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Episodes
DU 247 Christmas 2021
12/16/2021
Gift Picks: Whiskey: Glenfarclas 12 Year Old Whisky Rum: Ron Zacapa Solera 23 year old Cognac: Bisquit & Dubouché - (or the more budget friendly brandy option, Torres 10 Year Old) Fancy Wines: Château Saint Bernard 2018 Bordeaux, France Le Vieux Donjon Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France (this one is pricey) Clos de l'Oratoire des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France William Fevre Chablis, France Tinhorn Creek Oldfield Series Bench Red, B.C. Pick(s) of the Week: Codorniu Brut Clasico,...
Duration:00:43:14
DU 246 Celebrity Endorsements
12/10/2021
Pick of the Week: Beronia Rioja Reserva, 2016, Spain
Duration:00:43:34
DU 245 A little grenache from Australia
12/2/2021
Pick of the Week: Take It To The Grave Grenache, McLaren Vale Australia.
Duration:00:45:04
DU 244 And Now Pair This, Cheese Edition
11/25/2021
Pick of the Week: Cono Sur Bicicleta Pinot Noir 2019, Chile And Now Pair This (Cheese Edition) Results: Brie: Lindemans Bin 65 (unoaked) Chardonnay, or spend big bucks on a real French Chablis. Aged Cheddar: White Haven New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc or Folonari Ripasso Valpolicella Manchego: Spanish Cava, such as Codorniu Clasico or Freixenet Cambozola: Ogier Cotes du Rhone Heritages, Louis Bernard Côtes du Rhône-Villages, Les Dauphins Côtes du Rhône Réserve Plain Goat Cheese: Champaign or...
Duration:00:43:26
DU 242 Coq Au Vin with a Spanish twist
11/4/2021
Pick of the Week: Columbia Crest Merlot, 2018, Washington State
Duration:00:43:27
DU 241 Round 3 of “And Now, Pair This!”
10/28/2021
Pick of the Week: Batasiolo Barbera d'Alba 2018, Italy "And Now Pair This" results: Spaghetti with (basic) meat sauce: Giacondi Sangiovese, Italy (yet again) or Tsantali Rouge, Greece Bacon Lettuce Tomato Sandwich with Mayo: Prosecco Grilled Salmon: For white, a Siegerrebe or an Ortega from Vancouver Island. For red, a Pinot Noir or Gamay Noir (such as beaujolais) Butternut Squash Soup: Amontillado, a style of sherry out of Spain, or a Marsala, fortified wine from Italy (Rod notes, if...
Duration:00:42:42
DU 240 Too many wines
10/21/2021
Pick of the Week: Briccotondo Barbera, Italy
Duration:00:43:30
DU 239 Vancouver Island’s 2021 Vintage
10/15/2021
Special Guest Picks of the Week! 2015 Louis Latour Chardonnay, a deep cut which is on the wine list at the Med Grill. France. BC Wine Studio Sirens Call Harmonious, expensive but apparently punches above its weight. Okanagan.
Duration:00:42:31
DU 238 We take it back… a re-review
10/7/2021
Pick of the Week: Folonari Valpolicella, Italy
Duration:00:43:11
DU 237 A French disaster. Plus, another round of “AND NOT PAIR THIS”
9/23/2021
Pick of the Week: Bread & Butter Pinot Noir, 2019, California "And Now Pair This" results: California Roll - Pinot Grigio Bread dipped in olive oil and balsamic vinegar - Sweet Vermouth BBQ Chicken Thighs - Chianti (or the Giacondi Sangiovese Rubicone from Italy we mentioned last time)
Duration:00:44:23
DU 236 Special guest Shawn Soole, author of the “BC Spirits Cocktail Book”
9/16/2021
Special Guest Pick of the Week: Maple Leaf Spirits' Lady of the Cask, (Brandy)
Duration:00:42:58
DU 235 And now, pair this!
9/9/2021
Pick of the Week: Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon, Washington State And Now Pair This! results (abbreviated): Pesto Pasta: Prosecco or Pinot Grigio Nachos (no jalapenos): Tsantali Rouge (Greece) or Giacondi Sangiovese Rubicone (Italy) Milk Chocolate: Port Plain Potato Chips: Bread & Butter Chardonnay (California) Basic Steak and Potatoes: Telmo & Ruth Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Chile) Battered Fish and Chips: Chablis
Duration:00:42:35
234 Climate change and wine on Vancouver Island (special guest Lamont Brooks of Symphony Vineyards)
8/2/2021
Special Guest Pick of the Week: Pedra Cancela Dao 2016, Portugal
Duration:00:40:51
DU 233 Citrus and Cane
7/16/2021
(Special Guest) Picks of the Week: Plantation Barbados 2011 Rum - AND - Temper Rum
Duration:00:42:54
DU 232 Canada Day and Caesars
6/25/2021
Pick of the Week: Campo Viejo Tempranillo Crianza, 2018, Spain
Duration:00:43:39
DU 231 Father’s Day, Cognac, and a trip to Spain
6/18/2021
Pick of the Week: Torres Sangre de Toro 2018, Spain
Duration:00:42:33
DU 230 Marking 100 years since B.C. ended prohibition
6/10/2021
Pick of the Week: Fontanafredda Briccotondo Barbera, Italy, 2018
Duration:00:44:12
DU 229 (Special Guest) The Strait and Narrow Pacific Coast Cocktails, made in Sidney
6/10/2021
Pick of the Week: Field House IPA
Duration:00:42:14
DU 228 Old favourites (but are they still?)
5/28/2021
Pick of the Week: Animus Vinho Verde, Portugal (a previous pick that's on sale in B.C. at the time of this post)
Duration:00:43:18
DU 227 Long Table Distillery
5/20/2021
Special Guest Pick(s) of the Week: •Strathcona Pilsner •Angelo Pinot Grigio, Italy •Four Winds Featherweight IPA
Duration:00:45:03