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Pick of the week: Ruffino Orvieto

Picks of the festival: Gran Appasso Rosso Appassimento (Italy) Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon (California)  

Ryan and Rod cover the 2019 Great Canadian Beer Festival in Victoria B.C.  

Special Guest Pick of the Week (it's a beer) : Category 12's Vivid Data Pineapple Hazy IPA    

Pick of the Week: Soito Taleiga Dao, from Northern Portugal

Pick of the Week: "Time" Meritage

Pick of the week: Hakutsuru Junmai Ginjo sake

Wines (and beer) that highlight regions touched by the Tour de France: Belgium - Duvel Golden Ale Ardennes - La Chouffe Beer Alsace / Champagne - Blue Grouse Pinot Gris (from Vancouver Island), Tinhorn Creek Gewurztraminer (from the Okanagan), Zinck Cremant Alsace Burgundy - Chateau Saint Jean 2015 Chardonnay (California) Rhone - Bilathau Cote du Rhone from Chapoutier Cahors - Chateau Famaey Malbec Rose Languedoc - Gerard Bertrand Cote de Rose Pick of the Week: Monte del Fra Bardolino Chiaretto 2017 (Italy)  

Pick of the Week: Cono Sur Sparkling Pinot Noir Rosé  Check out our sponsor at https://flyingfishwinery.com/

Pick of the week: In honour of John Mitchell, who helped start Canada's craft beer industry and fought the law to create Spinnakers Brew Pub,  the pick of the week is the beer named after the man - Spinnakers' Mitchell's Extra Special Bitter

Pick of the Week: Giacondi Sangiovese-Merlot Rubicone from Italy.

On this week's show we make our own wine with our new show sponsor, Flying Fish Winery in the Keating area, and learn what makes them unique. Pick of the week: Gioacchino Garofoli Monte Reale Sangiovese Marche    

Pick of the Week: Animus Vinho Verde from Portugal.  

Pick of the Week:Chateau La Gorce 2015 Bordeaux half bottle    

Pick of the Week:  Filarino Sangiovese Rose

Pick of the Week: BC Tree Fruits Cider Co. Broken Ladder Rosé Cider

For the Pick of the Week, Rod returns to an old favourite: Famiglia Pasqua Passimento Red Blend from Italy  

Pick of the Week: Cono Sur Reserva Especial Carmenère Bonus suggestion - if you want spring in glass, Rod recommends finding the "Torrontes" grape varietal from Argentina.