B.C. Food And Wine Radio: August 5, 2026

On this week's show, Giovanni Mazzei, owner of Mazzei Wines, is here representing one of the oldest families in Tuscany. The earliest written record of Chianti as a region is the purchase of a barrel of Chianti from Ser Lapo Mazzei in 1398. We tasted the 2022 Ser Lapo Chianti Classico Riserva and the 2022 Mazzei Zisola Nero d'Avola. Then we are joined by Luca Inama, Cellar Master & Winemaker, at Inama Wines, a 3rd-generation family Soave producer and now one of three Inama sons running the business, producing harmonic wines from volcanic soils. David Lawrason, Critic, WineAlign.com, Co-Chair of the Wine Align National Wine Awards of Canada, is here to talk about his new venture called Lawrason’s Guide to Canada’s Best Wines. We talk about wine in general with someone who has tasted tens of thousands of wines over a storied career. Chris Turyk, Director of Marketing & Sales at Unsworth Vineyards, stops by for a refreshing discussion on the state of wine today and, moving forward, the opportunities to reach new markets with wine that continues to improve in quality.