B.C. Food And Wine Radio: Oct 16, 2024

This week, we explore the world of wine, beginning with a master class on Champagne with Alice Paillard, CEO and Proprietor at Champagne Bruno-Paillard. Martin Kaiser, Deputy Director of Viticulture/Enology, Dona Paula (Mendoza, Argentina) talks about growing grapes at high altitudes and the rise of Argentine wine among global retailers. Then it’s off to Spain to speak with winegrowing luminary Telmo Rodríguez, charting Rioja’s future by looking at its past. Finally, we head closer to home to Kaledon, B.C., and the vineyards above Skaha Lake for a chat with winemaker Rob Hammersley at Black Market Wine Co.