On my second visit to Beaujolais I made sure to stop at Chateau Thivin. I know it probably surprises people – but I chose to visit them because of their labels. I had a list of great suggestions from a few people on who to visit in Beaujolais, but there...
Michael was a judge at the All Canadian Wine Championships – We sit down with Michael and some of the judges – André was a judge at the Ontario Wine Awards – we discuss some of the results.
Le Clos Jordanne is making a comeback – we speak with Thomas Bachelder about his new old project.
Michael was busy globetrotting – so André took the opportunity to sit down with Roberto Pighin of his eponymous winery to talk about what’s going on there.
This trip to France I made my second visit to Dominique Piron. When I arrived at the winery I had an opportunity to sit down with Dominique, and there was also some students studying wine at a university nearby. It was interesting to get a perspective of Beaujolais from young...
Michael and André sit down with Miguel Torres to taste the Anthology release of wines – these are available through Galleon. Naturally we enjoyed drinking some of the finest wines on the planet – but things get pretty deep as Miguel talks to the guys about sustainability and climate change.
Sometimes I need to take a break from wine – and I’ve had a few interesting beverages cross my table in the past few weeks. There’s a saying in Niagara that it takes a lot of beer to make good wine – but I wonder if anyone is starting to...
Listen to both André and Michael fangirl out about some of their favorite wineries at the California Wine Fair this year. Become a Patron!
I recently took some time to visit Sue-Ann Staff’s winery. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen Brix – the friendliest door greeter at any winery in Niagara – and this fact is undisputed. It has been great to see the Fancy Farm Girl bottles on the shelves of local LCBO’s...
One of our minds was completely blown at the New Zealand wine fair in Toronto this year. You’ll never guess who…
Maria Larrea got off the plane and came straight to the Toronto studio to talk about her fantastic wines that will be coming out in vintages shortly.
I try to sneak my way into Legends Estates a few times a summer to see what Derek Barnett is up to. He makes his Meldville wines here – and it’s always fun to taste through the wines with Derek. The portfolio is on solid footing with his Chardonnay and...
