Look who’s on a Roll – It’s this week’s guest,  Author Luke Whittall   Luke and his Sipster’s Pocket Guides Books. In the third volume in the popular  Sipster’s Pocket Guide series, wine expert and educator Luke Whittall presents his latest top 50 British Columbia wines under $50 (including many under $30) and along the...

Complete  Interview with Anthony Gismondi: Co-founder of The Nationals!   THE SHOW   The 2024 National Wine Awards of Canada wrapped up in June in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Founded by Canadian wine experts David Lawrason and Anthony Gismondi, ‘The Nationals’ are the largest and most respected Canadian wine competition. This year,  22 judges tasted 1,800...

Harry Hertscheg  2025 Van Wine Fest and Daenna van Mulligen New Reviews from Wine Diva     THE SHOW   Both of this weeks guests have become a  part of the fabric of Tasting Room Radio.   Harry Hertscheg is the Executive Director of the Vancouver International Wine Festival.  This is Year 46.   Harry...

Guests – John Weber  (Orofino) and Tony Buree  ( Domaine Artema)  THE SHOW  John Weber – co-founder of Orofino Vineyards (Similkameen Valley)   John and Virginia Weber have created not just one of the very best wineries in BC but Canada. Orofino is also Canada’s first strawbale winery and also solar powered. They’ve received Gold...

THE SHOW   Luke Smith – co-founder and chief winemaker of Howling Bluff (Naramata Bench)   It’s been a while since I “sat down” with Luke Smith from Howling Bluff on the Naramata Bench. Howling Bluff has been established for 20 years now.  Luke and family planted Pinot Noir, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Sauvignon Blanc, and...

We’re nearing the end of a volatile year in BC Wine. It featured wildfires, floods, COVID, road closures, price, tax and wage increases and two cold snaps over two Winters. Vineyards were damaged or destroyed by the freeze. Wineries and growers were facing a 2025 with little or no wines to cellar and sell. The...

  New wineries in Garnet Valley, Solvero & Garnet Valley Ranch Plus  Two from Bottleneck Drive,  Dirty Laundry and Pamplemousse Jus.     As much as I like to follow the wines we all share, I’m equally driven by the people who make them. The battles they wage against weather and mankind! Best of all...

Dining at Pluvio – Top Chef with Lisa Ahier  and Two great locals you should know about. Life on The Edge in Ucluelet     THE SHOW    It started with the wild idea of fishing in Ucluelet, in early September when the crowds had gone home. I had in my pocket a card from...

THE SHOW This week  we reconnect with the wineries of the Naramata Bench. Like many others in the BC wine community, The Naramata Bench was also hit with heartbreaking losses of their prime vineyards due to a killer Winter deep freeze. Even as they pour the wines this year, we’re still talking about the growing...

THE SHOW The annual Victoria Wine Festival just happened. I walked into a Trade Tasting looking for familiar faces and winemakers to interview. It turned out to be an almost all locals show. For me anyway. Chris Turyk from Unsworth was telling wine stories to an ever expanding group. Lots of interest in what’s happening...