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Federico Colombo - Winemaker | La Celia Winery | Uco Valley ARGENTINA
Hey Winenerd! Thanks for tuning in. Send us a text! For this episode, I sat down with Federico Colombo who was in Canada for his first time ever, here to launch his winery's Malbec-Cabernet Franc wine from LA CELIA in Argentina's Uco Valley, where he has been winemaker for many years. Founded in 1890 with over 125 years of history, La Celia is the oldest winery in the Uco Valley and the first winery in the region to plant the Malbec variety! Federico holds a degree in Oenology from Un...
7 May 2026
Mark Ramm - Regional Export Manager | Angove Family Winemakers | McLaren Vale & The Riverland AUSTRALIA
Hey Winenerd! Thanks for tuning in. Send us a text! Sitting down with Mark Ramm who is the Regional Export Manager for Angove Family Winemakers in Australia's famous McLaren Vale appellation and the Riverland, was like chatting up an old friend; Familiar, warm, engaging with an ever-present Aussie likability you'd expect from a good mate. Mark has been working with the now 5th generation Angove Family for 27 years and he's never looked back from his earlier career in banking. His involvement...
7 Oct 2025
Valeria Tait - GM & Winemaker | Gold Hill Winery | Oliver BC
It was about a dozen years ago when I bumped into Val Tait at a wine event in Vancouver and I was instantly captivated by both her wines and exuberant personality. We chatted. I tasted those wines and in a frantic very few minutes I immediately recognized this was a person I wanted to have in my life and wine circle. And what a fortuitous meeting that was! In the years intervening, we've shared many more enjoyable + enriching moments together and it was Val who gave me my own firs...
16 Sept 2025
Richard da Silva - Proprietor & Vigneron | Da Silva Winery | Naramata BC
Richard da Silva is a terroir-driven Vigneron-Winemaker who clearly does things his way. Sometimes controversial, occasionally unconventional, but always with care and a deep understanding of his many vineyards and terroirs scattered throughout a few established GI's that he commandeers with his wife Twylla and winery team. His family roots go way back to the mid '50's when they emigrated from Portugal and settled in the South Okanagan to become fruit growers & purveyors. With...
6 Jun 2024
Top Drop Vancouver 2024 - Filipe Ferreira | Quinta da Foz | Douro, PORTUGAL
I sat down with Filipe Ferreira who is the owner + winemaker at Quinta da Foz in Douro, Portugal in town for the exclusive annual Top Drop event. Because of very tight scheduling we had limited time together but boy, we sure covered a lot of ground!
Originally from the Dão region, he saw huge potential in this winery founded by the Calem family over 150 years ago and took over the reins in 2014. With a total of 20 acres plus vines over 80 years old, along with 30+ indigenous varietals planted, he has worked the vineyards for over a decade and developed a wine program which underscores the regions' status as a top UNESCO World Heritage designated site and area for viticulture the world over.
Are you curious about Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz grapes? Foot-stomping in massive granite lagares or what makes the Iberian Peninsula so ideally suited to this ancient tradition of winemaking for over 2000 years? Have a listen and gain insight from this passionate Portuguese winemaker.
LINKS:
Winery: <https://www.quintadafoz.pt/en/wine-tourism-quinta-da-foz/ (https://www.quintadafoz.pt/en/wine-tourism-quinta-da-foz/)>
BC Agency: <https://www.worldwinesynergy.com (https://www.worldwinesynergy.com/)>
Top Drop Festival: <https://www.topdrop.ca (https://www.topdrop.ca/)>
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Wine Guy Ty.
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16 May 2024
Top Drop Vancouver 2024 - Nikos Zacharis | Kir-Yianni Naoussa, GREECE
#TopDrop Vancouver is a unique wine festival whose focus is to provide a platform for terroir-influenced, handcrafted wines and the people behind them.
One of those people is Nikos Zacharis. He is the Sales & Export Manager for the world of KIR-YIANNI wines in Naoussa + Amyndeon, GREECE.
They are crafting some of the very top wines from the country and we sat down to discuss so much about their history and influence on Greek wines throughout the past several decades.
From antiquity to the modern day; From notable varietals like Assyrtiko, Xinomavro and Malagousia, Nikos shared so much knowledge and put into clear focus all of the pioneering work + passion which has yielded Kir-Yianni many awards as they offer these lovely wines to the rest of the world.
LINKS:
Winery: <www.kiryianni.gr>
BC Agency: <www.worldwinesynergy.com>
Top Drop Festival: <www.topdrop.ca>
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22 Feb 2024
45th Vancouver International Wine Festival 2024 - Executive Director Harry Hertscheg
Harry Hertscheg has helmed the Vancouver International Wine Festival--the largest of its kind on the planet--for over 2 decades. He's a multi-faceted + talented Director whose history working in radio & the Arts paved a fascinating foundation for his current post.
From the early days of VIWF inception, to the deep correlations between music & wine; Italian grapes and spotlight as this year's featured Country, and the pivotal importance of our Canadian coastal city of Vancouver as Host city for total 42 events, 12 countries and over 800 glorious wines to taste, join me while we discuss the many important matters facing the wine industry today as we kick off the 45th annual event begun in 1979.
LINKS:
VIWF: https://www.vanwinefest.ca
Check out Harry Hertscheg on 'X' | @HHonwine
BC Liquor: https://www.bcliquorstores.com
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10 Nov 2023
Swirl Around BC Tasting Event 2023! - Christine Coletta | Haywire Winery, Summerland
Christine Coletta is the post-modern matriarch of wine in BC. The owner + founder of Haywire Winery (formerly Okanagan Crush Pad in Summerland--renown and colloquially known simply as OCP). It's the foremost concrete fermenting winery in North America.
In 1990 she developed BC's first Appellation System which is still ongoing today and she is cited as one of the industry's most innovative marketing experts.
From crowdfunding winery ownership to development of some the regions' top expressive wines for multiple brands under the HAYWIRE WINES labels she owns; our conversation dives deep into her early pioneering days and spans myriad topics--all wrapped up with The Barrel Room's inaugural Rapidfyre Roulette!
LINKS:
<www.haywirewinery.com>
<www.winebc.com>
<https://bchospitalityfoundation.com>
<www.townhallbrands.com>
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Wine Guy Ty.
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6 Jun 2023
44th Vancouver International Wine Festival 2023 - Dr. Laura Catena
Join WineGuyTy in The Barrel Room LIVE at VIWF with renown 4th Generation Winemaker Dr. Laura Catena of Catena Zapata Winery & Luca Wine Brands in Mendoza, Argentina, as we delve into the latest happenings at the Pyramid; in the cellar; with a brand new book, and her recent appointment to WSET, the Wine & Spirits Education Trust.
LINKS:
VIWF: https://vanwinefest.ca
Catena Zapata Winery: https://catenazapata.com
IG: @LauraCatenaMD
**The best wines are those shared with friends.
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6 Jun 2023
The Barrel Room - INTRO
Hi! I'm WineGuyTy and THIS is the Barrel Room!
Hear conversations with notable winemakers, winery owners, vineyard managers, cellar rats and possibly anyone from the world of wine who has an interesting tale to tell and whose contributions are bringing us wine nerds some of the best juice made on the planet.
The barrel room is a place of much activity. There'll be lots of discussion, some experimentation, some contemplation and yes most certainly there'll be some tasting going on.
Here is where YOU roll in & can roll up your sleeves yourself having some serious AND FUN dialogue all about what will eventually wind up in your glass.
Welcome.
Come on by the barrel room today, and join the conversations!
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