Friends Of The Vine Wine Podcast
podcast
Episodes
Saturday Dec 14, 2019
Saturday Dec 14, 2019
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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Friday Nov 15, 2019
Friday Nov 15, 2019
David Paterson and I sit down and talk about the 2019 harvest, Okanagan viticulture, and the push for sub-appellations. His knowledge of the Kelowna wine scene is immense, and he shares it openly and honestly. His riesling is world class, and we discuss this grape and the others that Tantalus is known for. Of course, I also find out his desert island grape varietal, which is always a fun topic.
David was born in Canada, raised in New Zealand, and returned to Canada as the winemaker for Tantalus Vineyards. He's been making wine for them for 10 years, and in the last 5 years, took on the role as GM. He received his winemaking degree from Lincoln University in Christchurch, NZ and following time spent working in the local NZ industry (Neudorf Vineyards) he travelled the wine world gaining experience.
While honing his skills over a handful of international vintages, he was fortunate to work with some incredible mentors along the way including Anna Matzinger at Oregon’s Archery Summit, Blair Pethel at Burgundy's Domaine Dublère, and Stephen Henschke and Paul Hampton at South Australia’s Henschke Cellars.
Get ready for a fun conversation. Pull up a chair, grab a glass and enjoy!
To follow the winery, go here- https://tantalus.ca/
Tantalus Vineyards can also be followed on Instagram here- https://instagram.com/tantaluswine/
Audio recorded in person from Tantalus Vineyards in Kelowna, BC.
Great photos of all our guests can be found on our website here-
http://friendsofthevine.podbean.com/
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All music courtesy of Shakamoraine-
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Friday Oct 11, 2019
Friday Oct 11, 2019
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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All music courtesy of Shakamoraine-
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Thursday Sep 26, 2019
Thursday Sep 26, 2019
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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For all podcast updates and to follow the show look us up on Instagram here-
http://instagram.com/ianswinetruths
All music courtesy of Shakamoraine-
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Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
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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Music courtesy of Shakamoraine-
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Friday Aug 09, 2019
Friday Aug 09, 2019
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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Monday Jul 15, 2019
Monday Jul 15, 2019
Natalie MacLean is a wine writer, author, and wine reviewer. She is known for her beautiful story telling style that gets you as the reader immersed into her fun journey through the world of wine. She has been compared to Canada's version of Jancis Robinson.
Join us as we get in to her personal journey with wine, her first experiences in Napa, and her online wine courses. We also talk about some of our most memorable wines.
Get ready for a fun conversation. Pull up a chair, grab a glass and enjoy!
For Natalie's wine courses and wine reviews, her website can be found here- https://www.nataliemaclean.com/index.aspx
Her Instagram page can be found here- https://www.instagram.com/nataliemacleanwine/
The Opimian website can be found here- https://www.opimian.ca
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 Ottawa.
For all podcast updates and to follow the show look us up on Instagram here-
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Thursday Mar 21, 2019
Thursday Mar 21, 2019
Anne Krebiehl is a wine writer for a variety of publications, including being the contributing editor for Wine Enthusiast, writing for Decanter, as well as The Buyer and The World of Fine Wine among others. She specializes in Germany, Austria and Alsace, with a focus on Pinot Noir. She holds a MW designation.
This episode features our chat about Anne's entry into the world of wine, WSET and MW studies, her wine writing, and some of the wonderful wines and tasting experiences that she has been a part of in her daily life.
Get ready for a fun conversation. Pull up a chair, grab a glass and enjoy!
Two of the memorable wines mentioned by Anne during our talk-
Ebner-Ebenauer St Laurent Alte Reben 2015
Neumeister Stradener Alte Reben Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Anne's website can be found here-
http://www.anneinvino.com/
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 Anne's residence in London, UK.
For all podcast updates and to follow the show look us up on Instagram here-
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This podcast proudly supports the hatch wines. Follow those renegade scoundrels here-
https://thehatchwines.com/
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Sunday Mar 10, 2019
Sunday Mar 10, 2019
Jack Chapman is immersed in a wide variety of areas within the wine world. He is the senior portfolio manager for Cult Wines, a wine investment company. He has a small vineyard on a farm outside London, and he co-stars with Tom Gearing in a you tube wine show called "One More Glass".
This episode features our chat about all of these areas of his life, plus we hit a variety of wine topics that are both current and controversial.
Get ready for a fun conversation. Pull up a chair, grab a glass and enjoy!
Jack's youtube wine show channel can be found here-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3D7jegaSIY
photo credit: https://www.instagram.com/peterhdmarshall/
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 his parent's farm near London, UK.
For all podcast updates and to follow the show look us up on Instagram here-
http://instagram.com/ianswinetruths
This podcast proudly supports the hatch wines. Follow those renegade scoundrels here-
https://thehatchwines.com/
Intro courtesy of Shakamoraine
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Monday Mar 04, 2019
Monday Mar 04, 2019
This episode features a short recap segment of my time spent at one of the tasting sessions during the week of the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2019. California was the featured region.
The second half of this episode features my friend Steve and I chatting about wine while driving in to the festival, and our friendship and passion for wine shines through in this segment.
California Wineries tasted:
Sebastiani / Chalk Hill
St. Supéry Estate Vineyards…..and Winery
Ridge Vineyards
Outlot
Michael David Winery
Klinker Brick Winery
Get ready for a fun conversation. Pull up a chair, grab a glass and enjoy!
Great photos of all our guests can be found on our website here
http://friendsofthevine.podbean.com/
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Audio recorded while en route to VIWF in Vancouver, BC.
For all podcast updates and to follow the show look us up on Instagram here-
http://instagram.com/ianswinetruths
This podcast proudly supports the hatch wines. Follow those renegade scoundrels here-
https://thehatchwines.com/
Intro courtesy of Shakamoraine
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