Episodes

  • February 17th, 2024- Wines of Romance from Township 7 and Rocky Mountain Whisky from Wild Life

    February 17th, 2024- Wines of Romance from Township 7 and Rocky Mountain Whisky from Wild Life
    Feb 17 2024
    Wines of Romance from Township 7 and Rocky Mountain Whisky from Wild Life THE SHOW The press release arrived well in advance of Valentine’s Day. “These exceptional wines are not only perfect for cosy winter evenings but also make for delightful Valentine’s Day celebrations. I’m 3 days late with this story but when Valentine’s Day...
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    45 mins
  • February 10th, 2024- Winter Wine Wars. Features on Orofino/Fort Berens

    February 10th, 2024- Winter Wine Wars. Features on Orofino/Fort Berens
    Feb 10 2024
    Winter Wine Wars. Features on Orofino/Fort Berens THE SHOW   The letters were received on Jan 22. It was the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission informing a considerable number of BC wineries that if they did not immediately stop shipping wines direct to consumers in Alberta, they would stop allowing those wines in their retail...
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    55 mins
  • February 3rd, 2024 Making great whisky is serious business!

    February 3rd, 2024 Making great whisky is serious business!
    Feb 3 2024
    This Years Winner. Last years winner. Plus Whitehorse and Edinburgh   THE SHOW Making great whisky is serious business. Whisky takes time. You can create it and leave it in barrel “while your kids grow up and head off to college” kind of time. For example Paradigm Spirits -The Heritage Collection –  Whisky of the...
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • January 27th, 2024- Victoria Whisky Fest  & Canadian Whisky Awards

    January 27th, 2024- Victoria Whisky Fest  & Canadian Whisky Awards
    Jan 27 2024
    Victoria Whisky Fest  & Canadian Whisky Awards     THE SHOW    “Friendship is like Whisky – the older the better”  Yes, my friends its our annual trek to Victoria’s inner harbour for the 18th annual Victoria Whisky Festival and the Canadian Whisky Awards. It was founder of the awards Davin de Kergomeaux who whispered...
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    45 mins
  • January 20th, 2024 John Skinner: Painted Rock Wines & VJ Gandhi: making our wines available in USA.-

    January 20th, 2024 John Skinner: Painted Rock Wines & VJ Gandhi: making our wines available in USA.-
    Jan 20 2024
    John Skinner on his Painted Rock Wines /VJ Gandhi: making our wines available in USA.   THE SHOW   “If Painted Rock is going to compete with the best in the world we must have confidence in our terroir and allow it to express its uniqueness. That’s why we are 100% Estate.”  John Skinner John...
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    54 mins
  • January 13th, 2024- Wine, Whisky & Winter!

    January 13th, 2024- Wine, Whisky & Winter!
    Jan 13 2024
    Wine, Whisky and Winter THE SHOW  First Guest is Harry Hertscheg – Executive Director  45th Annual Vancouver Wine Festival Acknowledged as the largest combined consumer and trade wine show in North America. Also one of the biggest and oldest in the World.  Not Harry…the festival. The 45th festival will take place February 24 to March...
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    57 mins
  • January 6th, 2024- Mike Grgich – His 1976 Napa Chardonnay in USA/France blind tasting in Paris was The Shot Heard Round the World.

    January 6th, 2024- Mike Grgich – His 1976 Napa Chardonnay in USA/France blind tasting in Paris was The Shot Heard Round the World.
    Jan 6 2024
    Mike Grgich – His 1976 Napa Chardonnay in USA/France blind tasting in Paris was The Shot Heard Round the World.       THE SHOW   Winemaker Mike Grgich died Dec 13th 2023.  He was 100 years old. This is his story,  as told to yours truly into a nasty microphone in the lobby of...
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    27 mins
  • December 30th, 2023-Daenna van Mulligen – The Wine Diva brings the Best of Bubble 2023

    December 30th, 2023-Daenna van Mulligen – The Wine Diva brings the Best of Bubble 2023
    Dec 30 2023
      THE SHOW It is a year-end tradition on Tasting Room Radio Daenna van Mulligen – The Wine Diva – joins me for a rundown of her primary year lists. After tasting well over 1000 wines a year, Daenna compiles all of her notes and posts her “best of” categories. Three weeks ago it was...
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    42 mins