December 15th, 2018 – Road 13 & Gotham create a wine/Dan Wright @Unsworth/Rhys Pender Wines of the Year
Summary: <a class="a2a_button_facebook a2a_counter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tastingroomradio.com%2Fdecember-15th-2018-road-13-gotham-create-a-wine-dan-wright-unsworth-rhys-pender-wines-of-the-year%2F&linkname=December%2015th%2C%202018%20%E2%80%93%20Road%2013%20%26%20Gotham%20create%20a%20wine%2FDan%20Wright%20%40Unsworth%2FRhys%20Pender%20Wines%20of%20the%20Year" 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%2Fdecember-15th-2018-road-13-gotham-create-a-wine-dan-wright-unsworth-rhys-pender-wines-of-the-year%2F&linkname=December%2015th%2C%202018%20%E2%80%93%20Road%2013%20%26%20Gotham%20create%20a%20wine%2FDan%20Wright%20%40Unsworth%2FRhys%20Pender%20Wines%20of%20the%20Year" 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%2Fdecember-15th-2018-road-13-gotham-create-a-wine-dan-wright-unsworth-rhys-pender-wines-of-the-year%2F&title=December%2015th%2C%202018%20%E2%80%93%20Road%2013%20%26%20Gotham%20create%20a%20wine%2FDan%20Wright%20%40Unsworth%2FRhys%20Pender%20Wines%20of%20the%20Year"></a><br> Road 13 & Gotham create a wine/Dan Wright @Unsworth/Rhys Pender Wines of the<br><br> Year<br> Also, everyone answers three questions<br> -Wine of the Year<br> -Trends of 2018<br> -Wine Gifts<br> THE SHOW<br> <br> Joseph Luckhurst – GM Road 13 (Golden Mile)<br> Much to talk about with Joseph.<br> Blending in-house wine for Gotham/Hy’s. Answering our three questions,<br><br> walking us through their new releases<br> Jackpot Syrah – Bronze Nat Wine Awards 2016 $43.48<br> Blind Creek Viognier – Gold Nat Wine Awards 2017 $18.49<br> Seventy-Four K – 2017 $25.99 ($2 off in December at BC Liquor Stores)<br> And last but not least – The surprising sale of Road 13 to Anthony von Mandl<br><br> Family of Wines.<br> Sam Jonnery – Wine Director, Gotham Steakhouse<br> Steve Schmeitenknop – Beverage Director, Hy’s of Canada (was there opening<br><br> night)<br> Megan Buckley – COO, Hy’s of Canada & Gotham’s opening GM<br> Earlier this year, the team from Hy’s and Gotham visited with Road 13<br><br> Vineyards, the 2018 Canadian Winery of the Year, to craft a proprietary red<br><br> wine exclusively for Hy’s of Canada’s three British Columbia restaurants.<br> Working carefully with Road 13, they created a gorgeous blend that<br><br> perfectly compliments Hy’s and Gotham’s menus.<br> The wine:<br><br> named 18-six-18, was added to their wine lists in early December. It’s a<br><br> great blend from Road 13’s Blind Creek Vineyard in The Similkameen. 34%<br><br> Merlot. 46% Cabernet Sauvignon. 5% Petit Verdot. 15% Malbec<br> Notes of Cassis, Black fruit. In the mouth, a sense of black pepper, sage,<br><br> dark chocolate, anise and more.<br> Only available at the three BC restaurants.<br> In addition, Gotham will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in early 2019<br><br> and we get some stories on those years.<br> Gotham is famous for being the home away from home for visiting hockey<br><br> teams, film and music stars.<br> Megan brings perspective on the 20 years of Gotham and how much the<br><br> restaurant business has changed in Vancouver in those 20 years.<br> Sam and Steve talk about creating their blend and then an...
