It’s the 8th Annual Okanagan Summer Wine Festival..on top of Silver Star Resort..outside of Vernon.

We go back to Salt Spring Island and Victoria to talk to three very different chefs.

Cru Restaurant gets very involved in this weekend’s Run To End Breast Cancer.

A crash course in Mexico’s Mezcal..with or without the worm AND we give away yet another trip ANYWHERE West Jet flies during the Wine Diva segment.

THE SHOW

A quick chat with Kim Hardacre, breast cancer survivor and friend of Mark Taylor proprietor and sommelier from Cru Restaurant. They raised money last Monday and Kim is in the middle of her weekend walk.

There’s info here on how you can help the cause.

It’s much smaller than its Spring and Fall Wine Festivals but there’s something very comfortable about the summer Wine Festival at Silver Star Resort outside Vernon, BC.

I mean, what other wine festival has Bear warning signs.

We talk to our Edmonton contest winners, Corey and Stephanie.

Bruce Hibbert from Hester Creek www.hestercreek.com

Michael Ferrera from Quinta Ferrera www.quintaferreira.com

Bruce Hagerman from Oliver Twist Estate Winery www.olivertwistwinery.com

Gerrit Van Staaldinnen from Therapy www.therapyvineyards.com

Chef Isadore Borgeaud from Isadore’s

Chef Frank Berkers from Bugaboos

Chef Corey Fowler from The Silver Grill www.skisilverstar.com/silvergrill

And the amazing Andrew Morrison from ScoutMagazine.ca www.scoutmagazine.ca

HOUR TWO

A quick sweep through the streets of Victoria..First a visit to whole roasted pig outside of Bon Rouge Restaurant. www.bonrouge.ca

Then a talk with Empress Hotel Exec Chef Takashi “Tak” Ito and Asst Beverage manager Jennifer Woppenkamp www.fairmont.com/empress

A refreshing quick ferry ride takes us to The Kingdom of Salt Spring Island..and downtown Ganges. To the newest restaurant on market square. It’s called Market Place and its run by Steven and Amanda Overholt..Stevens travels all over the World have informed his menu, which is very very good and totally different from 99% of restaurants in BC..Have a listen

Mezcal…only in Mexico. Mezcal is made principally from the agave plant and needs some splaining to do. We have Barbara Joy Logan, formerly of Montreal but for 23 years, working in the Mezcal (or mescal) industry in Oaxaca..Barbary is a Sommelier and representative for Bebidas Excelentes S.A. de C.V. and Lindsay Ferguson Sommelier and distributor of Blue Note Wines Mezcal: Jaral de Berrio

And finally..WE GIVE AWAY ANOTHER TICKET ANYWHERE WEST JET FLIES..Have a listen to the last segment featuring The Wine Diva…Daenna Van Mulligen.

The question is…Which region is home of the Presecco?

The answer to the question at the very end of the show, comes from this interview. It’s a piece o cake!

Send your answer to tdm@tastingroomradio.com.