This is one of a series of chats we had yesterday on the CBC drive-home shows across the country. I liked this one in particular with host Sue Smith of Homerun in Quebec because she has a great sense of humour.
Podcasts
Organic Wines Podcast: Better for You or for the Environment?
Organic wines are among the fastest growing segments in the liquor store, but they’re also misunderstood, from how they’re made to their health benefits. This podcast sheds some light on these issues: Listen Your glass wine (or three) isn’t more healthful just because it’s organic. In fact, some organic wines can be more about marketing than about health or the environment. Fermentation, filtering and fining during winemaking eliminates pesticides. As well,”organically grown grapes” on the label refers only to the way the vines are farmed, and not necessarily to the way the wine is then made in the winery because […]
Wines for Summer BBQ, Picnics, Seafood: CJAD Radio
Which wines to crack open for summer BBQs: big reds for meats and flavourful whites for seafood and veggies. Seven Deadly Zins, Menage a Trois, Innsikillin Riesling, St. Nicholas Cider and Errazuriz Sauvignon Blanc. Do you have to pay much a lot for good wine? No, and here’s why. We chat about this and other tasty topics on CJAD radio, one of the largest morning talk shows in the country. Wines for Summer BBQ, Picnics, Seafood: CJAD Radio Barry: 7:41 summer’s here, although it’s kind of tough to tell this morning, but summer is here. So what wines go best […]
Cellar Tips
Cellar Tips: Have you dreamed of building a cellar? Here are some tips on choosing the right size, structure and budget for you. Listen
Interview
Interview: Don Genova and I chat about buying wine in his All You Can Eat podcast as we walk through a local liquor store. Listen
Queasy Like Sunday Morning
Queasy Like Sunday Morning: What causes hangovers? Are there any cures? A tongue-in-cheek look at the bane of those who enjoy a good glass (or six). Listen
When Food Fights with Wine
When Food Fights with Wine: Matching wine with food can be particularly tough when it comes to the “problem children” of cuisine: vegetables, spicy dishes and fast food. Here are some tips to help you transform these matches into star performers on the table. Listen
Wine versus Beer
Wine versus Beer: Here’s a topic to start a pub brawl: is wine better than beer? You know my bias, but I had fun with this tongue-in-cheek topic, looking at various aspects from how wine and beer are made to how they taste. Listen
Hot Drinks
Hot Drinks: Ah, the pleasurable warmth of drinks such as hot toddies, mulled wine and hot butter rum cider. Here are recipes and tips on making these lovely after-dinner drinks. Listen
