My coverage of Summerland’s Light Up the Vines festival continues with this podcast. I had the amazing opportunity to interview someone who is normally the one that interviews other people – amazing people in the world of wine and music – Terry David Mulligan, host of Tasting Room Radio and Hollywood and Wines, joins me for a chat about music, wine, and broadcasting advice. He has just released his memoirs, “Mulligan’s Stew” and was eager to chat and share his experiences about music, wine, and what it takes to grow grapes in Naramata.
Also featured this week is a cavalcade of cameos from returning Wine Country BC Podcast guests as we roll down Bottleneck Drive, including Joyce Wegner from Wineries Refined of BC (Podcast 90 and 51), Kim Lawton from the Similkameen Wineries Association (Podcast 83), Allison Markin from All She Wrote (Podcast 83), and Chytra Brown from Savour Magazine (Podcast 51). And making his podcast debut this week is Brian Glaum, president of the BC Wine Appreciation Society, who is also welcome to stop by the Wine Country BC studios for a full podcast next time he’s in the Okanagan. (Sorry, dropped a hint there…)
Summerland is a lovely town north of Penticton. I lived in Summerland briefly for my first season in the Okanagan Valley and I thoroughly enjoyed it there. Every fall they have a Festival of Lights and this year they sweetened the deal with an artisan’s market and a Light Up the Vines winery shuttle bus tour that wandered through most of the wineries around town.
There were also a few people promoting their new books and we will hear from two of them today. We will hear from Ricardo Scebba about his new cookbook “That’s Amore” which is full of recipes from his restaurant near Lake Country. He makes no secrets about his cooking and this book has some truly outstanding recipes. (He’s also great at doing impressions of the movie Spinal Tap – ask him next time you go to his restaurant – He might give you a discount.*)
I also had the chance to speak with Judie Steeves about her cookbook called “Jude’s Kitchen.” It’s a huge book of recipes based on local ingredients that has some expert wine pairing for each recipe. You’ll have to listen to find out who the expert is but as a hint, he’s been on the Wine Country BC podcast before!
