We're at the 45th Annual Vancouver International Wine Festival, working the International Tasting Room with 149 wineries from around the globe. We have a stellar lineup of the best and the brightest in the wine world, joining us on the BC Food & Wine Radio Network stage throughout all six Trade and Consumer tasting sessions. Our first of three full shows kicks off with Marco Martini of Mondo del Vino with stories and wines from Sicily to Emilia Romagna; next up, we head to Brunello di Montalcino with winemaker Arber Shabani of Ridolfi in Montalcino before Christian Ridolfi, a winemaker for a Veneto legend Bolla Wines and Santi pours a special dry white wine from the Lugana region on Lake Garda. Finally, Rod Hallam, Villa Maria Wines Export Manager for Canada, joins us to talk New Zealand sauvignon blanc.