Summary: <a class="a2a_button_facebook a2a_counter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Ftastingroomradio.com%2Fapril-1st-2017-olio-novello%2F&linkname=April%201st%2C%202017%20%E2%80%93%20Domenica%20Fiore%2FOlio%20Novello%21" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Ftastingroomradio.com%2Fapril-1st-2017-olio-novello%2F&linkname=April%201st%2C%202017%20%E2%80%93%20Domenica%20Fiore%2FOlio%20Novello%21" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=http%3A%2F%2Ftastingroomradio.com%2Fapril-1st-2017-olio-novello%2F&title=April%201st%2C%202017%20%E2%80%93%20Domenica%20Fiore%2FOlio%20Novello%21"></a><br> It was such a great afternoon..Frank Giustra poured this year’s version of Dominica Fiore the best Olive Oil in the World, John Skinner founder of Painted Rock pours this year’s releases AND it all took place at Umberto Menghi’s smashing new restaurant Giardino.<br> Plus Jim Cuddy and Colin Cripps from Blue Rodeo join Moray Tawse to explain how the new wines The Cuddy by Tawse came to be. All three stories are different.<br> The best part is all three are storytellers…<br> THE SHOW <br> Frank Giustra – Domenica Fiore Olio Reserva Olive Oil<br> John Skinner – Founder of Painted Rock Wines<br> Umberto Menghi – Owner of Giardino<br> Movie financer and master mind behind some of the most outstanding mining transactions in Latin America, Frank Giustra, Canadian born banker joined Mexican Billionaire Carlos Slim and President Bill Clinton to fight poverty in the region.<br> Rather than attempt to list all of Franks business credits..May I suggest you just Google his name?<br> Now. About Frank and his Olive Oil..<br> Frank Giustra always carries several bottles in his luggage whenever he travels.<br> <br> <br> It has only been five years since Frank bought his first olive tree in Umbria, Italy. At the time, he knew nothing about olive oil and was buying it at Safeway like everyone else.<br> But Domenica Fiore Olio Reserva, named after his mother, has received the highest score of more than 700 entries from 22 countries at the inaugural New York International Olive Oil Competition. Actually he’s won it multiple times.<br> He has always loved food, but now he is obsessed!<br> <br> Domenica Fiore Olio Reserva<br> Domenica Fiore Olio Reserva extra virgin olive oil ($34.95 for 500 ml) is encased in stainless steel bottles, and vacuum sealed with nitrogen to preserve antioxidants and polyphenols. Each bottle is labeled with a hand-written lot number<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Frank asked his friends John Skinner from Painted Rock and Umberto Menghi from Giardino to partner with him to launch this year’s Olio. I wish you could have been there because it was such fun but we did interviews with all three so you could join us.<br> John Skinner was a stockbroker in Vancouver for more than 25 years, during which time he became an avid wine enthusiast. John and his wife Trish dreamed of having their own vineyard after spending time exploring wineries in the South of France with their family.<br> <br> <br> In 2004, recognizing that the quality of wines in this region was improving dramatically and driven by both his passion for wine and his desire to create a legacy business for his family, he purchased the land in south Penticton known locally as “The Blackhawk.” Perched high on a bench on the east side of Skaha Lake south of Penticton, backing up against the famed climbing bluffs.<br>
