Next on Tasting Room Radio :
Back and forth in Alberta. What WAS the surprise wine of 2011 and what are the predictions for 2012?
The SHOW…
Where to begin?? OK. Something I’ve wanted to do since Christmas. Talk to a small handful of wine experts about this question…
“What was the surprise wine region, varietal of 2011 and what will it be  in 2012?”
Guests include Brian Welsh and Jeff Beerwart at Ruth’s Chris Edmonton and Calgary. Karen Anderson at Calgary Food Tours and Kathy Johnson at Coyotes in Banff.
Downtown Banff
A couple of surprising choices here…including an Alberta Meadery.
www.calgaryfoodtours.com We stay at Coyotes in Banff to talk to the Three Muskateers who run the wildly popular restaurant. Kathy Johnson, her chef husband, Lucas and co-owner Trudy Wilson.
Coyotes in Banff
The whole thing ends up in a food fight..with Lucas and Kathy trading food and wine pairing shots. www.coyotesbanff.com
Trudy Wilson & Kathy Johnson
 
Daenna van Mulligen returns as The Wine Diva..this time it’s Budget
Bottles - Under $17.The Sequel Wines include:
Gehringer Bros
Twisted Old Vines
Stoneleigh
Montalto Nero D’Avola
The Ned Sauvignon Blanc
Beringer Stone Cellars
Vina Mariola Utiel-Requena
Fazi Battaglia Verdicchio
Karen Anderson Calgary Food Tours
Karen Anderson is looking for Manly Men. Her Calgary Food Tours has scheduled a Superbowl Saturday food tour built especially for guys.
It includes bison chili to start, a brewery tour, steak dinner, a tasteful lingerie show and shopping for valentines gifts plus wine stops.
Check out her website for all the details. Check out the other tours she has planned   www.calgaryfoodtours.com
And because it’s Robbie Burns Day, we find Ranald Watson in Calgary.
He’s with the Springbank Distillery in Campbeltown, Scotland and he’s passing through Calgary pouring his pure heaven. He’ll give you do’s and do nots of Scotch tasting. And a brief history of how Scotch came to be.
Robbie Burns
Someone please pour a dram over the Burns statue in front of the Hotel MacDonald!
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NEXT WEEK..
we take Vancouver With George Clooney leading the charge plus…   Superbowl weekend wines from The Diva!
