Category: interview

Lisa from Foundry Vineyards

My Video Interview With Lisa from Foundry Vineyards at Taste Washington 2024

 mywinepal  March 27, 2024  0 Comments on My Video Interview With Lisa from Foundry Vineyards at Taste Washington 2024

Sparkling wine has been popular the past few years, in part due to people enjoying Prosecco.  But there is a more ancient sparkling wine making method known as Pétillant Naturel (pét-nat).  I spoke with Lisa from Foundry Vineyards in Walla Walla, WA, about their pétproject, which as you may guess is a type of sparkling wine.  I enjoyed a sip…

Katie from Figgins Winery

A Video Interview With Katie from Figgins Winery at Taste Washington 2024

 mywinepal  March 24, 2024  0 Comments on A Video Interview With Katie from Figgins Winery at Taste Washington 2024

Have you attended Taste Washington before?  It is located in Seattle, WA and I’ve read that it is the largest single-region food and wine event in the USA.  The Grand Tasting is the festival’s flagship event with more than 250 wineries pouring their wines and the state’s best restaurants offering small bites.   My first interview at Taste Washington 2024 during…

Jose Luis Muguiro Jr from Marques de Riscal

A Video Interview with Jose Luis Muguiro Jr from Marques de Riscal at VanWineFest 2024

 mywinepal  March 21, 2024  0 Comments on A Video Interview with Jose Luis Muguiro Jr from Marques de Riscal at VanWineFest 2024

The red wines of Rioja, Spain, are renowned for their rich history and exceptional quality. Produced primarily from the Tempranillo grape, these wines often exhibit complex flavours of ripe fruit, oak, and spice, with a characteristic balance of acidity and tannins. Among the distinguished producers in the region, Marqués de Riscal stands out as a beacon of excellence. Founded in…

Robert Mondavi Winery To Kalon Vineyard The Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 and The Estates Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 wines

An Interview with Kurtis Ogasawara Winemaker, Robert Mondavi Winery, at VanWineFest 2024

 mywinepal  March 20, 2024  0 Comments on An Interview with Kurtis Ogasawara Winemaker, Robert Mondavi Winery, at VanWineFest 2024

The Robert Mondavi Winery is historic for putting California, and New World wines, on the international stage. I was fortunate to have a chance to interview Kurtis Ogasawara, Winemaker for Robert Mondavi during VanWineFest 2024.  I was told, “Growing up in Sunnyvale, California, Kurtis lived just outside of wine country in the Bay Area. When he went off to college,…

Matteo Allegrini from Allegrini Estates

A Video Interview with Matteo Allegrini from Allegrini Estates at VanWineFest 2024

 mywinepal  March 19, 2024  0 Comments on A Video Interview with Matteo Allegrini from Allegrini Estates at VanWineFest 2024

The wines from the Veneto region of Italy are still not as well-known as areas such as Chianti Classico in Tuscany but should be.  This region produces the Valpolicella range of wines which are very food friendly.  Watch my video interview with Matteo Allegrini from Allegrini Estates at VanWineFest 2024 as he tells us about the different wines that they…

Christian Ridolfi from Cantina Santi at VanWineFest 2024

A Video Interview with Christian Ridolfi from Cantina Santi at VanWineFest 2024

 mywinepal  March 15, 2024  0 Comments on A Video Interview with Christian Ridolfi from Cantina Santi at VanWineFest 2024

I enjoy interviewing winery principals during VanWineFest every year.  This year, I tasted the wine Santi Lugana Folar 2021 by Cantina Santi from the Lake Garda region in Northeastern Italy.  It is a white wine made with Trebbiano di Lugana grapes.  This wine is not well-known but has refreshing acidity, minerality, and stone fruit flavours, which make this type of…

Mr. Beppe d'Andrea, Ruffino's Senior Global Brand Ambassador

An Interview with Beppe d’Andrea, Ruffino’s Senior Global Brand Ambassador, at VanWineFest 2024

 mywinepal  March 14, 2024  0 Comments on An Interview with Beppe d’Andrea, Ruffino’s Senior Global Brand Ambassador, at VanWineFest 2024

I was invited to sit down with Mr. Beppe d’Andrea, Ruffino‘s Senior Global Brand Ambassador, to taste a selection of their wines and talk about the winery and other wine topics while Beppe was attending VanWineFest 2024. In 1987, Beppe began his career with Ruffino and has never looked back. Initially working in the vineyards, he soon joined the winemaking…

Marica Bonomo from Monte del Fra

A Video Interview with Marica Bonomo from Monte del Fra at VanWineFest 2024

 mywinepal  March 12, 2024  0 Comments on A Video Interview with Marica Bonomo from Monte del Fra at VanWineFest 2024

The Lake Garda region in Italy, on the western edge of the Veneto region, shares some of the same grape varieties as Valpolicella but is not as well known.  The region makes a tasty white wine blend, known as Custoza, and a red blend called Bardolino, plus a few other types of wines.  I was fortunate to interview winery owner,…

Denis Guthmuller

A Video Interview with Denis Guthmuller Winemaker at Rhone Valley Winemaker Tour 2023

 mywinepal  December 16, 2023

It was a pleasure to meet Mr. Denis Guthmuller, winemaker and President of the Syndicat des Vignerons des Cotes du Rhone, in Vancouver at the Rhone Valley Vineyards Wine Maker Tour.  I spoke with Mr. Guthmuller about the current harvest in the Rhone Valley for his winery.  Watch the video and see what you can expect from Cotes du Rhone…

Ontario winery locations for Harvest 2023

Ontario Winemaker’s Harvest 2023 Interview

 mywinepal  December 12, 2023

This is my sixth year interviewing winemakers or winery principals in Ontario about their latest grape harvest and wine production.  I visited the Niagara-on-the-Lake area in September and heard many positive comments from winemakers about the upcoming harvest season.  Now that it is early December and the wines are all in tanks or barrels, how did the Ontario grape growing…