Alan Thicke is our special guest. We start this episode at Okanagan Crush Pad in Summerland, in the heart of BC’s Okanagan Valley. Our guests include winemaker & wine thinker David Scholefield plus co-owner and visionary Christine Coletta. Besides offering crushing, bottling and marketing talent, OCP also has an expanding portfolio of their own wines called Haywire. Are they the future of winemaking? You decide. We also venture in Summerland to the popular Local Lounge and Grill. Executive Chef Lee …
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Episode 306 – Max Martini
Actor Max Martini joins us this week, but first we head east to Halifax, Nova Scotia to The Press Gang and meet with Executive Chef Christophe Luzeux who pairs chilled lobster and Vino Verde. Then with picnic basket in hand we drive into wine country in the Gaspareau Valley. There we find Bruce Ewert and his family at L’Acadie Vineyards. Bruce was a winemaking star in BC’s Okanagan Valley and his move surprised many, now was the time to find …
Read More »Episode 307 – David Foster
The Hit Man is our guest, Producer, writer and multi- Grammy winner David Foster hosts us in his spectacular Malibu residence. We are surrounded on three sides by Gold and Platinum records from Celine Dion, Boccelli, Michael Buble, Michael Jackson and Barbara Streisand. David is now the chairman of legendary Verve Records and is currently working with Bryan Adams, Diana Krall and Sarah McLachlan. Canadians all, just like The Fozz. The fourth wall contains his wine cellar. David admits he’s …
Read More »Episode 308 – Bruce Cockburn
Our special guest is singer, songwriter, author Bruce Cockburn. Also included in this very interesting episode is Napa wine growing legend Jan Krupp from Stagecoach vineyards. Located high above St Helena, CA the fruit from Stagecoach is used by over 80 other top wineries. Directly below Stagecoach is Miner Wines where we are met by Dave Miner, winemaker and guitar player, who explains their history and walks us through a tasting. Then we head down the road to the famous …
Read More »Episode 309 – Joel Peterson
This week we’re off to San Francisco, Sonoma and Los Angeles. In Sonoma we find The GodFather of California Zinfandel – Joel Peterson at Ravenswood. The first sign you notice when you step out of the car is “Caution Rattlesnake Area” that gets your attention right away. Second sign says “No Wimpy Wines” and that is what Joel and his wines are all about. Ravenswood has lead the movement to bring California’s original grape back into the spotlight. He was …
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