Wines and Vines‪!‬ Christopher Mark

Ben-Min Chang, research scientist at the Summerland Research Center, and Andy Nadler, agricultural meteorologist from Peak Hydromet, discuss and share data from the January 2024 winter freeze.

We talk bud hardiness, climate projections, bud dissections, and what cold numbers we really hit. And a lot more.

John Skinner of Painted Rock Winery joins us to talk building the international rep of Canadian and BC wine, why it all starts in the vineyard (and the price they pay to keep it that way), the benefits of working with Alain Sutre, and the pursuit of elegant wine.

This episode we’re joined by Karnail Sidhu, owner and operator of Kalala Organic Estate Winery in Kelowna BC. Karnail’s original background is an electrical engineer and his role as an outsider to the wine industry - as an engineer, immigrant, and Sikh - is one of both frustration and triumph. Karnail is dedicated to organic practices and draws on his Punjabi farming heritage to spend time listening to the land first. He also strongly empowers his staff and shares the successes and defeats of doing so - and why he won't stop.

In this episode Severine Pinte, a managing partner at Enotecca Winery and Resorts where she oversees Le Vieux Pin and LaStella wineries, shares her early wine education in France, why she moved to BC, and the critical role education plays in becoming a better winemaker and viticulturalist. Sev's dedication to bringing up the next generation, both educationally and environmentally, is an absolute highlight.

Today’s guest is John Clerides. He is the owner of the incredibly successful Marquis Wine store, the premier wine shop in BC, as well as a number of other ventures and businesses. You’ll hear from John how he modeled his store after Kermit Lynch’s Adventures on the Wine Route, why John thinks biodynamic practices lead to better wines, why generational wine making matters, what BC and Canadian wine need to start doing, and a helluva lot more.