This week’s podcast spotlights Jessica Dolan, General Manager of the Balcomo, our new Hotel Partner in Penticton. Jessica joins us to discuss booking now for the busy season ahead and to introduce the many reasons Balcomo is your perfect place to stay when visiting South Okanagan wine country. Charles Bouthillier, Managing Director, North America at […]

This week’s show comes from the International Tasting Room at the 2026 Vancouver International Wine Festival. Joining us on stage is Jeff Guignard, CEO of Wines of British Columbia, for a compelling discussion on the current state of wine, both at the storefront and in the vineyard. Since its founding, Bodegas Olarra has been recognized […]

On this week’s show, we come to you from the very busy International Tasting Room at the 47th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival, where this year’s theme region is France. We speak with Laurent Gamonet, Export Area Director for Canada at Georges Duboeuf. Laurent talks about two labels you won’t want to miss: the 2024 […]

On this week’s show, we continue reporting from the 47th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival, where we caught up with Mark Hopley, Winemaker at Hester Creek Estate Winery, to discuss his exciting new release, the 2022 Undici, a Super Tuscan blend made with 61% Sangiovese. The grapes were harvested from the Osoyoos East Bench vineyard, […]

On this week’s podcast, join us from the 47th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival as we speak with Chris Hoffmeister, Chief Executive Officer of Select Wines . We discuss fine wines and even finer profit margins for international producers dealing with a sharp drop in wine consumption worldwide. Romain Chevrolat, Winemaker at Laroche, takes us […]

This week’s podcast acknowledges International Women’s Day on March 8 as we celebrate women in wine, starting with one of the biggest names in Champagne, Alice Paillard, CEO and Proprietor of Champagne Champagne Bruno Paillard. Alice is widely regarded as one of the most thoughtful and articulate voices of her generation in Champagne. She is […]

This week’s podcast spotlights Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, former The Wall Street Journal columnists and founders of Open That Bottle Night, who join us to discuss why all of us tend to hold onto wines we own that we should have opened years ago and what to do about it. From Penticton, British […]

This week’s podcast explores the renowned Chianti Classico region of Tuscany, Italy, with a particular focus on the village of San Felice, known for its scenic vineyards. The episode includes insights from Leonardo Bellaccini, Head Winemaker and Technical Director at @sanfelice_official, who discusses two notable wines you can buy: the San Felice Vermentino IGT Toscana […]