan	Slow Train Coming
Big Yellow Taxi (live)	LaMarisoul, James Taylor, Chaka Khan, Brandi Carlile	Joni 75
Gravity	Tedeschi Trucks Band	I am the Moon 3: The Fall
TDMulligan	Mulligan Stew	@tdmulligan
Dream you Home	Iskwe – Tom Wilson	Mother Love
Be Enough	Ariel Posen	Downtown EP
Ooh La La	Faces	Best of Faces: Good boys when theyre asleep
Nick of Time	Lake Street Dive	Fun Machine: The Sequel
Mulligan Stew = Year 26	Coming UP – John Lee Hooker and Ry Cooder	@tdmulligan
This is Hip	John Lee Hooker and Ry Cooder	Mr Lucky
Boogie Chillin’	The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, JL Hooker	Steel Wheels Live
Highway 61 (live)	Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt	The Live Series-Under Cover 2
Sweet	Jon Bapiste. Pentatonix. Diane Warren	single
Love ain’t enough	Mariel Buckley	Everywhere I used to be
This is THE STEW – Year 26	Coming UP -Robert Plant Feature	Check out CKUA ‘On Demand’
Coming UP – Happy BDay Robert Plant	and Happy BDay Isaac Hayes	and Happy BDay John Hiatt
Hey Hey	Led Zeppelin	Led Zeppelin Four
Even this shall pass	Robert Plant	Band of Joy
Gone Gone Gone	Robert Plant and Alison Krauss	Raising Sand
The Price of Love	Robert Plant and Alison Krauss	Raise the Roof
The 2022 Mulligan Stew	@tdmulligan	NEXT – The Everly Brothers
Til I kised you	The Everly Bros.	The very best of …
The Price of Love	The Everely Brothers	In our Image
Not in Kansas	The National	I am easy to find
Cypress Ave/You came walking down (live)	Van Morrison	Astral Weeks – Live at Hollywood Bowl
The Stew – 2022	@tdmulligan	NEXT – Sam & Dave and Shaft
Soul Man	Sam and Dave	Soul Men
Hold On I’m Coming	Sam and Dave	Hold On I’m Coming
Theme from Shaft	Isaac Hayes	Shaft
Thing called Love	John Hiatt	Best of
Terry David Mulligan	The Stew Year 26	@tdmulligan
Hang on to me	Natalie Taylor & Donovan Woods	single
NEXT – Tami and Willie	Kingmaker	The Stew
Beyond the Stars	Tami Neilson	Kingmaker
Compared to what	Les McCann & Gene Harris	Les is more

August 20th, 2022 A Haltwhistle Cheese & Wine pairing with Unsworth Wines – A Feature Special

August 19, 2022 00:54:00

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A Haltwhistle Cheese & Wine pairing with Unsworth Wines : a feature special

THE SHOW

This weeks guests:

Kirsten Thorarinson and Cory Spencer – co-founders of Haltwhistle Cheese

Kirsten Thorarinson and Cory Spencer

Karen Newington – Tasting Room Manager Unsworth Vineyards

As the Sales & Operations Manager, Kirsten makes sure that the farm runs efficiently. She frequently delivers cheese to mongers and chefs and is often manning their stand at Vancouver Island farmers’ markets.

Cory is the cheesemaker. He oversees he entire process from caring for the animals to aging the cheese. He also looks after their herd.

“Treat yourself to a taste of Europe in your own backyard. Here at their family farm in the Cowichan Valley, they make all their raw-milk cheeses by hand–using the same Old-World methods as European farmstead cheese makers. Their artisanal cheese pair well with wine, honey and good company.”

I know almost nothing about cheese. Apparently I’m not the only one

Here are three questions Kirsten and Cory have been asked at Saturday markets.

“is your Gouda processed cheese?”

“what are your cheese curds made from?”

“do you milk your goats?”

The whole idea of putting Haltwhistle and Unsworth together was to answer the questions about pairing.

What do you pair with Feta?

It helps that Karen Newington is not only the Tasting Room Manager at Unsworth, she also worked at Haltwhistle for 4 years.

Karen Newington. Unsworth

Here are the cheeses:

Fromage Frais – Fromage Frais is a rich and spreadable cheese made from pasteurized cow’s milk. It has a somewhat tangy flavour and distinct buttery notes, thanks to its high butterfat content. This decadent cheese pairs well with bread or crackers.

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Tadwick – This traditional English-style cheddar is one of our best-selling cow’s milk cheeses. Made from unpasteurized milk, Tadwick is mild yet flavourful when young (3-7 months). The longer it matures (8-12 months), the more it develops its signature sharp flavour and pleasant tang.

Thombury – This rustic farmer’s cheese is made from unpasteurized cow’s milk. It has an earthy and milky flavour and is based on the Tomme-style cheeses made in the French Alps. To develop its natural rind, Thombury is carefully tended to for 3 to 6 months.

Tomme de Vallée – Our signature cheese and one of our best-sellers. This natural-rind cheese is inspired by the traditional Tomme-style cheeses from the French Alps. It is made from unpasteurized goat’s milk and gently aged for 3 to 6 months, giving this rustic farmer’s cheese an earthy and rich flavour.

Feta – This traditional Greek cheese has a firm and crumbly texture. It is made from unpasteurized goat’s milk and aged in brine (a salty solution) for 2 to 3 months, which lends the cheese a slightly salty and tangy flavour.

Feta cheese

The Unsworth wines being paired and poured are:

2021 Rosé with Fromage Frais $26.90

2021 Rosé

2020 Gamay Pinot Noir with Tadwick $26.90

2020 Chardonnay with Thombury $30.90

2020 Pinot Noir with Tomme de Vallée $38.90

2020 Saison Vineyard Pinot Gris with Feta $25.99

Do your own taste test. It’s a ton of fun!

www.haltwhistlecheese.com

www.unsworthvineyards.com

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

Bartier Brothers

Township 7

Hester Creek

Victoria Wine Festival

EP 218 | Tom Wilson and Colin Linden-Blackie And The Rodeo Kings

August 13, 2022

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Blackie and the Rodeo Kings.

The name alone gets your attention. I mean, they all wear black suits. So, you may ask, which one is Blackie.

They are all Blackie.

Stephen Fearing, has a fine solo career with a seriously growing fan base, outstanding critical reviews and he’s a Blackie.

Tom Wilson is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, artist, and author. A bear of a human, a Mohawk soul, and a good man.

Colin Linden is a music lifer. He’s doing what his head and heart told him to do. Starting when he was perhaps 8.

Colin left Canada fully formed and famous, for Nashville and set up his studio. He’s been making music ever since. Solo career, writing, creating, and producing Blackie music. Produced Keb’ Mo’s Grammy album. Produced the last 8 Bruce Cockburn Albums.

Toured as part of Bob Dylan’s band.

So Blackie is Stephen, Tom and Colin. Together, in spirit, in spirituality, and bound by 12 notes and the truth.

New album is O Glory: Lost those blues again

(Stephen spent a great deal of time teaching in the Maritimes this Summer. Was not available for our Zoom interview)

The zoom video can be seen and heard on our terrydavidmulligan YouTube Channel

www.blackieandtherodeokings.com

colinlinden.com

stephenfearing.com

tomwilsononline.com

Mulligan Stew Aug 13th 2022-Bucky and Blackie

August 13, 2022

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It’s a busy Stew this week.

A two-hour Stew packed with

New Tedeschi Trucks

New Lake Street Dive

New Bonnie Raitt

New Sheryl Crow

New First Aid Kit

New Blackberry Smoke

Plus – classic tracks from

Sly and the Family Stone

The Beatles (2 from Revolver)

Nanci Griffith

Jimmy Hall

Crosby, Still & Nash

Plus Two interview guests

A quick drive-through chat with the wonderful Mariel Buckley and two tracks from her new album Everywhere I Used To Be. (Feature interview in a couple of weeks)

Hour two welcomes Colin Linden and Tom Wilson from Blackie and the Rodeo Kings. Along with partner Stephen Fearing, they too have a great new album, O Glory: Lost those blues again.

The interview includes 5 tracks from the album, part of which is Tom and Colin playing back demos from the song Buffalo Girl from their iPhones.

Check out our Zoom interview on my YouTube Channel TerryDavidMulligan

You in? Hope so.

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PLAYLIST:

Mulligan Stew	Terry David Mulligan	CKUA Radio
Keep on smiling	Blackberry Smoke	Keep on smiling
Jumping for Joy	Jimmy Hall	Jumping for Joy
Gravity	Tedeschi Trucks Band	I am the Moon 3 – The Fall
Nick of time	Lake Street Dive	Fun Machine – The Sequel
Just like that	Bonnie Raitt	Just like that
This is The Stew – Year 26	TDMulligan – @tdmulligan	NEXT First Aid Kit and The Band (Acoustic)
The Boys of Summer	The First Aid Kit	The boys of Summer
Guests tonight Buckley and Blackie	Both have new albums	Mariel this hour
I shall be released (acoustic)	The Band	Big Pink Deluxe and Remixed 2018
Mariel Buckley Interview	Album – Everywhere I used to be	Released Friday
Everywhere I used to be	Mariel Buckley	Everywhere I used to be
Mariel Buckley Interview	Complete interview in a few weeks	On Mulligan Stew
Neon Blue	Mariel Buckley	Everywhere I used to be
diamonds on the soles of her shoes (live)	Paul Simon	Live in NYC
Mulligan Stew Year 26	Coming up-Blackie & the Rodeo Kings	The Album & The Interview
Long time gone	Crosby Stills and Nash	Crosby Stills and Nash
If you want me to stay	Sly and the Family Stone	Greatest HIts
Circles	Sheryl Crow	single
For no one	The Beatles	Revolver
TDMulligan	Coming UP – Tom Wilson & Colin Linden	Blackie and the Rodeo KIngs
From a Distance	Nanci Griffith	Lone Star State of Mind
Here there and everywhere	The Beatles	Revolver
NEXT – Blackie and the Rodeo Kings	O Glory Lost those blues again	Tom and Colin are guests
Tom Wilson & Colin Linden	Blackie and the Rodeo Kings	The Stew Interview
O Glory: Lost those blues again	Blackie and the Rodeo Kings	O Glory: Lost those blues again
Colin and Tom from BARK	Complete interview on	Mulligan Stew Podcast
Buffalo Girl	Blackie and the Rodeo Kings	O Glory: Lost those blues again
Tom Wilson & Colin Linden	Blackie and the Rodeo KIngs	The Stew Interview
Stop and Listen	Blackie and the Rodeo Kings	O Glory
Colin Linden and Tom Wilson	Blackie and the Rodeo Kings	Complete interview on Mulligan Stew Podcast
Grand River	Blackie and The Rodeo Kings	O Glory
Complete interview can be found	Mulligan Stew Podcast and TDM YouTube Channel	Thanks to Tom and Colin
Far from the Middle	Blackie and the Rodeo Kings	O Glory: Lost those blues again

August 13th, 2022- Cowichan Wine Month Kick Off…

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The Summer of 2022 has been one big wine festival in the Cowichan Valley.

June was wine passport month.

Now comes the August 4^th Wine Festival Launch Party. BECAUSE August is Wine Month in the Cowichan Valley!!

The kick-off took place on the superb beachfront lawn at Brentwood College, Mill Bay.

With the help and support of Corey Wood and Jill Nessel, I was able to taste with and talk to:

Dan Wright – Unsworth Vineyards https://www.unsworthvineyards.com/

(Dan Wright- Unsworth)

Lorin Inglis – Enrico Winery https://www.enricowinery.com/

(Lorin Inglis – Enrico)

Bailey Williamson – Blue Grouse Winery https://bluegrouse.ca/

(Bailey Williamson – Blue Grouse)

Xavier Bonilla – Cherry Point Estate https://www.cherrypointestatewines.com/

(Xavier Bonilla – Cherry Point)

Garrett Deol – Deol Winery https://www.deolestatewinery.com/

Zac Brown – Alderlea Vineyards https://www.alderlea.ca/

Mike Nierychlo – Emandare Vineyard https://www.emandarevineyard.com/

Christiaan DeBeer – Zanatta Winery https://zanatta.ca/

CowichanWineries.com

Tourismcowichan.com

photos by: Corey Wood & Stephanie Cragg

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:

Township 7

Haltwhistle Cheese and Unsworth – a pairing

Fort Berens

Bartier Brothers

EP 217 | Tami Neilson. New ‘Album KingMaker’

August 6, 2022

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“Could the King of Country Music be the daughter, not the son”

The 5th Tami Neilson Album is called Kingmaker.

The song Kingmaker “addresses the gatekeepers and kingmakers who hold tightly to the keys of equity and minorities in the music industry and, more largely, society as a whole.”

It’s an amazing breakthrough album for this Canadian/New Zealand singer and songwriter.

The song Beyond the Stars is about loss and grief. Tami lost her Father. As Tami wrote the song, she kept hearing a duet with her father’s voice. She thought the best voice on the planet should sing her Father Ron’s lyric – Willie Nelson. Willie was fully in, as he had just lost his sister.

Tami moves through, blues, country, rock, and roots, with an ease that comes from years of street busking.

As we talked via Zoom I was thrilled to tell her that she had the number 1 album on the CKUA Top 30.

Mulligan Stew Aug 6th 2022-Featuring Tami Neilson and her new album. ‘KingMaker’

August 6, 2022

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“Could the King of Country Music be the daughter, not the son”

The 5^th Tami Neilson Album is called Kingmaker.

The song Kingmaker “addresses the gatekeepers and kingmakers who hold tightly to the keys of equity and minorities in the music industry and, more largely, society as a whole.”

It’s an amazing breakthrough album for this Canadian/New Zealand singer and songwriter.

Tami moves through, blues, country, rock, and roots, with an ease that comes from years of street busking.

As we talked via Zoom I was thrilled to tell her that she had the number 1 album on the CKUA Top 30.

During the Saturday night interview, The Stew will feature four tracks from the album and then drop the complete 40-minute interview on The Mulligan Stew Podcast.

For a total treat, check out the Zoom video on our TDM – YouTube Channel.

NEXT WEEK

Tom Wilson and Colin Linden (Blackie and the Rodeo Kings) The very day they headline The Bear Creek Festival

PLAYLIST:

Mulligan Stew	Terry David Mulligan	Special Guest – Tami Neilson
Funky broadway	Steve Cropper	With a little help from my friends
Rock Steady	Aretha Franklin	Young. gifted and black
Hard to handle	Otis Redding	Soul manifesto
Lets stay together	Al Green	Let’s stay together
Knock on wood	Eddie Floyd	best of
Good to me	Mavis Staples	Mavis Staples
Feature interview Tami Neilson	New Album – Kingmaker	Mulligan Stew – tdm
Searching for my love	Alison Krauss and Robert Plant	Raise the Roof
Modern man	Bahamas with Madison Cunningham	Live to Tape Vol 2
Honey in the Morning	Sean Rowe	The darkness dressed in colored lights
TDMulligan – The Stew	Interview guest – Tami Neilson	New album – Kingmaker
So many roads	John Mayall and Peter Green	Looking back
Black magic woman	Santana	Ultimate Santana
All things must pass	George Harrison	All things must pass
TDMulligan – @tdmulligan	Tami Neilson is tonights guest	New album – Kingmaker
I’m a man	Spencer Davis Group – Steve Winwood	Best of
How glad i am	Chrissie Hynde	Valve Bone Woe
Coming UP on The Stew	Tami Neilson Interview	Mulligan Stew
Shine it	Medeski Martin and Wood	End of the World
Mulligan Stew – TDMulligan	Interview Guest – Tami Neilson	Her new album Kingmaker
Walking the dog	The Rolling Stones	England’s Newest Hitmakers
Dirty Blvd	Lou Reed	Dirty Blvd
Good news	CoCo Love Alcorn	Wonderland
Crossing the Rubicon	Bob Dylan	Rough and Rowdy Ways
Coming UP Tami Neilson Interview	New album Kingmaker	Requests – @tdmulligan
The last Waltz Suite – The Weight	The Band and The Staple Singers	The Last Waltz
Caught in the Middle	Leeroy Stagger	Me and The Mountain
Tami Neilson Interview	with TDMulligan	New album Kingmaker
Beyond the stars	Tami Neilson (with Willie Nelson)	Kingmaker
Tami Neilson Interview	Complete Interview on Mulligan Stew Podcast	New album Kingmaker
Kingmaker	Tami Neilson	Kingmaker
Tami Neilson Interview	-Complete interview on	Mulligan Stew Podcast
Mama’s talkin’	Tami Neilson	Kingmaker
Tami Neilson interview	Complete interview	On Mulligan Stew Podcast
King of Country Music	Tami Neilson	Kingmaker
Complete Tami Neilson Interview	On The Mulligan Stew Podcast	Video interview on our YouTube Channel
Guilty Party (live)	The National	Juicy Sonic Magic

August 6th, 2022- Anthony Gismondi & The National Wine Awards of Canada – 2022

August 5, 2022 00:39:36

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The National Wine Awards of Canada – 2022

With Co-Founder Anthony Gismondi.

THE SHOW:

Our guest is the highly respected wine writer, reviewer, and industry leader Anthony Gismondi.

Anthony Gismondi

Anthony Gismondi is a Canadian wine journalist and one of North America’s most influential wine voices. His twice-weekly column in The Vancouver Sun, which he has written since 1989, is read across Canada through Postmedia Network, reaching close to 10 million readers.

His comprehensive wine review website www.gismondionwine.com, one of the first such sites on the internet, features over 30,000 tasting notes, added daily. It is an important resource for trade and consumers in Canada and 114 other countries.

Anthony hosts BC Food & Wine Radio Show the longest-running, weekly wine and food show on Canadian radio for 25 years. The one-hour show is broadcast on 20 radio stations across British Columbia and is available everywhere as a podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, and more.

Gismondi is the co-founder of the annual National Wine Awards of Canada, the largest and broadest competition for Canadian Wine since its inception 21 years ago. Anthony continues to run the annual event as co-chair. He is also the editor of the Canada wine section in the world’s best-selling wine book Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book. In addition, Anthony is a much sought-after moderator and consultant.

He will occasionally post as ‘The Spitter”

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The 21^st running of the National Wine Awards of Canada wrapped up on June 23 in Niagara. After much deliberation and number checking, the results rolled out on July 15^th, starting with Sparkling Wines.

The rest of the category results were rolled out throughout the rest of July, with the final Platinum, Best Performing Small Winery, and Winery of the Year announcements coming at the end of the month. (We’ve included links to all the results below)

Co-Head Judges Anthony Gismondi and David Lawrason

The 2022 National Wine Awards of Canada were founded by David Lawrason and Anthony Gismondi, ‘The Nationals’ are the largest and most respected Canadian wine competition.

In 2022, 24 judges tasted 1,890 entries from more than 250 wineries. Canadian wine is indeed gathering acclaim internationally, but ‘The Nationals’ is the most important peer competition local wineries can enter. With nearly every producer of note in the country competing, making it to the top ten of any category list is special. Getting on the annual list of the Top 25 Wineries in Canada is one of the most sought accolades in the business.

Judges and Admin Staff of the National Wine Awards of Canada

The entries came from eight provinces. British Columbia had the highest representation with 137 wineries entered, Ontario came second with 87, followed by wineries from Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.

The wines were all served blind (producer, origin, and price were not revealed) but identified and organized into flights by grape variety or style. The top medalists were tasted in multiple rounds by many different judges.

The judges only tasted a limited quantity of wines each day so their palates could stay fresh and focused, and the wines were served in high-quality glasses at just the right temperature. All this was to ensure that each wine was treated with the respect it deserves.

Finally, after an exhilarating series of announcements on July 29 WineAlign were thrilled to conclude their results with Canada’s Winery of the Year, the Top 25 Wineries in Canada, the Top 10 B.C. Wineries and the Top 10 Ontario Wineries.

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2022 National Wine Awards of Canada!

FINAL RESULTS:

https://www.winealign.com/awards/2022/07/29/2022-nwac-results/

Medal Winners by Category:

Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Chardonnay
Cider
Gamay
Icewine & Late Harvest
Mead, Fruit Wine & Fortified
Merlot
Orange Wines (extended skin contact)
Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio
Pinot Noir
Red Blends
Red Single Varieties – Others
Riesling
Rosé
Sauvignon Blanc
Sparkling
Syrah
White Single Varieties – Others
White Blends

www.gismondionwine.com

https:/ww.winealign.com/awards

https://twitter.com/bcfwradio?lang=en

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:

Hester Creek – includes new sparkling

Bartier Brothers

Fort Berens

HaltWhistle Cheese pairing with Unsworth – Cowichan

Cowichan Wine Month – kick off at Brentwood

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Karen Newington – Tasting Room Manager Unsworth Vineyards

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