Matt Talks Wine & Stuff with Interesting People

On the latest Podcast Matt talks Croatian wine, he reviews four different single vineyard wines from Rosehall Run winery and he sits down with the wildly accomplished wine maker for Dana Estates Chris Cooney.

On the latest Pod Matt wanders over to one of the best wine bars in Toronto, Midfield Wine Bar to chat with their Manager and Wine Director.  What was the wine scene like in Thunder Bay growing up, is Yellowtail the wine equivalent of your first relationship and the importance of trust/approachability when running a wine bar!

On the latest ‘Matt Talks Wine & Stuff with Interesting People’ Podcast I sit down with wine producer, sommelier and managing director of Predhomme Inc.

On the latest episode Matt sits down with Melissa Marotta-Paolicelli & Angela Marotta the owners of Two Sisters Vineyards and their winemaker Adam Pearce. 

On the latest ‘Matt Talks Wine & Stuff with Interesting People’ Podcast Matt is joined by his former WSET classmate Davis Snider who is the General Manager for Cantina Mercatto. They discuss the wine philosophy at Mercatto, the importance of touching tables and Davis’ wine journey from a small family run winery in Loire to a giant winery in Australia.  

On the latest Pod Matt sits down with winemaking legend Philippe Guigal! They discuss his family’s history, his growth as a winemaker and how courage is the most important tool when it comes to harvest grapes from the crazy slopes of Côte-Rôtie. 

On the 'Matt Talks Wine & Stuff with Interesting People' Podcast: It’s Part 2 of my tour of Rueda! I had the pleasure to sit down with the impressive winemaker/owner of Bodegas José Pariente and I interview Rueda director Mario Muñoz. We talk different styles of Verdejo, Rueda stereotypes & why “bitter” is a good thing.

On the 'Matt Talks Wine & Stuff with Interesting People' Podcast this is Part 1 of my wine tour of the Rueda wine region in Spain. Highlights include: -From their impressive underground restaurant I speak with Marcos Yllera from @grupoyllera #bodegasyllera -Chatting making wine at large vs. small wineries with the winemaker for @bodegacampoeliseo -Talking about the glory of the Verdejo grape w...

On the 'Matt Talks Wine & Stuff with Interesting People' Podcast Matthew interviews winemaker Morgan Juniper. Morgan has made wine in Niagara, Australia, Alsace & is about to release her first vintage as a head winemaker for 16 Mile Cellar. A great guest!

On the latest ‘Matt Talks Wine & Stuff with Interesting People’ Podcast I’m joined by Elizabeth Davies from Harbour 60 and ED Wine Company. A super fun interview where we share blind wine tasting horror stories, her journey from being a dish washer at The Keg to now being a Sommelier at Harbour 60 and she is kind enough to open up a lot of great wine for this interview.

On the latest ‘Matt Talks Wine and Stuff with Interesting People’ Matt goes over the 2019 Best Ontario Sommelier Competition, Doug Ford’s new alcohol polices and later he is joined by Moet Hennessy Portfolio Specialist Natalie Piecka. Natalie goes into detail about her years working at The Keg including this line from a customer “I didn’t come to The Keg to beg for hot sauce”.

On the ‘Matt Talks Wine & Stuff with Interesting People’ Podcast I’m joined by Newstalk 1010 producer & winemaker André Proulx who has brought his newest wine, his 2017 "Dam Chardonnay". We geek out about Chardonnay, Ontario wine & we rave about the Robert Mondavi Cab Sauv. Andre also tells the tale of how getting drunk with a Niagara winemaker & his love for Beaujolais Nouveau eve...

On the 25th episode of latest ‘Matt Talks Wine & Stuff with Interesting People’ Podcast I interview my former classmate and the Head Sommelier for the Fogo Island Inn, Brie Dema. We discuss her long journey into wine that includes heading the wine program for Langdon Hall and George, the glory of Sherry and tasting a 2000 DRC La-Tache.

On the latest episode Matt sits down with Alexander Sichel from Maison Sichel. We talks all things Bordeaux, the reasons for the blends used in Chateau Palmer and the most hilarious attempt at counterfeiting wine involving a bottle of Château Haut-Brion.

On the latest Podcast I go into more detail about my disastrous service fail for the Certified Court of Master Sommeliers exam. After I’m joined by one of the most fun people in wine Krys Roman. We do the interview live at Biff’s Bistro as she goes into great detail about dealing with the Peta protests at Antler Kitchen, just what wine did Joe Rogan once order and what wine would you pair with sna...

On the latest ‘Matt Talks Wine & Stuff with Interesting People’ Podcast Matt sits down with award winning winemaker Francisco Baettig from Viña Errazuriz we discuss his journey from Bordeaux University to taking over at Errázuriz. Francisco goes into detail about making wine in Aconcagua, working with Michel Rolland & his Burgundian inspired Las Pizarras project.

It’s a tale of true crime as I sit down with Toronto Star reporter Mitch Potter about the incredible spike in crime/theft at the LCBO. Anonymous letters to the Star from LCBO employees pleading for help, security issues and are restaurants and bars involved?

On the latest ‘Matt Talks Wine & Stuff with Interesting People’ Podcast I interview entrepreneur/angel investor Brian Mossoff. He has a crazy resume involving bitcoin & cryptocurrencies and crazy obsession when it comes to wine. Not gonna lie we wine geek out quite a bit.

Southbrook Winery owner Bill Redelmeier joins the Pod to discuss how he went from working a roadside vegetable stand in the 1980’s to making killer biodynamic wine in Niagara.

Ann Sperling makes wine in Ontario (Southbrook Winery), Okanagan (Sperling Vineyards) and Mendoza (Versado). She was a competitive horseback rider in school, once got a letter from the band ‘Spirit of the West’ saying her Pinot Blanc inspired them and she is strong advocate for organic and biodynamic winemaking. Ann is so busy she has never seen one episode of ‘Game of Thrones’. Ann is the most in...

On the latest ‘Matt Talks Wine & Stuff with Interesting People’ Podcast I interview author & 2-time Gemini Award winner (Canada’s top television sports broadcaster) Bruce Dowbiggin. Bruce makes the case for more private wine stores in Ontario, discusses the relationship between B.C. and Alberta both politically & from a wine point of view and just how did Gordon Lightfoot influence his...

Matt goes back to Prince Edward County for the latest episode of the ‘Matt Talks Wine & Stuff with Interesting People’ Podcast as he interviews Closson Chase winemaker Keith Tyers. Some of the topics include: How a bottle of 1994 Romaine St Vivant DRC changed his life. His growth as a winemaker and the historical disaster of the 2015 harvest in the County were some of the highlights. Also Matt...

On Episode 15 Matt talks about his issue with Apothic Red and sugary red wines. Later Matt sits down over a couple glasses of Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur Lie with the head Sommelier of The Shore Club Allison Vidug. We discuss her philosophy when it comes to managing the wine list, the “Bay Street Pairing” and why being in charge of making wine in Okanogan can be “heart attack central”.

No big deal on the latest episode Matt sits down with the largest wine producer in Burgundy, Jean Charles Boisset! We discuss making wine from Burgundy to the South of France to Napa and Russian River Valley. Jean explains how his grandparents being part of the French Resistance in the Second World War played a part in his interest in California wine and we sip through his impressive new line of V...

In Part Two of the Daniel Speck interview the co-owner and VP of Sales for Henry of Pelham finishes his attempt to sell Matt on Baco Noir. They get into the best movie/TV scenes involving wine and just what does a tough vintage look/feel like???