October 12th, 2019- COWICHAN VALLEY WINEMAKERS – Crush Pad Sessions in Cow Valley.
Summary: <br> <br> THE SHOW<br> <br> The Cowichan Valley Wine Festival came and went. I missed it due to a road trip.<br> However, it’s an ongoing story that I just couldn’t pass up. Many thanks for photos to: Corey & Heather Wood<br> <br> <br> By all accounts, it was a huge success, with many comments about the “new faces” showing up.<br> A whole new wine fan has discovered this region just North of Victoria on Vancouver Island!<br> <br> <br> Let’s face it, if you’re not The Okanagan Valley, you just have to try harder to get people’s attention.<br> That’s exactly what Cowichan Valley is doing.<br> <br> I sent a message to Mike Nierychlo at Emandare to ask if he could wrangle a gaggle of winemakers all in one spot to get caught up on 2019.<br> Wrangle he did. On the crush pad at Emandare. (And he even brought the sandwiches)<br> I will admit that during the last interview with Joe Busnardo I had real trouble understanding what he was saying..his accent was thick and he really rambled. I just kept nodding and smiling. I hope you do better with Joe. He’s a real treat!<br> Today’s guests are:<br> Mike Nierychlo – Winemaker/co-owner Emandare <a href="https://www.emandarevineyard.com/">https://www.emandarevineyard.com/</a><br> Brent Rowland – Winemaker at Averill Creek and joue <a href="https://www.averillcreek.ca/">https://www.averillcreek.ca/</a><br> Garrett Deol– The next winemaker at Deol<a href="http://www.deolestatewinery.com/">http://www.deolestatewinery.com/</a><br> Zack Brown – co-owner/winemaker at Alderlea <a href="http://www.alderlea.ca/">http://www.alderlea.ca/</a><br> Mark Holford – co-owner/winemaker at Rocky Creek <a href="http://www.rockycreekwinery.ca/">http://www.rockycreekwinery.ca/</a><br> Marilyn Venturi – co-proprietor at Venturi Schulze <a href="https://www.venturischulze.com/">https://www.venturischulze.com/</a><br> Lorin Englis – GM at Enrico <a href="https://www.enricowinery.com/">https://www.enricowinery.com/</a><br> Dan Wright – Winemaker at Unsworth <a href="https://www.unsworthvineyards.com/">https://www.unsworthvineyards.com/</a><br> Michael Abbott – Vineyard Manager/Raisin Rancher at Blue Grouse <a href="https://www.bluegrouse.ca/">https://www.bluegrouse.ca/</a><br> Joe Busnardo – Winemaker/owner/legend at Divino <a href="http://www.divinowine.ca/">http://www.divinowine.ca/</a><br> <a href="https://www.tourismcowichan.com/eat-drink/">https://www.tourismcowichan.com/eat-drink/</a><br> <a href="https://www.tourismcowichan.com/cowichan-valley-wine-festival/">https://www.tourismcowichan.com/cowichan-valley-wine-festival/</a><br> STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON<br> FFFF – the 7th annual Food. Fishing. Friends. Fluids field trip<br> This year in the and on the Similkameen Valley/River<br> Full Italian<br> Harvest Roundup<br>
