Two Guys Talking Wine

Welcome to your April list of what's hot and what's not for releases coming out. This was recorded during our last pre-quarantine podcast session - and knowing that it was going to be our last face to face meeting in awhile we recorded several episodes. This podcast is fueled by Cabernet Sauvignon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How are the guys coping with Covid 19. There isn't actually a whole lot of wine talk in this episode - but we will be back at it in the weeks to come. Wash your hands! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and André attended a dinner hosted by Wakefield wines. They took some time to explore "proper" serving temperatures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to our annual debrief of Michael's trip to Italy. Where, once again, he has left André behind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael is now back from Italy. We have decided in spite of COVID-19 the show will go on - hopefully this will help distract a little bit about what's going on in the world right now. André had an opportunity to sit down with Franck Bijon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's early in the year so naturally Michael has left André in North America by himself. Michael is in Italy - so naturally he thought this would be a perfect time to talk about Bordeaux. We are joined by Christer Byklum - one of the most trusted voices in Wine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Old Chilean and Star Trek: Picard are what the guys tackle as Michael raids his cellar again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They make wine in China? Is it any good? While Michael is still gallivanting around Tuscany - André sits down with Lenz Moser and Andrew Von Teichman to talk about Changyu Moser XV. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's early in the year so naturally Michael has left André in North America by himself. Michael is in Italy - so naturally he thought this would be a perfect time to talk about Burgundy. We are joined by Christer Byklum - one of the most trusted voices in Wine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and André take a question from the audience as they tackle the question - how do you start a wine collection with $250? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The guys take a look at the latest batch of wines and score them only with their thumbs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and André lament the end of the holiday season by talking about some of their favourite wines from over the past month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and André took a bit of time to check out the Sparkle and Ice gala in Niagara on the Lake. André checked out the Icewine Gala in Niagara Fall the previous week. It's been an Icewine filled January for the guys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for another episode of our very popular Stump the Chump. This time we head south of the border with friend- of-the-podcast Farrah Felten-Jolley of Klinker Brick located in Lodi; and for those keeping track, our first non-Ontario based "victim". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And now the exciting conclusion of old wines. When our heroes left off André was heading to his cellar to open up a bottle of Chateau La Confession... did the bottle make it to the table? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our last podcast of 2019. Michael and André take a moment to reflect on their year tasting wine say a number of thank yous and oh, they also empty the swear jar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's one of the last times the guys get together for 2019 - somehow the conversation ended up on the topic of Old Wine. At least they didn't talk about wine scores. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and André are about to revolutionize wine scoring. The 96pt scores are in the past - experience everything you need to know from our Two Thumbs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael forced André to wake up to speak to someone in France about the Rhone Valley. Truthfully it wasn't that difficult - we're both fans of the wines, and the region. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

André and Michael are talking about food and wine pairings. They have both come to a very specific realization about these marriages of cuisine and beverage - do you agree with them? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and André sit down with sommelier and broadcaster Matt Cauz to taste through a bunch of wines that have crawled their way out of the cellar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and André sit down to go over a few topics - but we kick things off with thoughts on the new VQA logo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

André visited the Languedoc earlier in October and found some tasty wines. He also learned a few things about the "natural" wine movement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You may remember a little while back Miguel Torres was talking to Michael and André about sustainability. He suggested they follow up with Chris Jackson - so they did. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take on another 6 bottles of wine blind with friend of the podcast Thomas Bachelder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.