2019 Highlights Show Part Two-Episode 42 | Wine Talk

Highlights from my various conversations over the last year, compiling 10 episodes in part one and 10 episodes in part two. I sit down with some great guests, and these are some snapshots from our chats, sharing their wine stories and experiences. 
-Sam Mudie- Episode 31
-Natalie MacLean- Episode 32
-Jason Ocenas- Episode 33
-Brooke Martin- Episode 34
-Jane Masters- Episode 35
-Anthony Buchanan- Episode 36
-Jason Parkes- Episode 37
-Keira LeFranc- Episode 38
-Nicole Muscari- Episode 39
-David Paterson- Episode 40
 
Get ready for a fun conversation. Pull up a chair, grab a glass and enjoy!
 
Audio recorded in person and over Skype, various locations.  
 
Great photos of all our guests can be found on our website here-
 
 http://friendsofthevine.podbean.com/
 
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2019 Highlights Show Part One-Episode 41 | Wine Talk

Highlights from my various conversations over the last year, compiling 10 episodes in part one. I sit down with some great guests, and these are some snapshots from our chats, sharing their wine stories and experiences. 
-Daryl McDonnell, BBQ Sessions- Episode 21
-Lawrence Francis- Episode 22
-Heather Lipp- Episode 23
-Cristie Norman- Episode 24
-Steve Halfnights, VIWF Recap- Episode 25
-Jack Chapman- Episode 26
-Anne Krebiehl- Episode 27
-Kelsey Rufiange- Episode 28
-Grant Biggs, Katie Truscott- Episode 29
-Esther Mobley- Episode 30
 
Get ready for a fun conversation. Pull up a chair, grab a glass and enjoy!
 
Audio recorded in person and over Skype, various locations.  
 
Great photos of all our guests can be found on our website here-
 
 http://friendsofthevine.podbean.com/
 
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 For all podcast updates and to follow the show look us up on Instagram-
 
http://instagram.com/ianswinetruths
 
 
All music courtesy of Shakamoraine-
 
Follow them here: https://facebook.com/Shakamoraine/

Keira LeFranc-Episode 38 | Stag's Hollow Winery | Wine Talk

Keira LeFranc is the winemaker for Stag's Hollow. She got her start with Stag's Hollow, working a harvest. After living in Australia, running a wine bar, and  getting her wine making degree in New Zealand, she came back to Okanagan Falls, to mentor under then winemaker Dwight Sick.
 
She now spearheads the wine program, marking 2018 as her first solo vintage. Young, ambitious, talented, she is a star on the rise in BC wine. 
 
Wines Tasted-
2018 Muscat Frizzante
2018 Syrah Rosé
2018 Dolcetto
2016 Tempranillo Joven
2016 Tempranillo (85% Tempranillo, 15% Bordeaux Varietals)
 
Get ready for a fun conversation. Pull up a chair, grab a glass and enjoy!
 
To follow all new wine projects of Keira and the winery, go here-  https://stagshollowwinery.com/
 
Audio recorded in person at Stag's Hollow Winery, located in Okanagan Falls, BC. 
 
 She can be followed on Instagram here- https://www.instagram.com/stagshollow/
 
 
Great photos of all our guests can be found on our website here-
 
 http://friendsofthevine.podbean.com/
 
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 For all podcast updates and to follow the show look us up on Instagram here-
 
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Jason Parkes-Episode 37 | Hatch Wines | Wine Talk

This episodes features my conversation with Jason Parkes. The man behind the winery that is the hatch, and the various entities that flow from it. Jason and his team have made a name for themselves by being unique and providing some character and fun to the world of wine, and because of this, they are a known presence in the Okanagan. Their tasting room is always full. 
 
 Jason and I sat down for an hour and talked a lot of topics, some of them too controversial to be recorded. I learned a lot more about the man that runs this fun, dynamic brand known as the hatch. He has a great team of people that assist him, and because of them, his ideas have flourished.  
      
Get ready for a fun conversation. Pull up a chair, grab a glass and enjoy!
 
To follow all new projects and shenanigans of Jason and the hatch crew, go here- https://thehatchwines.com/
 
Audio recorded in person at Jason's residence, located in West Kelowna, BC. 
 
 
To follow Jason's current band, Proper Man, check them out here- https://www.propermanband.com/
 
 
Great photos of all our guests can be found on our website here
 
 http://friendsofthevine.podbean.com/
 
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Garagiste North and BC Pinot Recap-Episode 36 | Wine Talk

This episodes features three short interviews, and a recap of the BC Pinot Celebration from Kelowna. I was fortunate enough to stay with my friends on the Kitsch Wines property, and sample 25-30 different wineries at this celebration.
 
Also, I was invited to the Garagiste North Wine Festival, which focuses on small wineries in BC, that make 2000 cases or less. Some of them truly are garagiste level, while others are verging on big name success. I was lucky enough to taste quite a few, with some of course being a very low intervention style, so a definite contrast to the bigger wineries. All in all, a great weekend. 
 
I also managed to record a few minutes with three of my favourites from the Garagiste North Wine Festival, which was at Sperling Vineyards in East Kelowna. Mike Mosny of Winemaker's Cut, Anthony Buchanan, who is the head winemaker of Desert Hills, now has his own side label called Anthony Buchanan Wines, and finally Tyler Knight from Lightning Rock, who shares the wine growing and wine making duties with his wife, Jordan Kubek. 
      
Get ready for a fun conversation. Pull up a chair, grab a glass and enjoy!
 
The Garagiste North Festival website can be found here- http://www.garagistenorth.com/
 
Audio recorded in person from Sperling Vineyards in East Kelowna, BC. 
 
Mike Mosny- https://winemakerscut.ca/ 
Anthony Buchanan- https://anthonybuchananwines.ca/
Tyler Knight- https://www.lightningrockwinery.com/
 
 
Photos from the wine festival courtesy of Jennifer Schell, who operates the festival, writes books, makes wine... all of her talents can be seen here-  
http://www.jenniferschell.com/
 
 
Great photos of all our guests can be found on our website here
 
 http://friendsofthevine.podbean.com/
 
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 For all podcast updates and to follow the show look us up on Instagram here-
 
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Brooke Martin-Episode 34 | The Brooke Blend | Wine Talk

Brooke Martin is a wine writer and wine blogger, and is the creator of The Brooke Blend. She is a force on Instagram, where she is a popular online wine presence. Her wine picks and conversations about wine resonate with her audience.
 
Join our conversation about how she discovered Napa and fell in love with wine, French rosé, Utah wine laws, social media and wine, boutique wineries, Brooke's stuck on a desert island grape varietal, and much much more.
      
Get ready for a fun conversation. Pull up a chair, grab a glass and enjoy!
 
Her website and blog can be found here- http://www.thebrookeblend.com/
 
Her Instagram page can be found here- https://www.instagram.com/thebrookeblend/
 
Great photos of all our guests can be found on our website here
 
 http://friendsofthevine.podbean.com/
 
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Audio recorded over Skype from her residence in Utah.
 
 For all podcast updates and to follow the show look us up on Instagram here-
 
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Intro music courtesy of Shakamoraine-
 
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