Two Guys Talking Wine

How do you go from scribe to winemaker? We talk to Thomas Bachelder about the path he took to becoming one of Ontario's most celebrated winemakers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last Summer Michael and André went to a magical land called Quebec. Where they let you drink wine in the street. This is a chronicle of their adventures there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and André talk about their favorite wines at Cuvée 2018, Ontario's premier wine event. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and André get caught up after Michael returns from his sabbatical. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and André managed to sit down with all three Speck Brothers of Henry of Pelham to talk about the origin of this winery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael was in Australia. André was not. Michael had a great time, tasted lots of great wines and talked to lots of interesting people. Andre ... well he listened. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week André sits down with Steve Saylor to talk about being blind and tasting wine, and also just being new to wine in general. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael is still on the road, but hard at work. Here is what the South Island of New Zealand sounds like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

André sits down with Mike and Jeff from Sparklingwinos.com to talk about some recent events and Nova Scotia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael talks about the finer points of North Island wines in New Zealand - André sits at home in Toronto and tries to not be jealous. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael is still in the Southern Hemisphere so André has enlisted Konrad Ejbich to co-host the podcast this week. He fills André in on a bit of history about Icewine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and André sit down with Randy Ullom of Kendall Jackson to talk about what effect the recent fires have had on the wine industry and what is going on at his winery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

André couldn't resists revisiting the Champagne flute debate. He called in a ringer as we speak with Olivier Krug (from THAT Krug). Can Michael hold his ground ... and onto his Champagne flutes? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I know what you're asking yourself ... Are Michael and André going to put out a clip show for this year? The answer is yes? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We know Gerard Comeau was in Ottawa in front of the supreme court... but we don't know what the hell happened. So we called in a law talking person (Carissima Mathen, Vice Dean Faculty of Law University of Ottawa) to dumb it down for us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

André gets to raid Michael's cellar again as we visit some old Riesling that was kicking around. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We realize some of these rumours are a little old but we had to go through what was causing a stir in Niagara over the past month or so. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

André talks to Michael about Into The Vine a wine and art installation that was hosted recently in Toronto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

André and Michael sit down with Derek Barnett - winemaker of Southbrook, Lailey, Karlo and now Meldville fame. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and André dissect a conversation that has arose over the past few weeks about the VQA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael was kind enough to bring a few bottles of old Chateau des Charmes reds that were lurking in his cellar over to the studio in Toronto. How did this go? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

André went to Franciacorta in September this is what he learned. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and André take a step into the way back machine and interview The Count of Buena Vista. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we discuss wine scores, what they mean to us, what bothers us about them and ask if there is integrity out there anymore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andre and Michael sit down with the four winemakers representing Mission Hill, Martin's Lane, Checkmate and Cedar Creek in a downtown Toronto hotel room, and this is what happened ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.