Summary: <br> The 41st VanWineFest Part Two<br> (Wine Royalty & The Canadians)<br> <br> THE SHOW <br> It’s part two of this year’s VanWineFest.<br> Last week we profiled “The Californians”.<br> Except for the first two interviews here, the rest of this Tasting Room is with The Canadians.<br> <br> Our Guests are:<br> Gina Gallo – Gallo Family Wines<br> Jean Charles Boisset – Boisset Collection. Raymond Wines.<br> Separately they are iconic/driven personalities.<br> Together as husband and wife they are one of the best known families in the Wine World.<br> Gina is a member of the Gallo family, pioneers of wine-making in California. Jean-Charles is a French vintner and owner of Boisset Collection, which operates two dozen wineries in California, France and Canada. Has created a wine with John Legend called LVE.<br> Gina and Jean-Charles!<br> Met. Married. Created Twins. Ran their Empires. All the while Gina Battled and Beat Back Cancer.<br> Honoured to welcome them both.<br> <a href="https://www.gallofamily.com/">https://www.gallofamily.com</a><br> <a href="https://www.boissetcollection.com/">https://www.boissetcollection.com/</a><br> Chris Wyse – President. Burrowing Owl Estate Winery<br> Chris is the oldest son of founders Jim and Midge Wyse.<br> Today, with its dramatic vantage point in the middle of the vineyard, Burrowing Owl Estate Winery is a winemaking facility that combines state-of-the-art technologies with proven, classic winemaking traditions. A gravity-flow system handles ripe grapes delicately, preserving their rich fruit character.<br> <a href="https://www.burrowingowlwine.ca/">https://www.burrowingowlwine.ca</a><br> Barry Olivier – President/Brands Aquilini Red Mountain Wines<br> Aquilini Wines headed to the Vancouver Wine Festival to introduce themselves to Canada for the very first time.<br> They were pouring<br> Aquilini Horse Heaven Hills Syrah Rose 2017<br> Aquilini Red Mountain’s Grand Vin is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon<br> The Second Wine, Aquilini Red Mountain Family Blend,. The Family Blend is constructed of varying levels of Cabernet, Syrah, Merlot and occasionally Petit Verdot.<br> (If you follow Barry and Aquilini, you’ll see the birth of a wine icon. This is a story that will be fun to watch unfold)<br> <a href="https://aquiliniredmountain.com/">https://aquiliniredmountain.com</a><br> <br> John Skinner Proprietor/ Painted Rock<br> Matt Dumayne Winemaker/Okanagan Crush Pad<br> John Skinner is a leader in and out of the vineyards.<br> “It is now 13 years since the planting of Painted Rock’s estate and the property is living up to its potential in every regard. Winning 2014/2015 InterVin International “Winery of the Year” and recent generous reviews in Jancis Robinson’s newsletter validate the progress made by the team and steel its resolve. At Painted Rock there is a firm belief that by aiming highly and working cooperatively, British Columbia wines can compete with the finest in the world.” Painted Rock Website<br> <a href="http://www.paintedrock.ca/">http://www.paintedrock.ca/</a><br> Matt Dumayne is the winemaking leader at Haywire, Free Form and Narrative. All at Okanagan Crush Pad.<br> As well as making articulate wines from its organically-certified home Switchback Vineyard, Okanagan Crush Pad is designed as a hub for local winemakers. Heritage techniques, modern knowledge and the spirit of collaboration fuse to form a vanguard for the Okanagan’s next generation of winemaking. Okanagan Crush Pad’s labels include the single vineyard Haywire collection, Narrative series and Campus wines.<br> <a href="http://okanagancrushpad.com/">http://okanagancrushpad.com/</a><br> <br> Chris Jentsch – Owner/Farmer CC Jentsch Cellars<br> Valeria Tait – GM and Winemaker Bench 1775,<br> <br> Wines from Bench 1775 are produced with the unique expression of fruit grown in the Okanagan Valle...
