Shay Code began his quest to become a winemaker years ago, with his time farming in Saskatchewan. There he fell in love with farming. A trip to France began a perfect marriage of a love of farming and a love for great French wine. He purchased in 2016 and planted the initial vines in 2017. For the Code family, it has been a family endeavour from the start, with many weekends and vacations spent in the vineyard establishing their vines.

In 2021, after completing the construction of their home and small winery building, they moved to the vineyard site full time.

Their first crush was in 2019, where he produced wine with Dylan and Penelope Roche on the Naramata bench.

Shay and I do a small tasting, talk about his love of Syrah, and we tour their property where he had a fire scare about 2 weeks prior to my arrival.

Get ready for a fun conversation!!

Pull up a chair, grab a glass and enjoy!

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Cokie and her wine related video content has gained a huge following on YouTube and Instagram, as she shares her passion, energy, and knowledge of wine.

Cokie is a WSET Diploma graduate, who juggles university life with representing trade bodies for wine missions in areas such as Niagara, USA and Europe. We dive into a variety of topics, including her introduction into wine through some mutual SOMM friends, getting stuck while driving through vineyards, the French and their obsessive lunch schedule and a lot more.

Get ready for a fun conversation with some laughs.

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While travelling through France this summer, we managed to be staying about 30 minutes away from Chateau Canet in the Languedoc region, and I got time to spend sampling some wines and recording an episode with Charlotte Lemstra-Bake.

Charlotte comes from a family of winemakers, as both her father and brother also have their own labels within their stable of wines.

Get ready for a fun conversation. Pull up a chair, grab a glass and enjoy!

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Always a favourite on our show, we get to chat again with Brenna Quigley. Brenna is a geologist with a focus on wine, wine regions and terroir. She also has a wonderfully informative podcast of her own, currently focusing on France, specifically Cote D'Or, with a highlight on my favourite, Burgundy.

She brings a high level of detail to her episodes, and really digs deep.

Get it?? She's a geologist... come on!!! That's good stuff!!

Get ready for a fun conversation. Pull up a chair, grab a glass and enjoy!

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An impromptu chat with Laurie Horvath, owner of The One Sixty Wine Bar .

A sneak peek into the cozy little wine bar opening in Port Moody. Join us as we discuss how this dream turned into a reality. Laurie and her partner in crime Adam turned a chance walk into this opportunity to own a wine bar in the new 50 Electronic Avenue condo complex.

Chatting inside, this place feels like it has been open for years.

We also talk about how Laurie got into wine, her love of wine, travels through Italy, and how she has taken this love and brought that passion into this project.

Get ready for a fun conversation. Pull up a chair, grab a glass and enjoy!

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Another impromptu BBQ Sessions.

A quick birthday dinner allowed for some BBQ'ing with the usual suspects. Join Darryl and I for a quick chat as we have a glass of wine and cook up some steak and salmon.

We also talk about planning our upcoming trip this summer to head back to France.

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An impromptu BBQ Sessions.

Christmas time saw a chance for some BBQing with the usual suspects. Join Darryl and Travis and I for a quick chat as we have a glass of wine and cook some ribs.

We also talk about a Burgundian road trip through Pommard.

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Join our conversation with Trini, the owner of Gracianna. He managed to sneak away from harvest for a few minutes while we did a tasting to talk about the history behind the Gracianna name and label. We spent a few minutes chatting about this recent harvest and their award winning pinot.

Get ready for a fun conversation. Pull up a chair, grab a glass and enjoy!

Check them out when you are in Sonoma!

https://www.gracianna.com/

Gracianna Winery and their Instagram content can be found here-

https://www.instagram.com/graciannawinery/

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Special Thanks to Matt for the use of the photo of Trini, check him out here-

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