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Two Guys Talking Wine - Episode 245

Michael and André are joined by Dan Speck of Henry of Pelham and Family Wine Merchants. Given that he runs an agency, deals with the LCBO, and a winery that is a key destination for tourism we thought he would be perfect to let us know how COVID has affected...

Two Guys Talking Wine - Episode 244

Two Guys Talking Wine · Sipping Gamay With Shiraz (of Malivoire… not the Grape) – Episode 244 Michael and André are joined by special guest Shiraz Mottiar. They are taking a deep look at Gamay. Shiraz talks about his approach working with the grape and how it has evolved over...

Two Guys Talking Wine - Episode 243

Two Guys Talking Wine · The First Chardonnay Podcast of 2021 – Episode 243 Michael and André decided to connect for Chardonnay Day. André tries to talk about Chardonnay in Niagara and how it’s evolved over the past decade … Michael talked about Gamay.

Time For The New Gravity and Rusty Shed From Flat Rock

The fine people at Flat Rock recently announced that they had sold out of their 2018 vintages of Gravity and Rusty Shed. The wines from the cool and challenging 2019 vintage prove that regardless of what mother nature dishes out these cool climate grapes can deliver the goods year in,...

Why Should You Age Your Hinterland Les Étoiles?

I don’t often write about past vintage wines that I taste. I know that my podcast co-host Michael Pinkus enjoys writing about his “taste it again” selections. I know with the wildly popular Two Guys Talking Wine we frequently raid his cellar – but going through his collection is often...

Two Guys Talking Wine - Episode 241

Last week Michael was concerned about something he saw online. This has led to some offline discussion about how blogging is evolving on Instagram. Do we need someone to police content paid or otherwise on the new platforms? If so, who’s job is it to police them? Miroki Tong is...

Upcoming Wines from 16 Mile - The 2017 and 2018 Vintage

To say that 2017 is highly anticipated for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from Niagara is an understatement. I have long been a fan of 16 Mile so I was excited to get my hands on their yet to be released wines from this vintage. I am hoarding every bottle from...

Two Guys Talking Wine - Episode 240

Today is a special episode where Michael and André are joined by Dave Sheppard – currently of Flat Rock, previously of Coyote’s Run and Inniskillin. What was it like to work with Karl Kaiser?

Chateau des Charmes is Elegance Off The Charts

It has been a little while since I’ve reviewed the wines from Chateau des Charmes. So when I received the latest package it was nice to have a chance to continue to taste the quality of the higher end of the portfolio. The Old Vines Cabernet Merlot was a breath...

Two Guys Talking Wine - Episode 239

Two Guys Talking Wine · Low Calorie Yellow Tail (no, seriously) – Episode 239 How does wine fit into diet? Last year André set out to get healthy and lost a bunch of weight – and now Michael has let us know that he has signed up for weight watchers....