Summary: <br> THE SHOW <br> It’s Super Bowl Weekend!<br> Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole from Sports Centre at TSN are paying their annual visit to The Tasting Room.<br> They began as a humble sports pairing at TSN and we heard from them 7 years ago before yet another Super Bowl.<br> Then they headed for Fox Sports One in LA only to be shown the door several years later but not before guesting on yet another Super Bowl Tasting Room Radio.<br> <br> There are some saying that it was their appearance on TRR that hastened their exit. Not True.<br> It was Jan and Dan’s appearance on Hollywood&Vines TV with Jason Priestley and myself that did them in.<br> <br> Upon returning to TSN, we were told by their “people” that J&D would never again guest on Tasting Room or H&V.<br> Several weeks ago I reached out to Onrait and O’Toole in the hopes they would relent.<br> <br> They didn’t exactly relent but they simply forgot ever having been on either show. So we’re good.<br> Jay and Dan will take us through:<br> The Game<br> The Food<br> The Swill<br> The Odds<br> Their Podcast<br> The Jannies<br> Jay and Dan Direct.<br> I was going to ask them for some of their favorite music tracks but when Dan said “Play Dean Martin” I shut that down Right Away.<br> <a href="https://www.tsn.ca/jay-and-dan/podcast">https://www.tsn.ca/jay-and-dan/podcast</a><br> Mira Tusz and Daniel Dragert– Co-owners/Winemakers at Kutatas (Salt Spring Island)<br> <br> This is the first in a series of features on new wineries around the Province that we think you may want to know about.<br> (working title The Chase)<br> Mira and Dan realized a dream when they recently bought Mistaken Identity Vineyards on Salt Spring Island.<br> Dan had been the winemaker at Averill Creek in the Cowichan Valley and Mira had been working in the vineyards at Unsworth, also in the Cowichan.<br> I discovered their wines at last year’s Locals Only event that Rich Massey throws at Edible Canada, Granville Island.<br> The wines were outstanding.<br> I mumbled something like “who ARE these guys and how did they pull this off”?<br> <br> Currently, a majority of their small production comes from 3 acres of Pinot Noir and Ortega in Deep Cove/North Saanich, on Vancouver Island. These blocks are managed sustainably.<br> Most of the vineyard is dry farmed to limit yields, restrict berry size and express terroir. They personally hand tend the vineyard to ensure they achieve the highest possible quality.<br> Now they have their own vineyard and we’re the lucky ones who’ll be tasting their wines in years to come.<br> Mira and Dan are redesigning their new Tasting Room … so we huddled in the cellar and tasted the whites and reds.<br> Pinot Noir Rose<br> Ortega<br> Pinot Gris<br> Plus 2 different Pinot Noirs (Clone #114)<br> (whole cluster and de-stemmed)<br> Also, a Bubble program is in the works.<br> Keep an eye and nose on Kutatas (Koo Tah Tash)<br> They hope to be open on Valentine’s Day Feb 14th <br> <a href="https://www.masseywines.com/kutatas-wines/">https://www.masseywines.com/kutatas-wines/</a><br> STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:<br> The Californians<br> Vancouver Wine festival<br> OK Falls pours in Vancouver<br> Aquilini. Red Mountain Wines<br> <br> <br> <br>
