BC Food and Wine Radio

BC Food and Wine Radio
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  1. 4d ago

    B.C. Food And Wine Radio: Aug 19, 2026

    On this week's show, Sam Pfeiffer, owner and director of Whistler Wines, discusses his family's long association with Penfolds and the unique gift his father received upon retirement. We taste two outstanding value wines, the 2024 Atypical Shiraz and 2023 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, both worthy additions to your shopping list. We also take you inside the tasting room at the 2026 National Wine Awards of Canada, where judges and panel captains Janet Dorozynski and Michael Godel share their perspectives on this year's competition. This week we focus on the sparkling wine and rosé categories and examine how B.C. wineries performed against the national field. We wrap up the show with an update from Summerland as Okanagan Crush Pad co-owner Christine Coletta discusses what is happening behind the scenes in Summerland and at Haywire Winery and Garnet Valley Ranch Winery, and how consumers can support the region moving forward.

    B.C. Food And Wine Radio: Aug 19, 2026

  2. Aug 12

    B.C. Food And Wine Radio: Aug 12, 2026

    On this week's show, there is an international flair as we speak with Stéphane Desmarquest, Export Manager, La Rioja Alta, who introduces us to one of the founding wineries of the Rioja region, with a history dating back to 1890. We talk about the La Rioja Alta 2020 Vina Alberdi Reserva Rioja and the La Rioja Alta 2022 Lagar de Cervera Albarino. Romain Chevrolat, Winemaker, Domaine Laroche, takes us on a magical wine journey to Burgundy and then directly south to talk about the Domaine Laroche project, Mas La Chevalier, in the heart of the Languedoc. Also, Nicholas Villalon, General Manager, Canada, Advini Wines, stops by to share the story of the JeanJean family, a renowned, sixth-generation French winemaking dynasty celebrated for shaping the viticultural landscape of the Languedoc region of France.

    B.C. Food And Wine Radio: Aug 12, 2026

  3. Aug 4

    B.C. Food And Wine Radio: August 5, 2026

    On this week's show, Giovanni Mazzei, owner of Mazzei Wines, is here representing one of the oldest families in Tuscany. The earliest written record of Chianti as a region is the purchase of a barrel of Chianti from Ser Lapo Mazzei in 1398. We tasted the 2022 Ser Lapo Chianti Classico Riserva and the 2022 Mazzei Zisola Nero d'Avola. Then we are joined by Luca Inama, Cellar Master & Winemaker, at Inama Wines, a 3rd-generation family Soave producer and now one of three Inama sons running the business, producing harmonic wines from volcanic soils. David Lawrason, Critic, WineAlign.com, Co-Chair of the Wine Align National Wine Awards of Canada, is here to talk about his new venture called Lawrason’s Guide to Canada’s Best Wines. We talk about wine in general with someone who has tasted tens of thousands of wines over a storied career. Chris Turyk, Director of Marketing & Sales at Unsworth Vineyards, stops by for a refreshing discussion on the state of wine today and, moving forward, the opportunities to reach new markets with wine that continues to improve in quality.

    B.C. Food And Wine Radio: August 5, 2026

  4. Jul 29

    B.C. Food And Wine Radio: July 29, 2026

    On this week's show, Geoffrey Moss MW, Lithica Wine Marketing, Wine Critic at Gismondi On Wine, is here with results from the Best of the Bench, a recent Naramata Bench wine competition. Geoff also talks about why the Naramata Bench is such a great spot to grow grapes and shares his thoughts on the strongest varieties in the ground. We also speak to some of the results of the 2026 Wine Align National Wine Awards of Canada, which took place in Niagara in mid-June. Laurent Gamonet, Export Area Director, Canada, Georges Duboeuf is here to feature the 2024 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais-Villages and the 2023 Duboeuf Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Cru Le Clos Reyssier. Finally, we catch up with James Leonardo De Sa, Export Manager, Canada, M. Chapoutier, France, who pours an established favourite, the Meysonniers Crozes-Hermitage from Chapoutier, as well as a new label, Rouge Clair by M. Chapoutier 2024, a lighter, fresher Rhône red.

    B.C. Food And Wine Radio: July 29, 2026

  5. Jul 22

    B.C. Food And Wine Radio: July 22, 2026

    This week's episode comes to you live from Langley-based Township 7 Vineyards and Winery. We discuss with General Manager Mike Raffan the many reasons to visit the rapidly growing wine region of Greater Langley. We highlight the 2023 Seven Stars RIGEL, an award-winning Riesling-based sparkling wine, and preview upcoming seasonal events. Mary McDermott, Winemaker at Township 7, joins us to introduce their first-ever offerings of two unique rosés; we'll taste and discuss both. Gary Zhygailo and Brian Ensor from Chaberton Estate Winery stop by, sharing two bottles for us to enjoy. Karen Yeung, Winemaker and Viticulturalist at Gate 22 Winery & Adega On 45th Estate Winery, gives updates on two wines: their 2025 Chardonnay and a 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon. Lastly, we chat with Tim LaHay of Tourism Langley and owner of the Barley Merchant about reasons to visit Langley, upcoming events, and the Fall wine passport.

    B.C. Food And Wine Radio: July 22, 2026

  6. Jul 16

    B.C. Food And Wine Radio: July 15, 2026

    This week's show comes to you from the deck at Laughing Stock Vineyards in the middle of the Naramata Bench. Laughing Stock captured the Best Performing Small Winery of the Year in Canada at the 2025 Wine Align National Wine Awards and was recently acknowledged by Wine Growers British Columbia and the Okanagan Wine Festival Society as the 2026 Winery of the Year. Our guests include Sébastien Lafortune, Manager of Laughing Stock Vineyards, who walks us through the many guest-focused on-site tastings, including the Blending Seminar on August 28th. Sandy Leier, Winemaker at Laughing Stock Vineyards, joins us to focus on Laughing Stock’s white wines and sparkling program. We taste the 2024 Blind Trust White and the 2021 Market Bubble, a classic blend of 58% Pinot Noir and 42% Chardonnay, released after 36 months on its lees in bottle. In terms of red wines, we explore the 2023 Laughing Stock Vineyards Pinot Noir and the flagship Laughing Stock Vineyards Portfolio. Caroline Schaller, Winemaker at Culmina Family Estate Winery, drops by to update us on her work at the Culmina estate on the Golden Mile Bench and pours the Unicus 2025 (Grüner Veltliner) and her flagship red, the 2019 Hypothesis. Culmina Family Estate Winery is located on the Golden Mile Bench in Oliver, BC. Finally, winemaker Justin Hall joins the deck party from Nk’Mip Cellars in Osoyoos, pouring his 2022 QQ Syrah, 2025 Pinot Blanc, and the 2025 Rose. Nk'Mip (in-ka-meep) Cellars is a trailblazing winery in Osoyoos, BC, renowned as the first Indigenous-owned and operated winery in North America.

    B.C. Food And Wine Radio: July 15, 2026

  7. Jul 9

    B.C. Food And Wine Radio: July 8, 2026

    This week's show comes to you from the Penticton Visitors Centre. Our guests include Paige Schulz, Marketing Manager for Visit Penticton, who will share details about several late-summer and fall events planned in and around Penticton. Owners Gavin and Shana Miller join us with tales of cheese and wine from Upper Bench Winery. At the same time, Tightrope winemaker Lyndsay O'Rourke stops by to discuss the winery's commitment to sustainability and to pour a new sparkling wine made from Riesling. Still on the bench, Joshua Kim, Direct to Consumer Manager at Bench 1775 Winery, will tell us what it's like to greet visitors with the most spectacular patio view in the wine business. Finally, Nadine Kinvig, the Terravista Vineyards owner/winemaker, will update us on some of B.C.'s most sought-after and eclectic wines grown high above the lake on the Naramata Bench.

    B.C. Food And Wine Radio: July 8, 2026

  8. Jul 2

    B.C. Food And Wine Radio; July 1, 2026

    This week's show comes to you from Phantom Creek Estates, a premier, family-owned winery on B.C.’s Black Sage Bench, focused on producing exceptional organic and biodynamic Bordeaux-style reds and Alsace-influenced whites. 2026 marks the 10-year anniversary of Phantom Creek Estates, which has added two new Estate tours: the Grand Cellar Experience and the History Room Terroir Tasting Experience. Our guests include Jean-Marc Enixon, Director of Winemaking at Phantom Creek Estates, who welcomes us to the picturesque tasting room and speaks to their growing wine club enrollment and the 1-4 pm Music Series every Sunday. With Jean-Marc, we taste the newly released 2025 Rosé and 2025 Pinot Noir. We are humbled to be joined in the room by Olivier Humbrecht, Consulting Winemaker at Phantom Creek Estates. Olivier is the tenth generation of the Alsace-based Humbrecht family to be a winegrower, for whom agriculture and viticulture are simply part of you. In 2017, under the guidance of Olivier Humbrecht MW, Phantom Creek Estates decided to introduce two noble Alsace varieties, Pinot Gris and Riesling, to the Evernden Spring Vineyard, just over the Kobau Mountain as the crow flies in the Similkameen Valley. Olivier talks about the 2023 Small Lot Pinot Gris and 2023 Small Lot Riesling. We also caught up with Phantom Creek Assistant Winemaker Calli Bailey, who shares insights into her passion for the vineyard as we taste two new wines: the 2025 Phantom Blanc and the 2025 Coeur d'Été. Finally, Director of Farming Mike Anderson talks viticulture, and we taste the 2022 Kobau Syrah and 2018 Phantom Creek Vineyard Malbec.

    B.C. Food And Wine Radio; July 1, 2026
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Podcast by BC Food and Wine Radio

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  • Creator
    BC Food and Wine Radio
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    357
  • Rating
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