Happy May Long Weekend! Join us in the South Okanagan for our Grape Escape at Hester Creek Estate Winery. We catch up with the winery's President Mark Sheridan and winemaker Mark Hopley; Michael Bartier, owner and chief winemaker for Bartier Bros Vineyards & Winery gives us details on piquette, a new offering for them; Mike Dowell, owner of Liber Farm & Winery introduces his new winemaker; and Geoffrey Moss MW, Lithica Wine Marketing & Gismondi on Wine contributor highlights the array of wine and food experiences in the region.
This week is our third show from the bustling Tasting Room Floor of the Vancouver International Wine Festival that took place under the Sails at Canada Place last month. Warren Porter for Iron Gate Auctions kicks us off with further insights into online wine buying and then we continue our exploration of the festival's featured region, South America, with Veronica Sardin for Argentina's Trapiche and Francisco Faundez-Pumarino for Chile's Viña San Pedro, both wineries rich with history that extends back to the mid-1800s; we're also excited to catch up with British Columbians, Richard Da Silva, owner/winemaker for the Naramata Bench's Da Silva Vineyards and Charlie Baessler, owner/winemaker for the Similkameen's Corcelettes Estate Winery.
This week is our third show from the bustling Tasting Room Floor of the Vancouver International Wine Festival that took place under the Sails at Canada Place last month. Warren Porter for Iron Gate Auctions kicks us off with further insights into online wine buying and then we continue our exploration of the festival's featured region, South America, with Veronica Sardin for Argentina's Trapiche and Francisco Faundez-Pumarino for Chile's Viña San Pedro, both wineries rich with history that extends back to the mid-1800s; we're also excited to catch up with British Columbians, Richard Da Silva, owner/winemaker for the Naramata Bench's Da Silva Vineyards and Charlie Baessler, owner/winemaker for the Similkameen's Corcelettes Estate Winery.
This week is our third show from the bustling Tasting Room Floor of the Vancouver International Wine Festival that took place under the Sails at Canada Place last month. Warren Porter for Iron Gate Auctions kicks us off with further insights into online wine buying and then we continue our exploration of the festival's featured region, South America, with Veronica Sardin for Argentina's Trapiche and Francisco Faundez-Pumarino for Chile's Viña San Pedro, both wineries rich with history that extends back to the mid-1800s; we're also excited to catch up with British Columbians, Richard Da Silva, owner/winemaker for the Naramata Bench's Da Silva Vineyards and Charlie Baessler, owner/winemaker for the Similkameen's Corcelettes Estate Winery.