The Sipster's Wine Podcast
Hello Sipsters! Welcome to the newest podcast about a new way to experience wine. There will be no simplified point scores or effusive tasting notes – only experiences with wine. Based on the popular books "The Sipster’s Pocket Guide to 50 Must-Try Wines" from Ontario and British Columbia, this podcast will feature conversations with people who experience wines in their own way – wine lovers, winemakers, winery owners, influencers, and wine collectors. Pop the cork on your podcast app and enjoy the wine experience! Hosted by author and wine industry professional Luke Whittall.
Episodes
78 episodes
Whiskey Tasting with Paul Henbury, Part 2
This is part 2 of the whiskey tasting with Paul Henbury.
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Season 3
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Episode 78
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58:13
Whiskey Tasting with Paul Henbury, Part 1
It's a Sipster gathering around a small basement table with one of my oldest friends Paul Henbury. Paul has been in the hospitality industry and worked at wineries in the Okanagan Valley so he knows his way around a wine tasting. When he mentio...
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Season 3
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Episode 77
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49:11
Drinking Outside the Box
Finally, it's my turn to stump the gang with a slightly obscure wine to most people (but not if you've read a Sipster's book or listened to a podcast recently...). This one has twists and turns, mayhem and excitement, thrills and spills...<...
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Season 3
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Episode 76
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30:48
Karen's Great Fake Out
Blind tasting can be a lot of fun but it can get competitive. The best players are the ones that know what information to give at all times, even in the small talk leading up to a tasting. Sipsters are less competitive but still like the challe...
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Season 3
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Episode 75
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28:11
Jess White Stumps Some of Us
Ok, mostly me. but this was a fun one for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is that this situation will be part of wine tasting in BC for years going forward. Is that a good thing? We'll see.
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Season 3
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Episode 74
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27:24
Dr. Don Livermore on Wiser's Stanley Cup Whiskey
This week’s podcast features a chat with Dr. Don Livermore. Though you are unlikely to know who he is, it is entirely likely that you have had products that he has overseen in his nearly 30 years at the Hiram-Walker distillery and the brand in ...
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Season 3
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Episode 73
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28:41
Blair's Blind Tasting Surprise
Blind tastings are a fun way to hone your skills. In this episode, I have assembled a team of amazing tasters to help solve the mystery wine. Will anyone get it right? Is that the point? Find out as we taste through a wine that Blair shared wit...
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Season 3
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Episode 72
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27:44
Living the Local Life
What does it really mean to buy local? Has that changed for us Canadians with all of the political things happening in the US? Is it a stretch to call a Mexican wine local? Jess and I delve into this topic over two 'local' wines tha...
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Season 3
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Episode 71
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36:23
Gearing up for 2025 - Jess Studies BC Wine History
In her never-ending quest to provide amazing experiences for her tour guests, Farm to Glass Wine Tour owner Jessie Hopwood re-reads Valleys of Wine, the only comprehensive history of BC's wine industry. In this special podcasts, she interviews ...
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Season 3
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Episode 70
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56:52
Down with punt, up with dimple
Ever wondered about wine competitions? Where do wines get their gold and silver awards? What do they mean?? Jess and I tackle this controversial topic. But wait, there's more! The wine word of the day - or is it week - is Punt. Do y...
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Season 3
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Episode 69
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26:02
Videos and Verticals
We're back! Jess joins me from her flex space (aka the Podcast Closet) for this quick chat about the possibility of adding video to the Sipster's Podcast. What do you think? Is it worth it? Are we really that awesome looking? Send us an email o...
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Season 3
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Episode 68
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26:56
Forking Hangry with Chef Jill
This episode is a chat with Jillian Hillier, better known online as @faretheewellbychefjill. Chef Jill has a lot to say about eating healthy and all of those dietary restrictions t...
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Season 3
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Episode 67
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45:03
Visiting Jennifer Carleton in Ontario
This week’s podcast is a revisit with Jennifer Carleton. We recorded her previous podcast last spring over a video call when we were both in the Okanagan Valley. She invited me to visit her amazing wine room at her home in Peterborough, Ontario...
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Season 3
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Episode 66
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50:37
Glengarry County's Stonehouse Vineyard
I get to speak with Joanne Pratt and Craig MacMillan, the owners of Stonehouse Vineyard in Lochiel, Ontario. Unless you’ve read either of my two Sipsters Pocket Guides to 50 Must-Try Ontario Wine...
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Season 3
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Episode 65
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1:06:05
Savon Du Bois
This week’s guest is Anne Du Bois who own Savon Du Bois in Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario. I’ve always wanted to do an episode like this because it is not directly about wine but rather, about aromas almost exclusively. Anne Du Bois is a...
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Season 3
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Episode 64
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41:41
American Grapes in BC Bottles
This is going to be controversial. After a bad couple of winters, some BC wineries have imported grapes outside of BC to make wine. Some BC wineries have refused to do that. Will they be labelled the same? Are they going to cost less? In this p...
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Season 3
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Episode 63
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42:09
Jess is a Nova Scotia Princess
It's more about Nova Scotia this week! Jess and I taste through a couple more wines from her trip, including wines from L'Acadie and Luckett vineyard...
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Season 3
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Episode 62
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56:28
Greenhouse Wines in Quebec
Can grapes be grown in a greenhouse? Apparently yes. I get to taste a couple wines in this episode with Marc Desaulnier and Annabelle Harper, winemaker and assistant winemaker respectively at Vins Zyromski in Rivière-Rouge, Quebec.
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Season 3
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Episode 61
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51:27
Nova Scotia Wines, Muskoka Chairs, and the most exciting wines of 2024
Jess is back! In this episode, we talk about the value of wines in Nova Scotia, why disagreeing makes for a better podcast, and if there really is a difference between Adirondak and Muskoka chairs. We also recap our summer and some of the most ...
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Season 3
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Episode 60
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44:55
The Innovator - Sandra Oldfield
Whatever innovations have happened in the BC wine industry in the past 30 years, Sandra Oldfield has been a part of it. The first wine club in British Columbia - The Crush Club at Tinhorn Creek - happened on her watch. In a world of industry fo...
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Season 3
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Episode 59
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59:06
Tribute to Tim Watts from Kettle Valley Winery
Tim Watts, co-owner of Kettle Valley Winery in Naramata, was an early mentor in my wine career. I worked at several wineries in production and I worked at Kettle Valley in 2008. Tim and Bob Ferguson were hands-on owners, working at every aspect...
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Season 2
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Episode 58
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20:01
Angelic Wines with Shay Code
This is one of those super-sized podcasts with a lot of info in a great conversation with Shay Code, owner and winemaker at his winery Code Wines in Okanagan Falls, BC. Perched at the base of Peach Cliff abov...
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Season 2
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Episode 57
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1:12:04
Do People in Ontario Really Like BC Wine? Jenn Carleton knows...
Jennifer Carleton joins me on the podcast this week. She has a unique perspective on Canadian wine because she travels regularly between Ontario and BC and hears all about what each provinces says about the other's wines. Jenn is extremely well...
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Season 2
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Episode 56
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51:47
AMA The Questions Episode
In a bid to learn more about each other, Jess and I get into the serious questions about wine and life. Now, you can have your chance! Ask us anything! You must have questions about wine in Canada and now you can ask us! Or tell us abou...
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Season 2
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Episode 55
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54:07
Blind Tasting with Tonia McArthur
Tonia McArthur rejoins me for a great conversation, this time in the Sipster's studio instead of at a noisy coffee shop. We talk about her recent appearance in the new Sipster's Pocket Guide to 50 More Must-Try BC Wines Volume 3 while I blind h...
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Season 2
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Episode 54
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41:06