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Two Guys Talking Wine - Episode 133

You may remember Penelope Irving, of Family Wine Merchants from our Fried Chicken and Icewine episode. But we also opened some bottles that Michael wrapped in tinfoil to see what they were – how did we do?

Wine Review - 13th Street Chardonnay and Gamay

2017 13th Street Whitty Vineyard Gamay – $23.95 – **** – This is a stellar example of why 13th Street is at the top of the Gamay game in Ontario. 2017 was a challenging vintage – but you wouldn’t know that from the bottle in front of me right now....

Wine Review - 2017 Kacaba Unoaked Chardonnay

2017 Kacaba Unoaked Chardonnay – LCBO 326975 – $15.95 – **** – This is one of the most reliable bottles from Ontario you can find in the general list. This is also a bottle that is sure te be crowd pleasing. This is straightforward with nice flavours and aromas of...

January 2019 in France - Tain-L'Hermitage

I think when it comes to travel I’ve referred to a few cities on the planet as my favourite – New York, it’s hard to resist the concrete jungle and endless culinary possibilities. Paris, there’s a reason that the French say all roads lead to Paris. San Francisco, it’s hard...

Wine Reviews - Pinot Noir from Chateau des Charmes

This pair of Pinot Noirs from Chateau des Charmes are truly something special. It’s fantastic to have 2016 and 2017 vintages both available because they really couldn’t be much different. 2016 was a fantastic year in Niagara in terms of how dry and warm it was – 2017 was a...

Wine Reviews - Inniskillin Icewine

I think it’s appropriate to take a moment to talk about Icewine this week. I’m looking out my window at the moment I’m writing this and we are about to get a crap-ton of snow dumped on us. I now I often say Canadians are out of Love with Icewine...