Best Luke Whittall Podcasts (2025)

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Summer Flashback Jennifer Molgat 14:35

4d ago14:35

14:35

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . This interview is an interesting timepiece for me because of the situation. Recorded in the fall of 2011, it was at a time in my life where I was constantly meeting people who had history to share. Jennifer 's family had history on this property and inte…

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Interview with Agostino Bertolin: Austria 51:07

4d ago51:07

51:07

An interview with Agostino Bertolin of notastingnotes.com all about Austria, talking about some of the lesser known regions, Weinviertel, Neusiedlersee, Burgenland, and Steiermark, as well as varieties such as Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch, and Welschriesling. Agostino provides great insight into the many styles of wine made in such a relatively small co…

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Summer Flashback Mike and Mike 29:44

11d ago29:44

29:44

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . This is the second Sipster's Summer Flashback with episodes from my Wine Country BC podcast that began in 2009. This conversation is from an episode released in June 2010 and features Mike Nierychlo and Mike Rathjen. At the time, they were passionate abo…

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Summer Flashback Painted Rock Estate Winery in 2010 40:13

18d ago40:13

40:13

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . This is the first Sipster's Summer Flashback series with episodes from my Wine Country BC podcast that began in 2009. Tonight’s conversation is from an episode released in April of 2010 and features John Skinner, owner of Painted Rock winery right before…

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Whiskey Tasting with Paul Henbury, Part 2 58:13

25d ago58:13

58:13

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . This is part 2 of the whiskey tasting with Paul Henbury. Welcome to the Sipsters Podcast! Thank you for listening to the Sipster's Podcast. Find us online at sipsters.ca. Support the show Purchase copies of “The Sipsters Pocket Guides” here! Support Sips…

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Whiskey Tasting with Paul Henbury, Part 1 49:11

1M ago49:11

49:11

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . It's a Sipster gathering around a small basement table with one of my oldest friends Paul Henbury. Paul has been in the hospitality industry and worked at wineries in the Okanagan Valley so he knows his way around a wine tasting. When he mentioned his fa…

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Drinking Outside the Box 30:48

1M ago30:48

30:48

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . Finally, it's my turn to stump the gang with a slightly obscure wine to most people (but not if you've read a Sipster's book or listened to a podcast recently...). This one has twists and turns, mayhem and excitement, thrills and spills... Ok, no spills.…

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Karen's Great Fake Out 28:11

2M ago28:11

28:11

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . Blind tasting can be a lot of fun but it can get competitive. The best players are the ones that know what information to give at all times, even in the small talk leading up to a tasting. Sipsters are less competitive but still like the challenge of a b…

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Jess White Stumps Some of Us 27:24

2M ago27:24

27:24

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . Ok, mostly me. but this was a fun one for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is that this situation will be part of wine tasting in BC for years going forward. Is that a good thing? We'll see. Welcome to the Sipsters Podcast! Thank you for listenin…

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Dr. Don Livermore on Wiser's Stanley Cup Whiskey 28:41

2M ago28:41

28:41

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . This week’s podcast features a chat with Dr. Don Livermore. Though you are unlikely to know who he is, it is entirely likely that you have had products that he has overseen in his nearly 30 years at the Hiram-Walker distillery and the brand in question t…

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Blair's Blind Tasting Surprise 27:44

2M ago27:44

27:44

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . Blind tastings are a fun way to hone your skills. In this episode, I have assembled a team of amazing tasters to help solve the mystery wine. Will anyone get it right? Is that the point? Find out as we taste through a wine that Blair shared with us. Welc…

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Living the Local Life 36:23

3M ago36:23

36:23

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . What does it really mean to buy local? Has that changed for us Canadians with all of the political things happening in the US? Is it a stretch to call a Mexican wine local? Jess and I delve into this topic over two 'local' wines that aren't from BC. Welc…

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Gearing up for 2025 - Jess Studies BC Wine History 56:52

3M ago56:52

56:52

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . In her never-ending quest to provide amazing experiences for her tour guests, Farm to Glass Wine Tour owner Jessie Hopwood re-reads Valleys of Wine, the only comprehensive history of BC's wine industry. In this special podcasts, she interviews the author…

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Down with punt, up with dimple 26:02

5M ago26:02

26:02

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . Ever wondered about wine competitions? Where do wines get their gold and silver awards? What do they mean?? Jess and I tackle this controversial topic. But wait, there's more! The wine word of the day - or is it week - is Punt. Do you prefer a bottle wit…

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Videos and Verticals 26:56

5M ago26:56

26:56

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . We're back! Jess joins me from her flex space (aka the Podcast Closet) for this quick chat about the possibility of adding video to the Sipster's Podcast. What do you think? Is it worth it? Are we really that awesome looking? Send us an email or a commen…

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Forking Hangry with Chef Jill 45:03

6M ago45:03

45:03

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . This episode is a chat with Jillian Hillier, better known online as @faretheewellbychefjill. Chef Jill has a lot to say about eating healthy and all of those dietary restrictions that everybody seems to have these days. I met her last November at the Cru…

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Visiting Jennifer Carleton in Ontario 50:37

6M ago50:37

50:37

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . This week’s podcast is a revisit with Jennifer Carleton. We recorded her previous podcast last spring over a video call when we were both in the Okanagan Valley. She invited me to visit her amazing wine room at her home in Peterborough, Ontario at some p…

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Glengarry County's Stonehouse Vineyard 1:06:05

7M ago1:06:05

1:06:05

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . I get to speak with Joanne Pratt and Craig MacMillan, the owners of Stonehouse Vineyard in Lochiel, Ontario. Unless you’ve read either of my two Sipsters Pocket Guides to 50 Must-Try Ontario Wines, there is little chance that you could have even heard of…

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Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grape Varieties 24:18

7M ago24:18

24:18

There are eighteen grape varieties permitted for Châtauneuf-du-Pape, some of them very famous, others much more obscure. This episode details the characteristics of each of the varieties and what they bring to a blend—and why blending is so important in the warm climate of the southern Rhône—as well as looking at some of the other regions the varie…

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Savon Du Bois 41:41

8M ago41:41

41:41

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . This week’s guest is Anne Du Bois who own Savon Du Bois in Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario. I’ve always wanted to do an episode like this because it is not directly about wine but rather, about aromas almost exclusively. Anne Du Bois is an aromathe…

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Interview with Terah Bajjalieh 34:43

8M ago34:43

34:43

Terah Bajjalieh is an up-and-coming winemaker in California, making wine from Grenache, Syrah, Vermentino, and Falanghina. The wines are modern expressions of California, but also representations of California's Mediterranean climate and its history from the early days of the nineteenth century. In this episode, we talk about all things California …

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American Grapes in BC Bottles 42:09

9M ago42:09

42:09

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . This is going to be controversial. After a bad couple of winters, some BC wineries have imported grapes outside of BC to make wine. Some BC wineries have refused to do that. Will they be labelled the same? Are they going to cost less? In this podcast, Je…

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Jess is a Nova Scotia Princess 56:28

9M ago56:28

56:28

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . It's more about Nova Scotia this week! Jess and I taste through a couple more wines from her trip, including wines from L'Acadie and Luckett vineyards. We discuss our Tidal Bay experiences and offer suggestions for donair pairings. It's an east coast fea…

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Gouais Blanc 14:20

9M ago14:20

14:20

Gouais Blanc is a little-planted white grape variety that in the past has been banned in France. It produces indeterminate, high-acid wines, but is indirectly responsible for some of the greatest wine in the world. Through natural crossings, it's the parent of Chardonnay, Aligoté, and Gamay in Burgundy/Beaujolais, as well as Riesling, Furmint, and …

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Greenhouse Wines in Quebec 51:27

9M ago51:27

51:27

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . Can grapes be grown in a greenhouse? Apparently yes. I get to taste a couple wines in this episode with Marc Desaulnier and Annabelle Harper, winemaker and assistant winemaker respectively at Vins Zyromski in Rivière-Rouge, Quebec. https://vinszyromski.c…

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Nova Scotia Wines, Muskoka Chairs, and the most exciting wines of 2024 44:55

10M ago44:55

44:55

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . Jess is back! In this episode, we talk about the value of wines in Nova Scotia, why disagreeing makes for a better podcast, and if there really is a difference between Adirondak and Muskoka chairs. We also recap our summer and some of the most amazing wi…

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The Innovator - Sandra Oldfield 59:06

10M ago59:06

59:06

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . Whatever innovations have happened in the BC wine industry in the past 30 years, Sandra Oldfield has been a part of it. The first wine club in British Columbia - The Crush Club at Tinhorn Creek - happened on her watch. In a world of industry followers, s…

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Interview with Julian Hanna: "Island" 53:54

10M ago53:54

53:54

Julian Hanna has just published "Island," a book all about island life. In this episode, I interview him all about island culture and how it differs from the culture of the "mainland." We take in islands associated with wine in many different ways: Madeira, Sardinia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and plenty of others.…

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Interview with Henry Jeffreys: England 1:02:06

12M ago1:02:06

1:02:06

Henry Jeffreys's book, Vines in a Cold Climate, is an essential and extremely engaging history of the development of English wine since the 1970s. He interviews many characters and charts the change from amateur DIY winemakers to the professionalism of the industry in the 1990s to the investment from wealthy entrepreneurs in the 2000s onwards. I ta…

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Tribute to Tim Watts from Kettle Valley Winery 20:01

12M ago20:01

20:01

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . Tim Watts, co-owner of Kettle Valley Winery in Naramata, was an early mentor in my wine career. I worked at several wineries in production and I worked at Kettle Valley in 2008. Tim and Bob Ferguson were hands-on owners, working at every aspect of their …

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Interview with Natalie Maclean: Ontario 34:13

1y ago34:13

34:13

Author and podcaster Natalie MacLean gives a thirty-minute overview of Ontario wines: climate, Ice Wine, Riesling, Vidal, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, sparkling wine. A must for any student wanting to more about Canadian wine and Ontario (the largest region) specifically.visit https://www.nataliemaclean.com/ for more on Canadian wine…

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Interview with Luke Whittall: British Columbia 50:24

1y ago50:24

50:24

Luke Whittall is the author of The Sipster's Pocket Guide which is an annual overview of the best wines made in British Columbia. This interview with Luke is a great insight into and overview of British Columbia wines, which are getting more and more interesting. Learn about the regions—especially Okanagan Valley—the climate, the grape varieties, a…

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Angelic Wines with Shay Code 1:12:04

1y ago1:12:04

1:12:04

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . This is one of those super-sized podcasts with a lot of info in a great conversation with Shay Code, owner and winemaker at his winery Code Wines in Okanagan Falls, BC. Perched at the base of Peach Cliff above the town, Code Wines occupies an extraordina…

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Do People in Ontario Really Like BC Wine? Jenn Carleton knows... 51:47

1y ago51:47

51:47

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . Jennifer Carleton joins me on the podcast this week. She has a unique perspective on Canadian wine because she travels regularly between Ontario and BC and hears all about what each provinces says about the other's wines. Jenn is extremely well-spoken an…

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AMA The Questions Episode 54:07

1y ago54:07

54:07

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . In a bid to learn more about each other, Jess and I get into the serious questions about wine and life. Now, you can have your chance! Ask us anything! You must have questions about wine in Canada and now you can ask us! Or tell us about your most amazin…

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Blind Tasting with Tonia McArthur 41:06

1y ago41:06

41:06

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . Tonia McArthur rejoins me for a great conversation, this time in the Sipster's studio instead of at a noisy coffee shop. We talk about her recent appearance in the new Sipster's Pocket Guide to 50 More Must-Try BC Wines Volume 3 while I blind her on a my…

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We're F&$@3D - The State of BC's Vineyards with Christopher Mark 55:44

1y ago55:44

55:44

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . Christopher Mark from Vintality Tech Inc. joins me on the podcast this week. We talk about all things vineyards in this one, which is a hot topic among more than just wine enthusiasts these days. Everyone seems to have heard that BC's interior has had it…

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Singalong with Jess and Luke 47:27

1y ago47:27

47:27

Text us your wine questions, craziest wine experiences, or if you just have a comment for us. . This week on the podcast, Jessie Hopwood returns for a visit to catch up and talk about the state of BC’s wine industry after a crazy winter. We'll catch up with why there haven't been any podcasts lately, how to get into the wine industry, and why you s…

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Bairrada: Interview with Rui Lucas of Prior Lucas 28:25

1+ y ago28:25

28:25

Interview with Rui Lucas of Prior Lucas in Bairrada, Portugal. It's a region heavily influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, and therefore cooler and wetter than other areas further inland. Baga is the main variety, well-suited to the humid climate, producing tannic, high-acid, ageworthy wines. There's also sparkling wine made, which we talk about in thi…

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Culture Wine Co & Peter Andrews: South Africa 45:28

1+ y ago45:28

45:28

Interview with Peter Andrews of Culture Wine Co, who's importing South African wine into California. Topics covered include Pinotage; Mediterranean varieties; Sauvignon Blanc; the regionality of South Africa; innovative winemakers; racial diversity; and future trends for South African wine.By Matthew Gaughan

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