Category Archives: Malbec

The Smoke Show

August 23, 2018Malbec, Okanagan, Pinot Noir, WeatherB.C., BC, bcpoli, beer, British Columbia, CFAX, CFAX 1070, Rod Phillips, Vancouver Island, Victoria, VQA, winedorkuncorked

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This episode features special guest Matthew Noestheden, UBC Okanagan PhD student behind recent research into “smoke taint” in wine. A perfect topic for a smokey week in B.C.

Pick(s) of the Week: Santa Carolina Leyda Pinot Noir 2017 from Chile, and the Luigi Bosca Malbec 2015 from Argentina

Wine apps, Merlot, and our BC Election Special Part 2

April 14, 2017Argentina, B.C. Election, Malbec, Merlot, Okanagan, Special Guest, Tinhorn CreekB.C., BC, bcpoli, British Columbia, CFAX, CFAX 1070, Rod Phillips, Ryan Price, Vancouver Island, Victoria, VQA, winedorkuncorked

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0:00 – 12:19: If you’d like to use an “app” to keep track of the wine you drink and make notes, what’s a good one? We review.

12:19 – 20:50: The Pick of the Week is “Rewen” Malbec from Argentina, we also mix in a review of the “Tinhorn Creek” Merlot from B.C., 2014.

20:50 – 42:11: The Dork Uncorked B.C. Election Special Part 2! Covering the election from a liquor perspective. In this edition, BC NDP candidate David Eby, who has served as the opposition liquor critic, sketches out what an NDP government would do. If you missed our election special part 1, find the podcast episode DU 068.