Enjoy the Canada Day long weekend by listening to a special compilation of some of our favourite interviews with Canadian winegrowers so far this year. Our guests include Dan Wright, winemaker and Felix Egerer, viticulturist for Unsworth Vineyards on Vancouver Island; and in Oliver, Mark Hopley winemaker and Roger Gillespie, director of operations for Hester Creek Winery, and Spencer Kelly, the new winemaker and GM for CheckMate Artisanal Winery; and finally John Weber, co-owner and winemaker for Orofino Vineyards in the Similkameen Valley. Happy Canada Day everyone!
We're excited to be broadcasting from the brand new RedBarn Winery on the Black Sage Bench outside of Oliver. It's the latest addition to Anthony von Mandl's Iconic Wineries of British Columbia. IWBC's General Manager Graham Nordin starts off the show, and then RedBarn's Head Winemaker Kaylee Barss joins us to tell us about the wines, and the features of the winery designed by Tom Kundig. We also welcome and hear about the latest news from Corrie Krehbiel, Chief Winemaker for Mission Hill Family Estate Winery, Shane Munn GM and Winemaker for Martin's Lane Winery, Amy Paynter, Winemaker and Josh Mueller, the Chef de Cuisine at Liquidity Wines.
We're excited to be broadcasting from the brand new RedBarn Winery on the Black Sage Bench outside of Oliver. It's the latest addition to Anthony von Mandl's Iconic Wineries of British Columbia. IWBC's General Manager Graham Nordin starts off the show, and then RedBarn's Head Winemaker Kaylee Barss joins us to tell us about the wines, and the features of the winery designed by Tom Kundig. We also welcome and hear about the latest news from Corrie Krehbiel, Chief Winemaker for Mission Hill Family Estate Winery, Shane Munn GM and Winemaker for Martin's Lane Winery, Amy Paynter, Winemaker and Josh Mueller, the Chef de Cuisine at Liquidity Wines.
We're on location under the 72-foot tower of Hillside Winery, unmissable to anyone driving along the Naramata Bench. President Duncan McCowan, and winemaker Kathy Malone bring us up-to-date on the winery, the vineyards and their new releases. Marketing manager Lauren Selfridge and Wineshop manager Lesley Buxton talk about the tasting room and the wine club offerings, then Chef Evan Robertson is joined by Kathy Malone to share pairings from The Bistro's menu, while highlighting the hyper-local sourcing that is the hallmark of the winery and its wines.