Summary: <a class="a2a_button_facebook a2a_counter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tastingroomradio.com%2Fseptember-15th-2018-cowichan-valley-wine-festival-2018%2F&linkname=September%2015th%2C%202018-%20Cowichan%20Valley%20Wine%20Festival%202018" 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%2Fwww.tastingroomradio.com%2Fseptember-15th-2018-cowichan-valley-wine-festival-2018%2F&linkname=September%2015th%2C%202018-%20Cowichan%20Valley%20Wine%20Festival%202018" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tastingroomradio.com%2Fseptember-15th-2018-cowichan-valley-wine-festival-2018%2F&title=September%2015th%2C%202018-%20Cowichan%20Valley%20Wine%20Festival%202018"></a><br> Cowichan Valley Wine Festival 2018!<br> <br> There are a lot of great places in Vancouver Island’s Cowichan Valley to hold a wine festival.<br> For several years it was called Savour and was on a dock over the water in Mill Bay.<br> The valley is located halfway between Victoria and Nanaimo with the closest town being Duncan.<br> <br> The 2018 Festival may have found the perfect home at Shawnigan Lake School.<br> It’s like holding a wine festival at Yale… except greener!<br> We gathered at the Field House between Rugby Fields… you couldn’t help but feel relaxed and eager at the same time.<br> <br> My job was to start the interviews as they gathered at 5PM because when 6PM rolled around it was Game On.<br> Two questions I wanted to ask were<br> “What are you pouring?”<br> and…<br> “If The Cowichan Valley had to be known for just two wines – a red and a white – what would they be?”<br> Lots of different answers but as we went along it became apparent that the red would be Pinot Noir. The white? Have a listen.<br> <br> We also talked about the culinary side of the valley and how it’s growing.<br> Are you ready to meet 11 of the principals behind The Cowichan Valley? They are a diverse and very interesting group, much like their wines.<br> Isn’t it time you visited The Cowichan Valley?<br> FYI – If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind accommodation location, you couldn’t do better than The MoonWater Lodge ! The views are truly west-coast spectacular!<br> <br> <br> <br> On the newly paved stretch of the Malahat Highway, it overlooks “everything”. Ocean, islands, forest in most directions and has its own restaurant.<br> <br> <a href="https://moonwaterlodge.com/">https://moonwaterlodge.com/</a><br> Contact Lori Strandlund – <a href="mailto:moonwaterlodge@gmail.com">moonwaterlodge@gmail.com</a><br> <br> Here’s your Guest List:<br> Miranda Thorne (Tourism Cowichan) Executive Director <a href="http://www.tourismcowichan.com">www.tourismcowichan.com</a> <br> Unsworth ( Tim Turyk ) Proprietor <a href="http://www.unsworthvineyards.com">www.unsworthvineyards.com</a> <br> Enrico ( Lorin Inglis ) General Manager <a href="https://enricowinery.com">https://enricowinery.com</a> <br> Venturi-Schulze ( Marilyn Venturi) Proprietor <a href="http://www.venturischulze.com">www.venturischulze.com</a> <br> Zanatta ( Loretta Zanatta ) Proprietor <a href="https://zanatta.ca/">https://zanatta.ca/</a> <br> Cherry Point Estate Wines ( Xavier Bonilla ) Proprietor <a href="http://cherrypointestatewines.com/">http://cherrypointestatewines.com/</a> <br> Damali ( Kennedy Saville ) Proprietor <a href="http://www.damali.ca/">http://www.damali.ca/</a> <br>
