It’s early January. It’s Victoria. Must be Whisky Season!!     THE SHOW    It’s the first of two Whisky Specials from the 2025 Canadian Whisky Awards and the 2025 Victoria Whisky Festival. There are always headlining whiskies and star whisky makers in attendance! Whisky fans want to taste and explore the new releases from...

Alderlea (Cowichan) and Meyer/Mayhem (Okanagan Falls)   THE SHOW North of Duncan, Vancouver Island lies Alderlea Vineyards.  Formerly home of Roger and Nancy Dosman.  Roger would talk about his Pinot Noir plantings until you ran out of batteries. Rightly so.  For over 20 years, they had beautiful Pinot Noir harvests. When they sold, Zac and Julie...

Changing BC Wines in 2025. Guests: Rhys Pender – Master of Wine/Little Farm Winery  (Similkameen) Kathy Malone – Winemaker at Hillside Estate  (Naramata Bench)   The SHOW There are so many elements in play during the 2025 BC wine growing season. AND it’s just started. Two cold snaps that damaged or killed many vines and vineyards over...

This is Wine School –  Kelcie Jones and Jenna Brisco wine educators And BIG NEWS:   BC Wineries can now sell directly to Alberta consumers.   The Guest is Paul Sawler. Board Chair Wine Growers of BC.   Plus sales & marketing for Dirty Laundry. THE SHOW    This is Wine School  Smaller, funny and essential wine school in Chinatown with...

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...