http://tastingroomradio.com Terry David Mulligan, Canadian Broadcaster, Interviewer and podcaster Sun, 18 Feb 2024 17:44:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://mulliganstew.ca/category/tasting-room-radio-alberta/feed/ Join wine commentator Terry David Mulligan for some great fun learning about wine and those that both make and drink it on Tasting Room Radio. "I take the daily conversations between chefs, sommeliers, wine growers/owners/makers, writers, artisans and throw in the occasional celebrity and see how the mix works. Tasting Room Radio is the radio version of an audio blend, a Meritage for the soul." Terry David Mulligan no episodic Terry David Mulligan podcast Join wine commentator Terry David Mulligan for some great fun learning about wine and those that both make and drink it on Tasting Room Radio. "I take the daily conversations between chefs, sommeliers, wine growers/owners/makers, writers, artisans and thr https://mulliganstew.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/TRR_iTunes9.png http://tastingroomradio.com/episode-archives/ TV-G Vancouver Island BC, Canada Vancouver Island BC, Canada weekly c9c7bad3-4712-514e-9ebd-d1e208fa1b76 http://tastingroomradio.com/2024/02/17/ep-294-dominique-fils-aime-new-album-our-roots-run-deep/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-294-dominique-fils-aime-new-album-our-roots-run-deep&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-294-dominique-fils-aime-new-album-our-roots-run-deep http://tastingroomradio.com/2024/02/17/ep-294-dominique-fils-aime-new-album-our-roots-run-deep/#respond Sun, 18 Feb 2024 02:00:44 +0000 https://mulliganstew.ca/?p=28436 http://tastingroomradio.com/2024/02/17/ep-294-dominique-fils-aime-new-album-our-roots-run-deep/feed/ 0 http://tastingroomradio.com/2024/02/16/february-17th-2024-wines-of-romance-from-township-7-and-rocky-mountain-whisky-from-wild-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=february-17th-2024-wines-of-romance-from-township-7-and-rocky-mountain-whisky-from-wild-life&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=february-17th-2024-wines-of-romance-from-township-7-and-rocky-mountain-whisky-from-wild-life http://tastingroomradio.com/2024/02/16/february-17th-2024-wines-of-romance-from-township-7-and-rocky-mountain-whisky-from-wild-life/#respond Sat, 17 Feb 2024 01:15:55 +0000 https://www.mulliganstew.ca/?p=28416 http://tastingroomradio.com/2024/02/16/february-17th-2024-wines-of-romance-from-township-7-and-rocky-mountain-whisky-from-wild-life/feed/ 0 Wines of Romance from Township 7 and Rocky Mountain Whisky from Wild Life THE SHOW The press release arrived well in advance of Valentine’s Day. “These exceptional wines are not only perfect for cosy winter evenings but also make for delightful Valenti... THE SHOW

The press release arrived well in advance of Valentine’s Day.
“These exceptional wines are not only perfect for cosy winter evenings but also make for delightful Valentine’s Day celebrations.
I’m 3 days late with this story but when Valentine’s Day falls on a Wednesday, I find most of my friends agree with me and move it to the weekend when we have time to call our own.
Anyway, that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it.
Mary McDermott – Winemaker Township 7 (Langley and Naramata Bench)
Mary is a straight shooter. No catch-all marketing phrases. Just the facts and heartfelt reflections on the growing year and what the vineyard was trying to say to us.
Her training and years of seasonal survival have made Mary one of the winemakers to watch. Mary watches over the prime Naramata vineyards and their ever-evolving vineyards in Langley.
She is, after all, following in the footsteps of Michael Bartier and Bradley Cooper. High standards have risen even higher under Mary’s watch.
A wonderful winemaker and consummate craftswoman.
Tasting and Talking:
seven stars RIGEL 2021
Traditional method style, made with Riesling from the  Fool’s Gold Vineyard in North Oliver. Owned by Mark Antonello, well known vineyard manager.
The vineyard was researched and planted two decades ago by the legendary Richard Cleave. When he and Harry McWatters drove and walked around the Okanagan, they had their choice of “everything and everywhere”.  They picked the best plots of land to be had. If Richard Cleave’s name is linked to a vineyard, it’s Gold friends.
For example, the 2020 version of this sparkling wine was awarded Best Canadian Sparkling Wine 2023 Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships in London.  Loaded with notes of citrus and minerality. The glorious mousse has a texture that never seems to leave my memory bank. The body remembers such moments.
383 six-bottle cases –  $36.97

seven stars POLARIS 2020
Named in honour of the North Star which has guided ships at sea for many 100’s of years.
Crafted in traditional Methode Champenoise style.
Polaris is a Blanc de Blanc made from 100% unoaked Chardonnay. It has been celebrated at the Canadian National Wine Awards, BC Lieutenant Governor  Awards, Global Awards in Australia and many more.
Notes of brioche, Granny Smith apples, peach, lime.
In a word – Polaris is complete!    1250 six-bottle cases –   $39.97
 
Benchmark Series Pinot Noir 2022
 
This wonderful Pinot came from long-time growers Dwight and Arnie Gash’s Remuda Vineyard in Okanagan Falls.
Mary works with ripe dark fruit which she ferments in their concrete egg and stainless steel.
Aged a full year in French Oak Puncheons.
Your nose will love the aromas of raspberries and cherries.
The palate is fully engaged with assembled fruit and delicious undertones. When your mouth is not busy with the pinot, it will be forming the words “wow”!
800 cases made – available at both wineries and online.
$41.97
www.township7.com
 
Matt Widmer – Co-Founder of Wild Life Distillery  Canmore, Alberta
 
Matt and his co-founding partner Keith Robinson grew up together in the neighbourhood.
In their case, the neighbourhood was Banff and Canmore, Alberta. Rundle Mountain was in between them but it all worked out.
In 2017 they decided to build a distillery in Canmore – they called it Wild Life.
Craft spirits became a reality – whisky, gin, vodka, amaro, canned cocktails, bitters, etc.

While I was covering the Victoria Whisky Festival I heard their name being dropped several times.]]> Terry David Mulligan full false 45:05 Tasting Room Radio, wildlife distillery http://tastingroomradio.com/2024/02/16/mulligan-stew-feb-17th-2024-special-guest-dominique-fils-aime/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mulligan-stew-feb-17th-2024-special-guest-dominique-fils-aime&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mulligan-stew-feb-17th-2024-special-guest-dominique-fils-aime http://tastingroomradio.com/2024/02/16/mulligan-stew-feb-17th-2024-special-guest-dominique-fils-aime/#respond Sat, 17 Feb 2024 01:11:37 +0000 https://mulliganstew.ca/?p=28431 http://tastingroomradio.com/2024/02/16/mulligan-stew-feb-17th-2024-special-guest-dominique-fils-aime/feed/ 0 http://tastingroomradio.com/2024/02/10/28403/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=28403&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=28403 http://tastingroomradio.com/2024/02/10/28403/#respond Sun, 11 Feb 2024 01:35:41 +0000 https://mulliganstew.ca/?p=28403 http://tastingroomradio.com/2024/02/10/28403/feed/ 0 http://tastingroomradio.com/2024/02/09/mulligan-stew-feb-10th-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mulligan-stew-feb-10th-2024&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mulligan-stew-feb-10th-2024 http://tastingroomradio.com/2024/02/09/mulligan-stew-feb-10th-2024/#respond Sat, 10 Feb 2024 05:27:52 +0000 https://mulliganstew.ca/?p=28392 http://tastingroomradio.com/2024/02/09/mulligan-stew-feb-10th-2024/feed/ 0 http://tastingroomradio.com/2024/02/09/february-10th-2024-winter-wine-wars-features-on-orofino-fort-berens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=february-10th-2024-winter-wine-wars-features-on-orofino-fort-berens&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=february-10th-2024-winter-wine-wars-features-on-orofino-fort-berens http://tastingroomradio.com/2024/02/09/february-10th-2024-winter-wine-wars-features-on-orofino-fort-berens/#respond Sat, 10 Feb 2024 03:42:15 +0000 https://www.mulliganstew.ca/?p=28371 http://tastingroomradio.com/2024/02/09/february-10th-2024-winter-wine-wars-features-on-orofino-fort-berens/feed/ 0 Winter Wine Wars. Features on Orofino/Fort Berens THE SHOW   The letters were received on Jan 22. It was the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission informing a considerable number of BC wineries that if they did not immediately stop shipping wines direct...
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The letters were received on Jan 22. It was the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission informing a considerable number of BC wineries that if they did not immediately stop shipping wines direct to consumers in Alberta, they would stop allowing those wines in their retail stores.
Legalities aside, the timing couldn’t be worse for BC wines and farmers.
Two winters of freezing vine damage, roadblocks in high season and wildfires have led to some wineries wondering if they can survive through 2024. Now this!
BC wineries are on record as offering to collect the taxes on their shipments, most of which are to members of their wine club.
In many cases, these are high-end, exclusive & hard-to-find wines, so the Alberta concern of younger drinkers getting their hands on these wines is simply not in play
To try and make sense of all of this new information I asked two valued wine friends to join me on Tasting Room Radio.
 
Sandra Oldfield – Former partner/winemaker in Tinhorn Creek. Now the founder of Elysian Projects and a steady voice in the Okanagan.
You may remember Sandra from the 2011 wine war between BC and Alberta. To make a point about shipping across provincial borders in Canada,  Sandra ordered a shotgun from out of province and it arrived safe and sound. However, she was not allowed to ship or carry wines into Alberta. She still has that shotgun to remind her of how far we have yet to go.
 
www.elysianprojects.com
 
 
Al Hudec – Lawyer. Farris LLP. Specializing in wine law. Runs the Kelowna office of Farris LLP.
Al is a prominent legal advisor to the BC Wine Industry and has been lead lawyer on many of Canada’s most significant Indigenous transactions of the past 12 years.
www.farris.com
 
WWW.WINEBC.COM
 
We’re going to cover a lot of ground here but please keep in mind that the wines we love sharing with family and friends come from the passion,  talents and hard work of small farmers in BC.
That’s who’s dealing with this bad news – in a year of bad news. Small farmers working sunup to sundown. Dealing with insects, fires, extremes in climate, smoke, hail and now regional politics.
 
Just when they really needed our support, there is another mountain to climb.
 
So, please buy BC as much as you can. We’ll get through this together.
www.winebc.com
 
 
 
 
John Weber – co-founder and chief winemaker at Orofino Vineyards in the Similkameen Valley.

Its been a while since John and I chatted about winemaking. Its usually about fishing.  No wait,  its always about fishing.

Please  head for the website.  As you can see they’ve been  very busy. And this is just the whites!!!
2022 Orange skin contact White
2022 Pozza Vineyard C ab Franc Rose
2022 Crossroads Riesling
2021 Home Vineyard Old Vines Riesling
2021 Chanrdonnay
2022 Sparkling Gamay Noir
 
Mostly we’re going to be talking about how the Similkameen is dealing with killer winter freeze, fires and  with climate change.  Which is what farmers do.
Every season and every year.
 
www.orofinovineyards.com
 
Alessandro (Alex) Nel – Winemaker at Fort Berens, Lilloett, BC

Before arriving at Fort Berens,  for over a decade Alex had been a winemaker at Cederberg Winery in the Western Cape of South Africa. While there he produced one of the Top 50 wines  in the Decanter World Wine Awards in 2021.
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Making great whisky is serious business.
Whisky takes time. You can create it and leave it in barrel “while your kids grow up and head off to college” kind of time.
For example Paradigm Spirits -The Heritage Collection –  Whisky of the Year in Canada spent 19  years in barrel. Then along came friends and partners Michelle deBus and Irma Joeveer who were just beginning their whisky journey. They purchased the filled barrels to start Paradigm.

Then blended in some Oloroso Sherry and found a stunning balance between the corn whisky and sherry.
Davin de Kergommeaux Canada’s Whisky authority and founder of the Canadian Whisky Awards describes The Heritage as having
“sublime complexity and elegance with fresh fruity top notes”
 
This is a really nice story of people who dreamt a dream of making whisky and how it all lead to being named Whiskey of the Year in Canada. Besting 200 other whiskeys.
Our guests are Irma Joeveer and Michelle Debus
www.paradigmspirits.com
 
 
Bob Baxter – Two Brewers Whisky.  Whitehorse, Yukon
 At the Canadian Whisky Awards,  Two Brewers put on a show.
Won Single Malt Whisky of the Year – Release 41
Won 3 Gold – Releases 41/36/37
Won 2 Silver  Yukon Single Malt Whisky  38 and 39
 
Bob has been on Tasting Room before and I was delighted to catch up with him again.
I like this man and his whisky.  They keep winning a number of awards in Canada and the World.  His attitude is…. we appreciate it but we have whisky to craft and that’s way more important. They’re brewers first and bring those smarts to their spirits. They also use some of the craft beer grains in their whisky making.
Bob is joined by his daughter Corey. She’s with the marketing department.
His son has joined the whisky makers.  It’s truly a family thing.
 
www.twobrewerswhisky.com
 
Rob Carpenter –  co-founder /  Calum Rae – Distillery Manager
Holyrood Distillery Edinburgh  (Old Town)

October 2023 Holyrood launches their 1st whisky Arrival. It’s one of the first single malt whiskies produced in Edinburgh in over 100 years.
Working in the cellar with Butts-Hogs Heads-Bourbon Barrels and Rum Barriques.
Playing with flavours eg: Heritage Barleys-Special Malts-Yeast Strains
Have a listen about their latest release on World Whisky Day 2023.  Lovingly called Mezcal Moonshine.
 
https://holyrooddistillery.co.uk/
James Lester – co-founder of Sons of Vancouver

Last years Canadian Whisky of the Year
Palm Trees and  a Tropical Breeze came from Sons of Vancouver Distilling.
They sent their whisky but stayed home. There was no way they would be named Whisky of the Year.
Well, a year later everything’s changed. For them and I think for Canadian Whisky. How they taste and how they’re marketed.
This year they won Gold with
Summer Road Trip Across the Midwest
Palm Trees and a Tropical Breeze
Desert Grass and Blue Agave
 
Won Silver with
Raiding Nona’s Liquor Cabinet
 
Love this company and their vision.  Making whisky and marketing it in a whole new way.
Changing the next generation of spirit makers.  Teaching their methods to those who want to sign up for classes.
Heads up – They sell out quickly!!  James explains the very best way to get your hands on their “expressions” before they’re gone.
James leaves us with a couple of teases of what’s coming up this year.
 
www.sonsofvancouver.ca
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