Dork Uncorked

Ryan and Rod hit the road and record the show at the Thursday night VIP Bubbles event of the Victoria International Wine Festival 2018.

Picks of the week: Primativo: Tormaresca Neprica Rioja: Viña Real Crianza

Ryan and Rod take the show on the road to Victoria's Royal Athletic Park for the Great Canadian Beer festival where they talk to brewers and chase trends. Rod and Ryan at the Great Canadian Beer Festival 2018

In this short interview episode, we speak with University of Victoria ecologist John Volpe. Pick of the Week: Sea Cider's Rum Runner cider.

This episode features special guest Matthew Noestheden, UBC Okanagan PhD student behind recent research into "smoke taint" in wine. A perfect topic for a smokey week in B.C. Pick(s) of the Week: Santa Carolina Leyda Pinot Noir 2017 from Chile, and the Luigi Bosca Malbec 2015 from Argentina

The man behind the Great Canadian Beer Festival, Gerry Hieter, joins the show to talk about this year's edition. PICK OF THE WEEK: Steamworks Brewing Brut IPA

We speak with Victoria International Wine festival director Dave Bain about what's in store for this year and talk about how the festival has grown over the past five years. Picks of the Week: Rod picks the Chevalier de Dyonis Pinot Noir from Romania and the Lobetia Tempranillo from Spain. The special guest Pick of the Week from Dave Bain is - a beer. Fat Tug from Driftwood Brewery in Victoria.

Pick of the week: Prospect Winery Sauvignon Blanc, VQA

Pick of the Week: Tinhorn Creek Oldfield Reserve Cabernet Franc 2014

The Dork, Rod Phillips, reviews two home made wines. Last fall, co-host Ryan Price started making wine from his backyard blackberries and purple plums. It's now bottled and he saved the first tasting for this show. And. we found someone else who had the same adventure! CFAX and CTV Vancouver Island meteorologist Astrid Braunschmidt made wine out of her greengage plums. In this episode, we talk about the different methods used to home brew these wines and the results. Astrid Braunschmidt with her homemade greengauge plum wine and Ryan Price with his homemade blackberry/purple plum wine.    

Pick of the Week: Alamos Malbec 2016

Pick of the week: Codorniu Cava (sparkling wine) from Spain

Pick of the Week: Columbia Crest Grand Estates Merlot

Pick of the Week - Côté Mas Rosé

Pick of the Week: an old favourite - Paul Mas Valmont Rouge from the south of France.

Pick of the Week: Atrius Chardonnay

Picks of the Week: "Black Bottle" Shiraz, from Australia. Bonus: "The Wolftrap Red" blend of Syrah, Mourvedre and Viognier, from Boekenshoutskloof in South Africa.  

Pick of the week: Sangre de Toro, a garnacha from Spain.

We get dorky on this one. But also, a pick of the week: Jean Louis Blanc de Blancs sparking wine