Unexpected Pleasures
Dennis Murphy · Two Cats Imports
Japanese wine, seen from the outside. Dennis Murphy joins us to explore importing Japanese wine to the US, unfamiliar grape varieties, and the pleasures of discovering something unexpected.

Adam Toda & Jamie Paquin
Adam brings us into harvest in Tomi, Nagano. We discuss picking, sorting, the contribution of volunteers, and the hands-on work behind small-scale Japanese winemaking.
Recording language: English · 00:45:40
IN THIS GLASS
Tomi, Nagano · Japan
Dennis Murphy · Two Cats Imports
Japanese wine, seen from the outside. Dennis Murphy joins us to explore importing Japanese wine to the US, unfamiliar grape varieties, and the pleasures of discovering something unexpected.
Saori Wakiyama · Spearhead Winery
Saori Wakiyama shares her experience of living in Kelowna and working at Spearhead Winery: the people, the challenges, and the lessons of finding a place in Canadian wine country.

Scott McGregor & Rob Power
Scott McGregor and Rob Power reflect on three decades of Niagara wine. A conversation about changing regions, different approaches to winemaking, and how our assumptions shape what we taste.