Episode 197: Wine Fest & Robert Mondavi
Anya chats with Vancouver International Wine Festival executive director Harry Hertscheg about everything from the history of the festival, wine-cations, supporting Bard on the Beach, aha moments, the interconnectivity of wine regions north and south of the border, the BC wine industry’s current challenges, and supporting BC wines. Later, winemaker Kurtis Ogasawara from Robert Mondavi Winery in California joins to chat about the winery’s history at the wine fest, current growing challenges, the origins of fumée blanc, Chardonnay in the post-ABC world, and “salty” wines (not really, but kind of, yeah…).