Obviously this spring, I haven’t had a chance to spend as much time in Niagara as I normally do – especially when the vineyards come to life. With so much selection it’s hard to spend as much money at each winery as I would like. But one wine that is...
Two Guys Talking Wine · 2027 Cellars has a Retail Store – Episode 198 As the wineries have re-opened why not check out one of the new guys on the block? If you’ve heard this podcast before you know that we’re fans of Kevin Panagapka and 2027 Cellars. We taste...
I have been fortunate enough to enjoy a lot of great wines during this pandemic. Some of the high points have been the sparkling wines from Featherstone. For my wife’s birthday I opened my oldest bottle of Joy from 2009. Before the pandemic required us to spend more time at...
2010 Clos Maragnac – $27.95 – Vintages 11655 – **** This isn’t so much a tasting note as what I did when I opened this wine. I prepared a sashimi bowl for dinner – with the intention of drinking this wine that particular evening. I have said on my podcast...
It’s been remarkable to see how the wineries have found ways to connect with their consumers during this pandemic – I feel very fortunate for the winemakers and winery owners that have taken the time to speak with us. The latest edition of the online tastings has us sitting down...
Michael and André sit down with Steve Byfield of Nyarai Cellars. Two Guys Talking Wine · In Conversation with Steve Byfield of Nyarai Cellars – Episode 197
Two Guys Talking Wine · Ed Madronich – Nature vs. Nurture – Episode 196 André and Michael sit down with Ed Madronich of Flat Rock Cellars to talk about one of the “special projects” available to consumers right now. They take a look at two wines made the same way...
A few weeks ago I had a chance to do a live tasting with Vadim Chelekhov – the head winemaker at Kacaba. I have known Vadim for a longtime and he was our winemaker at 80x – he made our wonderful rosé and chardonnay. When I was talking to him...
You can check out my conversation with Grant Westcott, and Casey Kulczyk below here. While it was interesting to taste through the lineup of Chardonnay from Westcott the conversation took a few interesting turns. I think the first thing was having so many different expressions of the same grape I...
Two Guys Talking Wine · The Westcott Experience … Chardonnay All Day! – Episode 195 Michael and André sit down with Grant and Casey to rock through the lineup of Chardonnay available at the winery.
I sat down with Carolyn Hurst and Casey Kulczyk to go through the Pinot Noir lineup in the Westcott portfolio. And as with the previous week Carolyn through a curveball at Michael and I as we were wrapping up the interview. She did a good job triggering Michael when she...
In the second part of a three part series of chats with Thomas Bachelder we talk about Gamay being released under the Bachelder umbrella. Michael was very excited. 2 Guys Talking Wine · The Gamay-zing addition to the Bachelder Family – Episode 194
