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August 24th, 2024- VanWineFest Part 3 with DJ Kearney and a reconnect with Sandra Oldfield

August 23, 2024 Tasting Room Radio 0:47:44

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THE SHOW

 

Our last segments of  2024 VanWineFest with DJ Kearney  and  an Okanagan reconnect with Sandra Oldfield

The Vancouver International Wine Festival (#45) has come and gone but the interviews live on….for at least this week.

I’m joined by my fourth & final co-host, the one and only DJ Kearney.  Educator, mentor, leader, wine judge, black belt, speaker and wine director at Terminal City Club.  None better!!

Deej is also the best friend a person could ever have. We all feel lucky to know her.

As I did with Daenna van Mulligen (The Wine Diva), Kelcie Jones  and Michaela Morris,  I asked DJ to choose who she’d like to interview and spotlight.

 

Immediately she belted out….. “Justin Hall  – first Indigenous winemaker in the World”.

So  winemaker Justin Hall joins us from Nk’Mip in Osoyoos.

And Stavros Kriaris Global Ambassador of Alpha Estate in Greece.

“I’ve been there and loved the winery and wines”

Justin Hall Nk’Mip

Then I had the gall to ask “who do we close with Deej?”

DJ yelled “Lets invite next years  feature theme region California“

Bonterra Organic  Mendocino    (Gabriela Marble  Export manager)

Robert Mondavi   Napa    (Kurtis Ogasawara, Director of Winemaking)

Signorello – Napa Valley Golden Mile (Ray Signorello Owner)

Signorello Estate   Napa Valley Golden Mile (Ray Signorello – Owner. North Shore guy)

Ray Signorello

www.signorelloestate.com

www.robertmondaviwinery.com

www.bonterra.com

www.alpha-estate.com

www.nkmipcellars.com

www.tcclub.com

@djkearney

 

 

Sandra Oldfield –  Elysian Projects / Tourism Leader

Sandra Oldfield  (Elysian Projects)

Many of you know Sandra from her over 20 years at Tinhorn Creek. Winemaker, co-owner, helped to establish BC’s first sub-appellation – The Golden Mile Bench.  In 2017 Sandra and husband Kenn started Elysian Projects, a beverage/tourism consulting company. Sandra named one of Canada’s Top 100 Powerful Women of 2016.  She co-founded the Fortify Conference and  is in the BC Restaurant Hall of Fame.

Sandra embeds herself into the dialogue of today’s BC Wine Industry , she’s natural leader.

We met in Victoria in the Spring, just before a 3 day tourism conference kicked off. There was much to talk about at the conference.

In addition,  there were a number of issues Sandra and I had to talk about for the podcast. The on going BC/Alberta wine clash. What can tourism do to help the wine industry through this very tough year?  The loss of considerable vineyards to cold snaps and who speaks for the small farmer?

All of these issues were in play in the spring. Some have been sorted out, mostly they remain issues for the BC wine industry.

Sandra finished the interview with a story about several boxes that arrived at her house. Sent from Alberta to BC.

The question is/was “what’s in the boxes and why should we care?”

We welcome back Sandra Oldfield.  A Fall Update to follow.

 

www.elysianprojects.com

www.fortifyconference.ca

www.winebc.com

www.hellobc.com

 

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

 

The Nationals – Anthony Gismondi

Burrowing Owl Cook Book

Pluvio – Ucluelet

A Hatch Cage Match

Sons of North Vancouver

Sipster 3

Fort Berens

Ron Kubek – Wine Issues

Zanatta Wines

Wine Witch on Fire – Natalie Maclean

Hester Creek

 

 

EP 315 | Colin James brings his 21st album

August 17, 2024 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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Colin’s 21st album is called Chasing the Sun.   Today,   Aug 17 is his Birthday. Happy Day Colin

 

Co-produced by Colin Linden in his Pinhead Studios in Nashville.

Colin’s coming to the  Mulligan Stew Podcast with the complete story of how he and his friends wrote and created these outstanding songs.

 

Colin singing a Lucinda Williams song, Protection, with Lucinda in the studio doing harmony. Two tracks with blues harp legend Charlie Musselwhite, co-writing memorable songs with Tom Wilson, Terra Lightfoot, Thompson Wilson, Jesse Obrien and others. A great rhythm section of Darryl Jones (Stones) Charley Drayton (Keith Richards).

A splendid cover of Paul Butterfield’s classic  In my own dream . Also vocals by  The McCrary Sisters and Ruby Amanfu

Colin Linden leading the all-star band and co-writing with Colin James.

It’s their 6th album together.

Colin and I have been doing interviews for a long time but there are  still events and moments in his life that need retelling.

For example, when the two Colins’  met on the Canadian Prairies Colin James was 13 and Colin Linden was 17. Both were into playing the blues.

A short time later Colin, still a teenager, got to play for Stevie Ray Vaughn. Stevie helped him take the next steps in his career.

This is the complete Interview.

It’s here on the  Mulligan Stew Podcast  and the terrydavidmulligan YouTube Channel

His 2021 album Open Road won the JUNO Award for Best Blues Album and was nominated for Blues Foundation Best Blues Rock Album in 2023.

 

Catching the Sun may very well get the best reception yet.

August 17th, 2024-VanWineFest Part Two – 10 Italians and a Turyk!

August 16, 2024 Tasting Room Radio 0:14:30

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Featuring guest hosts and wine specialists  Kelcie Jones and Michaela Morris.

TDM. Kelcie Jones co-host – Ermes Scardova (Ermete) and Beatrice Schiavio (Marchesi di Barolo)

The feature region of the 2024 Vancouver International Wine Festival was Italy.

There were  71 wineries representing 13 different Italian regions, from Sicily in the far south to Trentino-Alto Adige in the north.
There were hundreds of autochthonous grape varieties and each region has its own mix of varieties, wine styles, and food and wine culture!

So much history and passion wrapped up in Italian wines. Italian winemakers and owners know that Canada has its own history of embracing the wines of Italy.

No matter what the region.

When I asked Kelcie Jones and Michaela Morris to consider co-hosting with me, I also asked who would they like to invite for the interviews.

Kelcie is the co-founder of This is Wine School and the Sommelier of the Year 2023.

Kelcie looked forward to talking with

Beatrice Schiavio –  Marchesi di Barolo. The first Barolo was created in their cellars.

Thomas Jefferson was an early fan. The King of Wines. The Wine of Kings.

 

Ermes Scarova.  Medici Ermete.   Growing vineyards and creating wines since 1890. Not just any wine but a sensational  CRU of Lambrusco: Concerto

 Next comes the charming Daniel Grace – the American owner of Il Molino di Grace

In the very heart of the Chianti region. Producing world-class wines for 350 years.

Urs Vetter – from Vietti.   Formed 150 years ago in the very heart of the Langhe at the highest point of the medieval village of Castiglione Falletto. It’s still there today.

What followed were beautiful Arneis, Moscato, Dolcetto, Barbera, Nebbiolo, Barbaresco and many  Barolo.

tdm – Michaela Morris– Daniel Grace. Katie Nussbaum. Sebastiano De Ferrari  Vanwinefest 2024

Unsworth Vineyards – Cowichan Valley Vancouver Island.  Chris Turyk.. marketing and family member.  If you listen to Tasting Room radio you know Chris Turyk.

Chris Turyk – Unsworth (Cowichan Valley)

Every region needs a spokesperson. Chris is the leading voice of the Cowichan Valley Wineries.

Unsworth leads by example.

 

Michaela Morris becomes the co-host in the second half of this Tasting Room Radio.

 

Michaela is a fully acknowledged leader in Canada’s wine world.

She’s an educator, mentor, sought-after wine judge and gifted writer. (Decanter)

Michaela had just returned from Tuscany.

Michaela’s interview guests included:

Katia Nussbaum Owner of San Polino.  Vineyards were created early in the  10th century. As of 1581 it was owned by the Montalcino Hospital, Santa Maria della Croce. The olive trees planted in 1581 are still standing.

Sebastiano De Ferrari. The owner of Boscarelli.

Barbara De Rahm from Marziano Abbona

Stefano Inama – Inama Wines  Owner and family member – perhaps the finest producer of Soave!!

Stefano brings his son along for the chat.

 

Thank you, Kelcie and Michaela!!  Thank you, Meredith and Harry!!

           www.michaelamorris.ca

           @kelciejones

            www.thisiswineschool.com  

 

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

Van Wine Fest Part Three

  • with DJ Kearney
  • Burrowing Owl Cokbook
  • Sipster 3
  • Fort Berens
  • Anthony Gismondi – The Nationals
  • Ron Kubek – Wine Issues
  • Jim Moody – Zanatta
  • Wine Witch on Fire – Natalie MacLean
  • The Hatch – Jason Parkes Customs
  • Dining at Pluvio – Ucluelet
  • Hester Creek

 

EP 314 | Rhiannon Giddens Interview in 2020 at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival

August 10, 2024 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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Terry sits down with Rhiannon Giddens in 2020 while at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival in 2020.  Tonight Terry will be speaking to her again to catch up On the past 4 years!

August 10, 2024-The 45th VanWineFest Part One

August 9, 2024 Tasting Room Radio 0:46:31

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The 45th VanWineFest Part One

 

THE SHOW

The press release says: It’s the largest combined consumer and trade wine show in North America. And one of the biggest and oldest in the World.  From Feb 24 to March 3. Eight days, 42 events, 12 countries,  149 participating wineries, 71 from feature region Italy, 1, 150 wines, 800 in the tasting room and over 18,000  wine fans expected to attend all events.

So…..how does one guy with one microphone cover something like that?  You don’t!!

Can’t be done without a huge team but if you plan carefully and do your homework, surround yourself with wine friends who bring their own beliefs on wine and winemakers, then you might get something captured.

I’m so pleased to announce that with the help and smarts of the following friends & experts we managed to do 22 interviews with winemakers and principals from Italy, Greece, Washington, California, Spain, France and BC.

Thank you to Meredith Elliott – Communications and Marketing manager.  Grace under pressure.

Harry Hertscheg – Solid Support.

Harry Hertscheg (sip mag)

Our co-hosts are:

Daenna Van Mulligen – The Wine Diva. Writer, speaker, judge and popular reviewer.

Michaela Morris –  educator, judge, speaker and wine writer (Decanter)

Kelcie Jones – Best Sommelier 2023, educator, consultant and founder of This is Wine School

DJ Kearney – Director of Wine at  Terminal City Club, wine educator at large. Legend.

This first Tasting Room Radio will feature opinions and comments from

Terry and Daenna

Daenna Van Mulligen – www.winediva.ca Has travelled the wine world. Knows many winemakers in the room.

Hosted a sold-out feature seminar on Gerard Bertrand Winery.

Blue Grouse Estate Winery – Michael Abbott – New GM (Cowichan Valley)

Burrowing Owl Estate Winery – Stephen Neumann – Brand Ambassador (Oliver)

Le Vins Bonhomme –  Nathalie Bonhomme. (founder/winemaker) Originally from Montreal. Now making wines for her label –  in Spain and France.

Nathalie Bonhomme-lesvinsbonhomme

House of Smith – Donal Black VP – Int. Sales. A new gathering of Charles Smith Wines. K Vintners, Substance, Sixto, Golden West etc. (Washington)

Charles Smith – House of Smith

Harry Hertscheg – Executive Director VIWF.  The man who dreams the dream and leads the team.

Bench 1775 – Richard Kanazawa (Winemaker)  Naramata Bench. Fabulous winemaker

Osoyoos LaRose – Michael Kullmann   CEO/Winemaker (Osoyoos) Great discussion between these two. Consistently fine wines.

www.winediva.ca

www.Bench1775.com

www.bluegrouse.ca

www.burrowingowlwine.ca

www.Lesvinsbonhomme.com

www.houseofsmith.com

@HHonWine

www.vanwinefest.ca

www.osoyooslarose.com

#vanwinefest

#VIWF

 

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

NEXT WEEK – All Italian wineries (except for Unsworth.)

Co-host Michaela Morris.  Simply fabulous wine educator and influencer

San Polino

Boscarelli

Marziano Abbona

Inama

Anthony Gismondi – National Wine Awards

Burrowing Owl Cook Book

Sipster 3

Jim Moody  Zanatta Winery

Ron Kubek – Lightning Rock Winery

Pluvio Revisited

 

August 3rd 2024- 2024 wine releases from the Naramata Bench

August 1, 2024 Tasting Room Radio 0:40:57

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Last week we featured The Cowichan Wineries August Festival .

This week  we reconnect with the wineries of the Naramata Bench. 15  interviews with winemakers and principals.

Like many others in the BC wine community, The Naramata Bench was also hit with heartbreaking losses of their prime vineyards due to another  Winter deep freeze.

Even as they pour the wines this year, we’re still talking about the growing season last year and how each and all with survive.

The pouring & presenting of   wine releases is an annual traditional event.  Talking about failed bud breaks, the loss of complete vineyards and what to do next is not an annual tradition. 

Many changes are coming to BC Wines and how they’re  farmed.

What to plant?  Where to plant? How to survive the crisis?

New Varietals, new Blends and new owners/makers/farmers.

As tough as the next couple of years may be,  none of that showed itself at the early 2024  pour at Vancouver Community College on West Pender.

The Bench is a very tight community. Even though they are all hyper-competitive, when it comes to showcasing their individual wines.  However,   The Naramations pull together as a team when crisis arrives.

Impressive,  to say the least.    naramatabench.com

 

 

 

 

Here are the fifteen guests – talking 2024 Wines and Vineyard Survival!!

 

  • Colin Ross – President of Bench Wineries (Tightrope)
  • Tyson Archer –  (co-founder) Fox and Archer
  • Emma Roberts – (GM) Howling Bluff
  • Bob Ferguson – (co-founder/winemaker)  Kettle Valley

Kathy Malone – Hillside Winery

  • Kathy Malone – (Winemaker) Hillside Winery and Bistro

Marcus

(Marcus Ansems/Daydreamer)

  • Marcus Ansems – (Winemaker Co-owner) Daydreamer Wines
  • Richard Da Silva – (Owner-Winemaker)  Da Silva Vineyards and Winery
  • Lyndsay O’Rourke (co-founder/winemaker) Tightrope Winery

Dylan Roche-Roche Wines

  • Dylan Roche – (co-founder/co-winemaker) Roche Wines
  • Graham Pierce – (winemaker) Ruby Blue

Rebecca Mikulic

  • Rebecca Mikulic  – Three Sisters Winery

Robert Van Westen

  • Robert Van Westen – (co-founder/winemaker)  Van Westen Vineyards
  • Lauren Bunckle – (Asst Winemaker) Elephant Island Winery
  • Wilbert Borren – (co-owner/winemaker) Four Shadows Vineyard and Winery
  • Will Hardman – (co-founder/winemaker) Deep Roots Winery

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

 Anthony Gismondi – the 2024 Nationals

Burrowing Owl Cookbook

Meyer Family 

The Hatch/Black Swift

Fort Berens 

The Sipster 3

John Kubek – Lightning Rock on wine wars etc

Jim Moody – Zanatta

Wine witch on Fire – Natalie MacLean

 

 

 

EP 313 | Exclusive Interview with The Grapes of Wrath

July 27, 2024 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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Kevin Kane and The Hooper Brothers  Chris and Tommy have been an original Canadian band for over 40 years.

The Grapes of Wrath.

Same three guys. Still making music.

This podcast is their first complete band interview in over 10 years.

Like many, I had presumed that the guys had moved on to solo efforts or other bands or other dreams.

When I saw that they were playing and selling out The Carleton in Halifax I started to dig and found – amazed – that they were in fact playing the Filberg Festival in Comox, Vancouver Island on August 3.

Also Edmonton, The Maritimes, Vernon and  The Dream Café in Penticton.

Bringing with them songs containing people’s memories, whole lifetimes.

 

Peace of Mind

You may be right

These days

And the still brilliant…

All the things I wasn’t.

 

Platinum records, multiple tours of Canada, the USA and Europe.

In 1992 they went separate ways only to rediscover the power of their friendship and music in 2010 at a festival in Surrey, BC.

The same three guys…Let’s celebrate The Grapes of Wrath. Enjoy the stories and the music.

Tour Dates:

www.grapesofwrath.ca

 

July 27th, 2024- August is Wine Festival Month in the Cowichan Valley

July 27, 2024 Tasting Room Radio 0:38:34

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There’s a buzz going on about the Wineries of the Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island.

It started when Unsworth Winery was purchased by key members of the Jackson Family (Kendall Jackson, Napa).  Then  months later it was revealed that the same family members had purchased Blue Grouse, just down the road.

So…

A California wine family with intimate knowledge of farming, planting, harvesting and selling wines had researched wine regions all over the World and Canada,  had twice decided that “the” place to take a stand against wine growing in climate change was the Cowichan Valley.

Those are decisions that start people talking In and out of the wine business.

The Cowichan was abuzz with talk over coffee in the morning and a glass at the end of the day.

 

It makes this group interview with a number of Cowichan winemakers all that more interesting.

We’re talking about the 2024 Cowichan Wine Festival, which runs Aug 1 – 31.

Each winery has events and different wine pours.

All are celebrating being in the Cowichan.

ALL are pouring.

 

The entire month of August all of the Cowichan Wineries will be open and pouring their very best.Each will have their own events, food components and August Wine Passports.

Please go to  www.cowichanwineries.com

Tap on August Wine Passports

 

The guests this year are :

Dylan Sheldon – owner of his own micro-winery in Santa Rosa, California has become the winemaker at Cowichan’s newest winery Cobble Hill.

Discover - Cobble Hill Winery

Driven by regenerative farming and serious winemaking Dylan talks about his new plantings, including Albarino, Verdelho, Gruner, Sauvignon Blanc, Zweigelt etc

Cobble Hill Winery | Tourism Cowichan

Cobble Hill Winery

 

 

 

Stacey Hornemann – The new winemaker at Blue Grouse. Coming directly from Sonoma, California. Stacey too has planting and replanting plans. We also talk Dutch Ovens

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Blue Grouse Estate Winery offers Bed & Bottle retreat - My VanCity

 

Julie Powell – Co-owner of the delightful Alderlea Vineyards, just North of Duncan. Pinot Noir leaders.

 

Lorin Inglis – GM of Enrico Wineries.  President of Cowichan Wineries.

www.enricowinery.com

www.alderlea.ca

www.bluegrouse.ca

www.cobblehillwinery.ca

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

 

Meyer Family

The Hatch/Black Swift

Fort Berens

Burrowing Owl Cook Book

The Sipster 3

John Kubek – Lightening Rock on Alberta and BC Government

The Nationals Wine Awards – Anthony Gismondi

Jim Moody – Zanatta

 

 

 

 

EP 312 | The last two folk fest interviews. Terry Wickham (Edmonton) Jenna Klein Waller (Canmore)

July 20, 2024 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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The last two festival directors join us on The Summer Stew –
Terry Wickham – Edmonton Aug 8-11
Many years now the musical leader at  Edmonton Folk Festival.
As you know, he’s a natural storyteller and this year he’s telling stories of the growing indigenous component of the festival. Also how it all started to grow within the fest, it involves the Chieftains.
Terry talks about how he discovers artists, why certain artists strike a chord in him and how he had to keep a headliner booking secret for 7 months.
The complete interview can be heard on the Mulligan Stew Podcast and the video on the terrydavidmulligan YouTube Channel.
Jenna Klein Waller – Canmore  Aug 3-5
It’s year one for Jenna.  She has stayed in touch with the other artistic directors. Learning even more as she went. The one thing the festival wanted to focus on was finding a younger audience.
Jenna talks about the artists that her younger audience wants to see and hear.

EP 311 | Artistic directors Kerry Clark from the Calgary Folk Fest and Fiona Black from the Vancouver Folk Fest.

July 13, 2024 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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It’s festival season. Full ON.

Everywhere you go someone is kicking off a festival.

We’re concentrating on the music festivals of Western Canada.

I couldn’t do them all…

Vancouver Island and Winnipeg  festivals  have started

This weekend our guests are – artistic directors Kerry Clark from the Calgary Folk Fest and Fiona Black from the Vancouver Folk Fest.

We finish our festival updates July 20 with Jenna Klein Waller artistic director from Canmore Festival and Terry Wickham artistic director of Edmonton Folk Music Festival.

 

Check out the artist lineups at

www.calgaryfolkfest.com  July 25-28

www.thefestival.bc.ca  July 19-21