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...

Wine Reviews - Featherstone 2017

I don’t think Dave and Louise at Featherstone got the memo that 2017 was supposed to be a challenging vintage. Last summer I drank a lot of their 2017 Black Sheep Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc – so it goes without saying that I was excited to see what else would...

Two Guys Talking Wine - (Episode 127)

It’s been more than a month since we’ve heard from Andre but he’s back … sort of … Michael catches up with him while he is still in Chile to discuss what the heck he has been up to there.

Wine Review - Cloudsley Cellars

This post is long overdue. I tasted the Cloudsley Cellars wines back in October of last year. These wines really made an impression on me – They have been popping up on wine lists in Toronto. The winery is owned by Adam Lowy – and as stated on his website...

Two Guys Talking Wine - (Episode 126)

Michael and Andre revisit the topic of changes to the VQA for one specific purpose – to taste a non-vintage, multi-vintage blend … but then they also go on a “tangerine” … and while you will hear Andre’s voice in this podcast it’s because we recorded this one late in...

Flat Rock - Ultra!

I took some time in early December to stock up on some bottles to get me through the holidays. I made a visit to Flat Rock to see what’s new. The bottles from this winery were a clear highlight from this year. So I was excited to see what was...

Two Guys Talking Wine - (Episode 125)

One more time … Andre is still away so Michael fills the chair this week with the accomplished and very busy winemaker Kelly Mason, who plies her trade with 3 wineries and has her own vineyard … how she found the time to sit and chat we don’t know but...

Two Guys Talking Wine - (Episode 124)

The cat (Andre) is still away and Michael brings in yet another mouse to the studio to chat about Ontario wine: this week Michael gives second chair to the new winemaker of 16 Mile Cellar, Morgan Juniper, to find out her vision for the winery and why she came back...

Two Guys Talking Wine - (Episode 123)

With Andre away on his month-long vacay Michael takes over and brings in the first of a string of women making a mark on the Ontario wine industry. Today we talk with Britnie Bazylewski of Creekside / Queenston MIle and Rood Apples Cider