Joining Terry in the CKUA Tent are
The Harpoonist and the Axe Murder (performance)
Terry Wickham – Festival Producer
Scenic Route to Alaska (performance)
Jim Cuddy – Blue Rodeo
Donovan Woods
Con Brio (performance)
There’s always room for surprise guests. You never know who walks up.
-TDM
Photo credit: Paste Magazine
“The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.”
― Kurt Cobain
The World seems crazy at times. Leading the current craziness is the USA and it appears to start right at the very top.
Having been right in the middle of the 60’s and 70’s musical revolution, lead by the songs of Dylan and voices of Joan Baez, CSN&Y, Bob Marley, etc many wonder if the voice of music is at play today.
Many of the songs we’re playing now were written and recorded during the election process and the many months of Trump in office. Traditionally there has always been push back from artists. Many giving voice to those who don’t have one.
(The Protest Song Part Two is currently taking shape. Coming in the Fall.)
It starts with Steven Fearing and his single “Blowhard Nation”
Followed by comments from
Joel Plaskett
The Wood Brothers
Leeroy Stagger
Ron Sexsmith
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
(Colin Linden, Tom Wilson, Steven Fearing)
Alan Doyle
Bob Rock
Susan Tedeschi
Derek Trucks
Is there is a push back from the music makers? If so, where is it and who is it?
How did the election and presidency affect your new songs?
Is there room for protest songs in today’s music and radio?
(Wine Royalty & The Canadians)
It’s part two of this year’s VanWineFest.
Last week we profiled “The Californians”.
Except for the first two interviews here, the rest of this Tasting Room is with The Canadians.
Our Guests are:
Separately they are iconic/driven personalities.
Together as husband and wife they are one of the best known families in the Wine World.
Gina is a member of the Gallo family, pioneers of wine-making in California. Jean-Charles is a French vintner and owner of Boisset Collection, which operates two dozen wineries in California, France and Canada. Has created a wine with John Legend called LVE.
Jean, Gina and Terry
Gina and Jean-Charles!
Met. Married. Created Twins. Ran their Empires. All the while Gina Battled and Beat Back Cancer.
Honoured to welcome them both.
https://www.boissetcollection.com/
Wyse-family
Chris is the oldest son of founders Jim and Midge Wyse.
Today, with its dramatic vantage point in the middle of the vineyard, Burrowing Owl Estate Winery is a winemaking facility that combines state-of-the-art technologies with proven, classic winemaking traditions. A gravity-flow system handles ripe grapes delicately, preserving their rich fruit character.
https://www.burrowingowlwine.ca
Barry Olivier – President/Brands Aquilini Red Mountain Wines
Barry Olivier – Aquilini
Aquilini Wines headed to the Vancouver Wine Festival to introduce themselves to Canada for the very first time.
They were pouring
Aquilini Horse Heaven Hills Syrah Rose 2017
Aquilini Red Mountain’s Grand Vin is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
The Second Wine, Aquilini Red Mountain Family Blend,. The Family Blend is constructed of varying levels of Cabernet, Syrah, Merlot and occasionally Petit Verdot.
(If you follow Barry and Aquilini, you’ll see the birth of a wine icon. This is a story that will be fun to watch unfold)
https://aquiliniredmountain.com
John Skinner
John Skinner is a leader in and out of the vineyards.
“It is now 13 years since the planting of Painted Rock’s estate and the property is living up to its potential in every regard. Winning 2014/2015 InterVin International “Winery of the Year” and recent generous reviews in Jancis Robinson’s newsletter validate the progress made by the team and steel its resolve. At Painted Rock there is a firm belief that by aiming highly and working cooperatively, British Columbia wines can compete with the finest in the world.” Painted Rock Website
Matt Dumayne is the winemaking leader at Haywire, Free Form and Narrative. All at Okanagan Crush Pad.
Matt Dumayne Okanagan Crush Pad
As well as making articulate wines from its organically-certified home Switchback Vineyard, Okanagan Crush Pad is designed as a hub for local winemakers. Heritage techniques, modern knowledge and the spirit of collaboration fuse to form a vanguard for the Okanagan’s next generation of winemaking. Okanagan Crush Pad’s labels include the single vineyard Haywire collection, Narrative series and Campus wines.
Val Tait
Wines from Bench 1775 are produced with the unique expression of fruit grown in the Okanagan Valley from three vineyard locations: Oxbow Vineyard, on the original Golden Mile in Osoyoos, South Okanagan, and at Paradise Ranch Vineyard and Soaring Eagle Vineyard in the Central Okanagan.
Carefully managed vineyards and beautifully balanced wines could not be produced without an amazing team led by Viticulturist/Winemaker Val Tait and supported by Alain Sutre, wine consultant extraordinaire from Bordeaux France.
Chris Jentsch is a farmer first, then winemaker and finally, a great guy.
Chris Jentsch
At the first Judgment of BC pitting 12 BC Wines against 12 acknowledged global benchmarks C.C. Jentsch Syrah 2013 from the Okanagan Valley ranked first among the flight of Syrah.
“Long-time Okanagan farmer Chris Jentsch is the guy behind C.C. Jentsch Cellars, a gentle giant of a man whose strong, enveloping handshake exudes decades of hearty farming experience and makes my own handshake seem downright dainty. A warm, humble gentleman.” Kurtis Kolt – Georgia Straight
http://www.ccjentschcellars.com/
Randy Picton
As an exceptionally talented and innovative winemaker, Randy is totally committed to the challenge of producing world-class, award-winning wines.
Randy has handed the day to day winemaking to Justin Hall.
A proud member of the Osoyoos Indian band, Justin works with Randy to craft the award-winning wines of Nk’Mip Cellars.
Stefan Arnason
In 2008, Stefan Arnason took on the position of Winemaker. Each year, Stefan and his team handcraft the Poplar Grove Wines.
Poplar Grove is focused on six core wines: Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Syrah and an Icon blend called The Legacy.
FairviewCellarsWineShop
Outspoken. Gifted. A Mentor. Educator. Closet Musician.
Understands winemaking in the Okanagan like no other.
His labels tell you everything about his wines and his character.
Madcap Red. Two Hoots. Bucket O’ Blood. The Bear.
Quails gate Winery
Ross has been an integral part of the winemaking team since 2013 and was the protégé of former Winemaker Nikki Callaway. A native of Kelowna, Ross previously worked at Villa Maria Estates in Marlborough, New Zealand and also at both Red Rooster Winery and Kettle Valley Winery.
…and finally Nova Scotia arrives in Vancouver.
Keeping an eye on The Maritimes.
Bruce Ewert – Owner/Winemaker L’Acadie Vineyards
Rachel Lightfoot – Winemaker Lightfoot and Wolfville
Gillian Mainguy – Sales/Benjamin Bridge
http://www.lacadievineyards.ca/
https://lightfootandwolfville.com/
https://www.benjaminbridge.com/
Thank You to :
James Murray – Tech and production
Kristine Wilkinson (ThinkMilk.ca)
Bailey Jelinski (Milk)
Anna Stuber (Milk)
Meg Mulligan
Corey Wood
John De Vries
Jim Cuddy – Cuddy by Tawse Wines
A special feature on “field blends”
Willie Mitchell & Brendan Morrison speak out on their/our role in saving
fishery
Chris Tolley Moon Cursor
Fort Berens
Andrea Sartori and 121 years of Italian Winemaking
Jason Priestley – 90210 and his California wine.
Parking in The Passion Pit with John Weber at Orofino!
When you think about certain classic hits or artists
I never loved a man- Aretha
I’ll take you there – Staple Singers
Brown Sugar – Stones
Wilson Pickett – Mustang Sally
Paul Simon – Still Crazy
Etta James – Tell mama
When a man loves a woman – Percy Sledge
You think of the bass player at Muscle Shoals – David Hood
Or When you hear James Taylor, Warren Zevon, Linda Ronstadt, Phil Collins, Lyle Lovett, Jackson Browne, Randy Newman, Leonard Cohen and CSN and Youngyou think of that bass player – Leland Sklar. Long white hair and beard.
They’ve never met or been interviewed together. Until this Saturdays Stew.
Terry found both at the Vancouver Island Music Festival and turned complete fanboy.
Things they talked about
Difference between music’s crazy drummers and bass players.
“we’re the guys who hold the band together..even if the people around us don’t even know we do it.” David
“we’re the glue. The liaison between the melodic and rhythmic.” Leland
Both talked about “how one bass note can change the character in a hit”
Both talked about Muscle Shoals, Booker T and Stax, The Wrecking Crew and the LA session cats.
Leland says of David “David developed a style of music that defined a locale”
David says “It’s not just me it’s the rest of the Muscle Shoals guys. I just keep it simple”
Leland adds “ what’s the least I can do to make this work”
Leland describes being in the studio and putting on his headphones..what he hears is “Barbara Streisand singing in his ears with a full orchestra.”
And most interesting we ended up talking about Miles Davis and – “the space between the notes”
| Mulligan Stew | Aug 3 2019 | TDMulligan |
| Welcome to The Stew with tdm | Guests David Hood and Lelans Sklar | |
| Fire on the Bayou | The Meters | Anthology |
| Brother John/Iko Iko | The Neville Brothers | Fire on the Bayou |
| Last of my kind (live) | Jason Isbell and the 400 unit | Live at The Ryman |
| www.deanehouse.com | Coming UP – David Hood and Leland Sklar Interview | |
| Stay (live) | Jackson Browne | Running on Empty |
| Respect Yourself | The Staple Singers | Best of |
| This is Mulligan Stew | NEXT – David Hood & Leland Sklar Interview | |
| David Hood and Leland Sklar Interview | At Van Island Music Festival | |
| I never loved a man | Aretha Franklin | I never loved a man |
| Don’t let me be lonely tonight | James Taylor | Greatest Hits |
| David Hood and Leland Sklar Interview | www.mulliganstew.ca | |
| Take me to the Mardi Gras | Paul Simon | Here comes Rhymin Simon |
| Millworker (live) | James Taylor | Flag |
| David Hood and Leland Sklar Interview | Mulligan Stew Podcast – Spotify. Google.Apple | |
| Mustang Sally | Wilson Pickett | The Wicked Wilson Pickett |
| David Hood and Leland Sklar Interview | Complete Interview on Mulligan Stew Podcast | |
| I’ll take you there | The Staple Singers | Best of |
| Welcome back to Hour Two of THE STEW | www.mulliganstew.ca | |
| Proud Mary | CCR | Bayou Country |
| Carry on | CSN and Young | Deja Vu |
| Bird on a Wire | Leonard Cohen | Songs from a Room |
| Chelsea Morning | Joni Mitchell | Clouds |
| Sweet Jane | Velvet Underground | Best of |
| Unfaithful Servant | The Band | The Band |
| www.coyotesbanff.com | Coming UP – The Beatles, Stones, Who, Dylan | |
| Stand | Sly and the Family Stone | Stand |
| www.mulliganstew.ca | NEXT – The year 1969 Part 2 | |
| Get back (live) | The Beatles | Abbey Road |
| Here comes the Sun | The Beatles | Abbey Road |
| TD Mulligan – The Stew | www.mulliganstew.ca | |
| Long Distance Call (live) | Muddy Waters, Bloomfield, Butterfield, Duck Dunn | Fathers and Sons |
| Girl from the North Country | Bob Dylan and John Cash | Nashville Skyline |
| Pinball Wizard | The Who | Tommy |
| For what its worth | Buffalo Springfield | Buffalo Springfield |
| Have yourself a fine long weekend | David Hood. Leland Sklar on MulliganStew Podcast | tdm |
| you got the Silver | The Rolling Stones | Let it Bleed |
Aug 3, 2019
This Summer, In the middle of a rainforest in Courtenay/Comox at the Vancouver Island Music Festival two of the most famous bass players in popular music met for the very first time.
David Hood – from Muscle Shoals Alabama finally met Leland Sklar from Los Angeles.
David Hood was part of the legendary studio musicians at FAME and Muscle Shoals Studios who shaped some of the most famous hits ever made. For Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Paul Simon, The Rolling Stones, and The Staple Singers.
In LA, Leland Sklar has recorded over 2000 albums for artists including Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Warren Zevon, Randy Newman, Linda Ronstadt and many more.
They hold the unique distinction of being “makers of memories” through the music they helped to create.
Great bass players are the glue that holds the band together.
What makes bass players special? Memorable bass tracks?
Did they follow each other’s careers?
The key to surviving and thriving for all those sessions, all those artists and those albums?
David Hood meets Leland Sklar..
The 41st VanWineFest Part One – The Californians!
By the Numbers..
• Over 25,000 wine fans
• 16 countries
• 160 wineries; including 53 from featured region California
• 50 participating restaurants, hotels, caterers
• 1,450 wines.
• 42,000 bottles poured and/or purchased (2018 stats)
• 82,000 wine glasses used (2018 stats)
Our Numbers …
32 interviews..
25 winemakers
7 CEO’s or General Managers.
Sleepless nights – 2
Hours budgeted for all interviews – 3
Minutes to missing last Harbour Air flight – 1
41 years ago the Vancouver International Wine Festival opened their doors to the World’s wineries.
Only one showed up. Robert Mondavi brought his California wines to pour that day.
Some say California saved the show.
And so, here we are 41 years later and California is the feature region at the 41st VanWineFest.
What a line up. We couldn’t talk to them all but we did do pretty well.
Seventeen Californians and one certain Washington Red Mountain newbie.
Have a favourite California wine? Check the list below. See if it’s there or see if it’s there but go looking for a new California pal.
FYI – Next Week Gina Gallo. Jean Charles Boisset and 15 Canadian winemakers
Here’s why I immediately liked Jon Bonne.
“ Not all pink wine need be Summer water But Whispering Angel should be cast into some Miltonian iteration of Hell”
Jon Bonné is one of the most influential American voices on wine. He is the senior contributing editor for PUNCH, and the author of The New California Wine and The New Wine Rules.
www.punchdrink.com
Jon Bonne
In 2016 the Wine Enthusiast awarded Bonterra as its American Winery of the Year because of its commitment to organic farming and it’s quality of affordable wines. Bonterra is the most popular organic wine in the USA.
Fetzer’s bourbon-barrel-aged Zinfandel 1000 Stories debuted in 2014. In the five years since, production has exploded from 5,000 cases to more than 140,000 annually!
www.bonterra.com
www.fetzer.com
A New Zealand native, McAllister earned a bachelor’s degree in viticulture and enology from Lincoln University in Christchurch, New Zealand. His deep passion for winemaking has taken him all over the world, from New Zealand to Australia, Chile and Cyprus. Since moving to California, in addition to his work with La Crema, McAllister has also made wine for Wild Ridge, crafting elegant Pinot Noir from vineyards on the rugged Sonoma Coast.
www.lacrema.com
Lange Twins
Randy Lange is a fifth-generation winegrower.
During the 1870’s his Great-Grandparents, Johann and Maria Lange, settled in Lodi. By 1916 they had the family’s first grape-ranch. It was on this ranch where their dad, Harold, was born in 1920.
In 1974 they decided to farm on our own. They finally built Lange Twins winery in 2006.
FYI – Lange Lodi vineyard produces spicy old-vine Zinfandel, concentrated Bordeaux-style wines and lively Rhone-style reds and whites—many from organically or sustainably farmed vineyards.
www.langetwins.com
Ondine Chattan –
Chief Winemaker Share a Slash/Cannonball/Cowboys and Angels
High Dive and Astrolabe
Ondine is a passionate Sonoma County winemaker with experience ranging from cult boutique producers to notable household name brands. Her love of the diversity of Sonoma and California at large fuels her enthusiasm for making a range of varietals from Sauvignon Blanc to Cabernet. Started her career at Cline, Beam and Geyser Peak.
www.shareasplash.com
Emma Swain, CSW and CEO of St. Supéry Estate Vineyards and Winery has worked in the wine industry for more than 20 years. Emma started in finance, before joining Niebaum-Coppola Winery and later worked at Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery for thirteen years as Chief Operating Officer
“Our primary focus is on Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon, “We’re a 100 percent Estate Winery, which means that we grow and produce everything that we make, without a drop of anything else coming into the process. Of the more than 530 wineries in the area, there are only a handful in the Napa Valley that are 100 percent Estate.”
www.stsupery.com
Paul Wagner was honored by the American Wine Society as the winner of its annual Award of Merit for 2018. Other recipients of the award include Robert Mondavi, Gina Gallo, Warren Winiarski, etc
“Paul has influenced the way the public drinks wine and thinks about wine”
Paul Wagner has been an instructor for Napa Valley College’s Viticulture and Enology department for the past 23 years. In addition, he teaches at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, is a guest lecturer at many universities and has spoken at more than 80 conferences throughout the world on wine, wine education, wine tourism, public affairs, and wine marketing.
www.rickandpaulwine.com
After an obligatory stint in Napa Valley he made his way to Ridge in 1989. David’s duties include managing the historic Monte Bello vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the Whitton Ranch at Geyserville, and the Lytton Estate vineyards at Healdsburg, as well as monitoring and helping all Ridge growers in Sonoma, Napa, Santa Clara, and San Luis Obispo Counties.
Ridge’s fame started when it was placed fifth in the 1976 Judgment of Paris tasting. At the 30th anniversary tasting in 2006 it went several steps further, with its 1971 Monte Bello Cabernet winning first place in the original vintage category and the 2000 ranking top for new vintages.
www.ridgewine.com
In 2005, Silverado Vineyards pioneering winemaker Jack Stuart stepped down as general manager, and Russ Weis took the reins. Russ, a senior vice president with Robert Mondavi (launched Opus One), brought more than twenty years winemaking to Silverado. He is extremely passionate about the winery: “We enjoy an amazing array of meticulously cared for estate fruit. Even in the most challenging years, our vineyards guarantee us a level of quality which we can be proud to call Silverado.”
Silverado makes around 85,000 cases each year, of which 22,000 are Chardonnay and the rest Bordeaux-style wines. The vineyards are in cool climate Napa regions, Carneros and Stag’s Leap.
www.silveradovineyards.com
Born and Raised in Napa. In September of 2002 she tried selling grapes to Chuck Wagner. He declined the fruit but hired her to work with him.17 years later she’s Mountain Cabernet Winemaker for Caymus Vineyards. Harvest also has her own family winery Duhig, in Coombsville.
www.wagnerfamilyofwine.com
Also born and raised in Napa, Kristen brings two decades of viticulture and winemaking on three continents to making the whites at J Lohr.
Along the way she worked with mentors Zelma Long at Long Vineyard and Milla Handley at Handley Cellars.
www.jlohr.com
Ray lost his winery to the Napa fires. The house his Father built and the buildings attached.
Surprisingly his wines mostly survived. Signorello was designed like a Bordeaux Chateau. Everything farmed in-house for the past 40 years. His surviving vines included 38 year old Chardonnay vines with the Cab vines not that far behind.
Ray Signorello
Ray was pouring his fabulous Signorello Estates Cab but also his new wines Fuse, Edge and Trim.
Signorello is Located in the heart of the Silverado Trail. Just North is Stags Leap and just West is Oak Knoll. There’s a new winery being built this year.
Ray on Social Media and Millennials
“They’re different from Gen X and Baby Boomers. They seem to be more interested in trying wines they haven’t heard of before – off-beat stuff – not necessarily the blue chip Napa Valley. So the challenge is how do we in Napa Valley make sure we’re engaging them”
www.signorelloestate.com
Randy Ullom
I cannot think of another winemaker who has stayed with the same winery for 28 years.
Randy oversees 12,800 acres of estate vineyards in cooler coastal California winegrowing regions. One third each in North Coast, Monterey and Santa Barbara counties.
www.kj.com
A native of Santa Rosa Randy grew up tending the small family Muscat vineyard on their property.
He and his family promptly build a small cellar into a hill on their property and started production. As one does in wine country. Randy has interned at Piper Sonoma and Far Niente before spending 23 years with Korbel and Draxton Wine.
Geyser Peak was named Sonoma Winery of the Year in 2018 by The New York International Wine Competition. Farming in Sonoma plus The Russian River and Alexander Valleys.
www.geyserpeakwinery.com
Fifth generation winemaker and winegrower Karl Wente grew up working at Wente Vineyards and expanded his experience at the Peter Michael Winery in Sonoma and Brown Brothers winery in Australia. In 2013, Karl was named one of Wine Enthusiast’s “40 Under 40.
www.wentevineyards.com
Thank You to :
James Murray – Tech and production
Kristine Wilkinson (ThinkMilk.ca)
Bailey Jelinski (Milk)
Anna Stuber (Milk)
Van Wine Fest Part Two
Jim Cuddy – Cuddy by Tawse Wines
A special feature on “field blends”
Willie Mitchell & Brendan Morrison speak out on their/our role in saving
fishery
Chris Tolley Moon Cursor
Fort Berens
Andrea Sartori and 121 years of Italian Winemaking
Jason Priestley – 90210 and his California wine.
Parking in The Passion Pit with John Weber at Orofino!
Interstellar Rodeo has kicked off in Edmonton.
It’s the 8th of a wild music gathering and every year the audience “gets it”. They know their music and artists.
Nobody is going to short change these fans.
You can find the line up for Friday, Saturday and Sunday at
at the same site you can find all of the wines that were paired with the headliners..
That’s right my friends..wine expert Gurvinder Bhatia pairs wines with artists and he nails it every time.
So Gurvinder is guesting for two short sessions , describing why he chose the wines to be served on site for
Lucius, Major Love, Sharon van Etten, Aloe Blacc, Sheila E, Whitehorse, K’naan, Perfume Genius, Asleep at the Wheel, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Rheostatics..and any more. Cheers!!
Steely Dan
Bruce Springsteen and Bryan Adams
New tracks from
Brothers Landreth
Gregory Porter
Corb Lund
Southern Avenue
Walk off the Earth
Bruce Cockburn
Ben Rodgers
And LOTS more
-Enjoy
David Hood – legendary Bass player at Muscle Shoals and Fame studios
Leland Sklar – legendary LA bassist..now with James Taylor
Doug Clifford – the original drummer for CCR.
| Mulligan Stew July 27 2019 | ||
| This is Mulligan Stew with TD Mulligan | www.mulliganstew.ca | |
| Got to be you | Brothers Landreth | 87 |
| Old people got soul | Gregory Porter | Old people got soul |
| Here comes my girl | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | Dan the Torpedoes |
| Killing floor | Steve Miller band | Love is strange |
| www.deanehouse.com | Guest tonight Gurvinder Bhatia – Interstellar Rodeo | |
| Trapper Man | Mark Knopfler | Down the road wherever |
| Son of a preacher man | Dusty Springfield | Dusty in memphis |
| This is Mulligan Stew with TD Mulligan | Coming Up – Bruce and Bryan Live in Toronto | |
| Special Guest Gurvinder Bhatia | Pairing wine and bands at Interstellar Rodeo | |
| Badlands (live) | Bruce Springsteen and Bryan Adams | Invictus Games 2017 Toronto |
| The Cover of Rolling Stone | Corb Lund and Hayes Carll | single |
| 3 little birds | Maroon 5 | 3 little birds |
| TDMulligan – Mulligan Stew | www.mulliganstew.ca | |
| Higher Love | Steve Winwood | BBQ Summer |
| Mulligan Stew | www.mulliganstew.ca | |
| Gurvinder Interstellar Rodeo Wines and Music | www.interstellarrodeo.com | |
| Claire | Rheostatics | Introducing Happiness |
| Coming Police, Foy Vance, Nathaniel Rateliff, Cockburn | www.mulliganstew.ca | |
| Don’t give up | Southern Ave | Southern Ave |
| Walking on the Moon | Walk off the Earth | single |
| Message in a bottle | The Police | Message in a Box |
| Mulligan Stew Podcast – Harry McWatters | Spotify. Google Play. Apple Podcasts | |
| Pain never hurt me like Love | Foy Vance | From Muscle Shoals |
| you worry me | Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats | Tearing at the Seams |
| Blind Willie | Bruce Cockburn | Crowing Ignites |
| www.mulliganstew.ca | Terry David Mulligan | |
| Reelin in the years (live) | Steely Dan | Alive in America |
| Chevrolet | The harpoonist and the axe murderer | Checkered Past |
| Steady Going Nowhere | Ben Rodgers | Wildfire |
| This is Mulligan Stew | Coming Up – wine and music at Interstellar Rodeo | |
| Put a woman in charge | Keb Mo/Rosanne Cash | Oklahoma |
| TDMulligan – Mulligan Stew | ||
| Gurvinder Bhatia – chooses wines for | Sunday Interstellar bands | |
| I’m on Fire | Whitehorse | Whitehorse |
Harry was one of the singular leaders who paved the way and built the framework for the Canadian Wine Industry.
From opening the first estate winery Sumac Ridge, to the first sparkling wine – Steller’s Jay,
Launching the Okanagan Wine Festival, introducing Meritage blends into our lexicon, Launched BC VQA, the BC Hospitality Foundation, founding chair BC Wine Institute, Director BC Vintners Assn, started Encore Wines, Time Wines, McWatters Wines.
Vintage Consulting, Time Winery and Kitchen.
Harry had just celebrated his 50th vintage..and the first year for his downtown winery in Penticton.
Harry McWatters
On and On.
We’ve all lost a leader and a great friend.
This tribute to Harry consists of moments from the many interviews we did together.
Starting with one of my first for Tasting Room Radio – Summer 2007. In Penticton after Harry had swept the wine awards.
Cheers Harry.
In honouring the builder and legend Harry McWatters, I felt the feature also needed another voice other than mine. It was a natural move to pick up the phone and talk to Christine Coletta. Co-Founder of Okanagan Crush Pad and one of BC’s current wine leaders.
She was also a dear friend of Harry’s and as she explains..there would be no Okanagan Crush Pad or Christine Coletta in the wine business without the guidance and support of Harry McWatters in the early years.
I’m so pleased I made the phone call.
First there’s Gurvinder Bhatia..Quench Magazine Wine Editor, Global TV (Edmonton) Wine Columnist, International Wine Judge, Italian wine specialist and friend of Harry McWatters. And then there’s Interstellar Rodeo this weekend in Edmonton.
Gurvinder Bhatia
It features a wide portfolio of artists..some “artists to watch for” and many artists who’ve created their own fan base over many years of recordings and touring. Headliners and those who want to be headliners.
Artists include Whitehorse, Rheostatics, Aloe Blacc, Sheila E, Southern Ave, Lucius, Asleep at the Wheel, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats,
Gurvinder studies the music of each and then pairs his best wines to match the vibe and texture of the music.
Even if you can’t attend..you can find the artists on the Interstellar Website with their matching wines..and do your own Rodeo.
Here’s the link
https://interstellarrodeo.com/edmonton/beer-wine/
Jim Cuddy – Cuddy by Tawse Wines
A special feature on “field blends”
Willie Mitchell & Brendan Morrison speak out on their/our role in saving fishery
Chris Tolley Moon Cursor
Fort Berens
Andrea Sartori and 121 years of Italian Winemaking
Jason Priestley – 90210 and his California wine.
Parking in The Passion Pit with John Weber at Orofino!
July 26th
Harry McWatters WAS wine in Canada. He died this week at home in Summerland. He was 74.
He founded the first estate winery, created Okanagan wine festival, same thing with BC Wine Institute.
Harry had a hand in establishing the framework of what is now the Canadian wine Industry.
The first part of our Podcast honors the words and deeds of Harry McWatters.
The second half of the Podcast deals with this weekend’s Interstellar Rodeo Music Festival in Edmonton.
Wine expert Gurvinder Bhatia pairs wines with bands..it’s fascinating and a tonne of fun.
Cheers to Harry
Special Guest: Frazey Ford
| Mulligan Stew | July 20 2019 | |
| Welcome to The Stew with terrydavidmulligan | www.mulliganstew.ca | Special guest Frazey Ford |
| miss ann | delaney and bonnie | to bonnie from delaney |
| roll with it (live) | steve winwood | greatest hits live |
| further on up the road (live) | Eric Clapton | Crossroad 2 live in the 70’s |
| www.deanehouse.com | Special Guest Frazey Ford | |
| sick and tired | boz scaggs | come on home |
| what you gonna do | N Miss All stars | up and rolling |
| www.mulliganstew.ca | Special Guest Frazey Ford | |
| spanish moon (live) | Little feat | hot cakes and outtakes |
| i dont want anything to change (live() | Bonnie Raitt and Norah Jones | Bonnie Raitt and friends |
| Gone at last (live) | Paul Simon | Live in NYC |
| I put a spell on you | Annie Lennox | Nostalgia |
| Special Guest today Frazey Ford | www.mulliganstew.ca | |
| angel of Harlem | U2 | Rattle and Hum |
| Stir it up | Delbert McClinton | never been rocked enough |
| This is Mulligan Stew | www.mulliganstew.ca | |
| TB Sheets | Van Morrison | Bring out the Dead Soundtrack |
| I got a feeling | The Beatles | Let it be |
| The Pretender | Jackson Browne | The Pretender |
| www.coyotesbanff.com | mulligan stew with tdm | |
| Countrywide soul | Jim Cuddy | Countrywide Soul |
| Coming Up – Frazey Ford interview | www.mulliganstew.ca | |
| I’ll take you there | The Staple Singers | Best of |
| Never loved a man | Aretha | I never loved a man |
| Church | Lyle Lovett | Joshua Judges Ruth |
| How sweet it is (live) | James Taylor | JT Live |
| Frazey Ford Interview | with tdm | |
| Can you get to that | Frazey Ford | Single |