April 6th, 2019- Alberto Antonini/Pedro Parra/Jane Ferrari/Brigitte Raye  




Tasting Room Radio show

Summary: <br> Alberto Antonini/Pedro Parra/Jane Ferrari/Brigitte Raye<br>   <br> THE SHOW<br> Alberto Antonini –  Poggiotondo.  Tuscany, Italy<br> Pedro Parra – Pedro Parra y Familia  Itata Valley, Chile<br>  One of the top 5 wine consultants in the World, Alberto watches over many vineyards. They can be found in   <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_wine">Italy</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_wine">the U.S.</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_wine">Argentina</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_wine">Canada</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_wine">Chile</a>, Uruguay, Armenia and Australia.<br> Alberto also consults for Okanagan Crush Pad, Haywire, Freeform, and Narrative in Summerland.<br> Okanagan Crush Pad is a state-of-the-art 40,000 case winery, 320-acres of vineyard and farmland, with a focus on creating natural wines exclusively from organic grapes. With home vineyards Switchback and Garnet Valley Ranch now organic certified Haywire is  changing the game in the Okanagan.. Winemaking is in the capable hands of New Zealand native Matt Dumayne who works closely with Alberto Antonini. The entire team is committed to farming wines that are lively and elegant and let the natural beauty of the Okanagan Valley shine through.<br> Alberto and Pedro Parra were pouring their wines in Vancouver recently in partnership with  Wine + Spirits the newest beverage alcohol sales agency in British Columbia.<br>  <br> Owned by Christine Coletta and Steve Lornie, who also own <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018XY871hNLvU0HVHjwzDeMSLhOsBDxORxjKtFfFw-nvRdZ6erWmnDBOKpI4UVjOjhOehqYCQIGdHRDFwpObBM-JLIVlGhdyHA3S-ngzU4u5nmY3QBTNhTRaaCVCH1iLskfbaHOnI1VcgUGjhC7BHTbSH6Xla6BJQB&amp;c=awf3QTMbVC1I1mPaKx6j9HNF_E3teHwmZdw9r7HVG0-HIAiLIcbRoA==&amp;ch=-yvk9qmQK6CctnTrrt9TD69u8v5-hhCzEYeZkk_tEI3L_nlqx1lOLA==">Okanagan Crush Pad</a> winery in Summerland, the new agency will sell the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018XY871hNLvU0HVHjwzDeMSLhOsBDxORxjKtFfFw-nvRdZ6erWmnDBIrWSI4i6IdbWaZolGwk5qJSZEL9ItUDf6wkXxxgE41fwJWcmDq35v23UpYbr1wZiMiVoWvkOw38eD7JxXN05QnRGaYjRHF6GUCzt5JolYBr4bPEL_vlSbPaaY_4gUlThA==&amp;c=awf3QTMbVC1I1mPaKx6j9HNF_E3teHwmZdw9r7HVG0-HIAiLIcbRoA==&amp;ch=-yvk9qmQK6CctnTrrt9TD69u8v5-hhCzEYeZkk_tEI3L_nlqx1lOLA==">Haywire</a> and <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018XY871hNLvU0HVHjwzDeMSLhOsBDxORxjKtFfFw-nvRdZ6erWmnDBIrWSI4i6Idb0dsUPeQrpsuCTRQGj0ao9BJeg5Trz3k8nMApg1sXEbRhqtsajGQ058T8DlcJw5gKEw9-dmkh4tkvUAsKiQ_6boJCNg0PKJn4Zitchyo6hFcYRcaWaU2dpQ==&amp;c=awf3QTMbVC1I1mPaKx6j9HNF_E3teHwmZdw9r7HVG0-HIAiLIcbRoA==&amp;ch=-yvk9qmQK6CctnTrrt9TD69u8v5-hhCzEYeZkk_tEI3L_nlqx1lOLA==">Narrative</a> labels, and debuts with wineries from other countries:  Alberto’s Poggiotondo (Tuscany, Italy), and Pedro Parra y Familia, (Bio Bio, Chile). Coolshanagh  from Naramata  will also be a part of the HQ Wine + Spirits portfolio.<br> <br> Have a listen to Alberto Antonini.  Few on this planet know wine making better than him.<br> His partner Pedro Parra is a soil whisperer. With his skills, he can tell the land owner exactly what they should be growing in the earth beneath their feet.<br> Pedro poured his delicious Family wines.  Both Alberto’s and Pedro’s wines are now  available in BC.<br> <br> As expected, the wines are SPECTACULAR.  Best of all they are all Natural Wines.<br> <a href="http://www.poggiotondowines.com/">http://www.poggiotondowines.com/</a><br> <a href="https://thesourceimports.com/producers/pedro-parra-y-familia/">https://thesourceimports.com/producers/pedro-parra-y-familia/</a><br> <a href="http://hq-wine.com/">http://hq-wine.com/ </a><br> Jane Ferrari –  The voice of Yalumba (Barossa, Australia)<br><br> Jane is one of the World’s great storytellers and Yalumba is one great<br><br> story. Yalumba is Australia’s oldest family owned winery.<br> Right off the top,