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
While Michael Pinkus likes to remind people of my unapologetic love for Chardonnay. But I have been spending some time pondering Pinot Noir for a little bit now. In 2019 I managed to get my hands on a couple of tons of Pinot Noir from the St David’s Bench that...
Two Guys Talking Wine · The Westcott Experience … The Pinot Noir Edition – Episode 193 Michael and André sit down with Grant and Casey from Westcott to taste through the current line up of Chardonnay. But towards the end Grant lobs a curveball at the guys – and things...
The Bachelder portfolio is growing! Of course we had the opportunity to sip through Pinot Noir and Chardonnay but the newest addition to his arsenal is Gamay. What was interesting about this podcast – was that even though I tried to talk to Thomas about how I’m trying to avoid...
I think many of us are at the point of dealing with the Covid-19 crisis by trying to find silver linings. One of my silver linings has been spending the past few weeks connecting with Thomas Bachelder, and Michael Pinkus to taste through the wines included in his newest release...
Two Guys Talking Wine · Do we even know what is going on anymore? – Episode 192 Michael and André catch up on what they’ve been drinking. They also spend a large amount of time talking about haircuts – for some reason.
Lineups are the new reality of 2020 but sometimes it doesn’t have to be. Need wine? Shop local and get wine delivered to your door. With over 150 wineries within 2 hours of the GTA, local Ontario wineries are closed for visitors, but still open for business. Many local wineries...
We recorded this a few weeks ago – but it’s always nice to be reminded of the joys of Port. We sat down (virtually) with Lindsay Groves and a bunch of mason jars to talk about about Taylor Fladgate. Two Guys Talking Wine · Talking Taylor Fladgate Ports – Episode...
