Two Guys Talking Wine

Michael and André are joined by Dan Speck of Henry of Pelham and Family Wine Merchants. Given that he runs an agency, deals with the LCBO, and a winery that is a key destination for tourism we thought he would be perfect to let us know how COVID has affected the wine industry so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and André are joined by special guest Shiraz Mottiar. They are taking a deep look at Gamay. Shiraz talks about his approach working with the grape and how it has evolved over his long tenure at Malivoire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and André decided to connect for Chardonnay Day. André tries to talk about Chardonnay in Niagara and how it's evolved over the past decade ... Michael talked about Gamay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and André take a look at some wines they have recently tasted. What are they looking forward to from the summer? Many many many things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week Michael was concerned about something he saw online. This has led to some offline discussion about how blogging is evolving on Instagram. Do we need someone to police content paid or otherwise on the new platforms? If so, who's job is it to police them? Miroki Tong is an up and coming wine blogger(@9ouncesplease) and she joins the guys to discuss this issue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

Today is a special episode where Michael and André are joined by Dave Sheppard - currently of Flat Rock, previously of Coyote's Run and Inniskillin. What was it like to work with Karl Kaiser? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does wine fit into diet? Last year André set out to get healthy and lost a bunch of weight - and now Michael has let us know that he has signed up for weight watchers. But when you're trying to watch your weight how does wine fit into that? The guys got into this discussion after being sent the latest calorie wise options from Yellow Tail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Earlier this year it was decided that 2021 would be the year of Cabernet Franc for Two Guys Talking Wine. Michael and André both spend a fair bit of time on Instagram these days - they both noticed that wine professional Allison Slute has dedicated her instagram account to the love of Cabernet Franc (@cabfrancchronicles)- so they knew they HAD to speak to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

In Part 2 of the Grape Guy's last tasting in his backyard Michael and André take a look at some sweet wines. Yeah - we said sweet! They have both discussed on this podcast how well Canadian Icewine can age - but how did this batch hold up? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It has been awhile since we've raided Michael's cellar ... It has also been awhile since the guys were able to get together face to face. This podcast was recorded at the Grape Guys backyard following the COVID-19 guidelines. Did we find any gems from the cellar? Or was it a bucket of bombs? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and André talk about some wines that they have been sipping on lately. The Grape Guy teases that he is currently working on his 2021 Rosé round up - and André is still spending way too much money on wine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The latest instalment of the legacy series takes us to Prince Edward County (finally). We are joined by Dan Sullivan the winemaker at Rosehall Run to talk about the origin of this winery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tayu is a stellar Pinot Noir that has reached the Ontario market. Michael and André sit down with Viviana Navarrete who has been working on this project. The grapes used in this bottle of wine were farmed by indigenous people to the region in Chile. We take a look at how it all came together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As André and Michael continue to unpack Cabernet Franc they turn their attention to Fogolar. If you're not familiar with Marc Pistor - there's a chance you will be very soon. His virtual label has its focus on Cabernet Franc and Riesling. In this episode we focus on the former. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Much of Ontario spent most of the past four months under lockdown. This has been a challenge for the hospitality industry across the board. The pandemic has brought about some creative ways to find a way to survive - perhaps none more than the pivot from Icellars. Adnan Icel joins Michel and André to talk about tiny bottles of wine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This past week Seven Eleven applied for 61 licenses to serve alcohol on their premises. The knee jerk reaction from many people has been immediately to condemn this move. But is there more to this situation than meets the eye? André and Michael unpack this issue. (And maybe it's the COVID fatique setting in - but one of the guys has some choice words for Doug Ford and Justin Trudeau) Hosted on Aca...

This past month one of the guys attempted to do a Dry January... how did it go? Michael and André sit down to talk about the first month of 2021 - and possibly the second one too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a crossover episode - but don't worry we don't have Scrappy Doo or the Great Gazoo on deck. We are joined by Paul Kalemkiarian the host of Wine Talks in California. He runs one of the oldest wine clubs in the United States. We sit down with him to chat about what's going on with wine and covid north and south of the border. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What was the 2020 summer like in the Lake Erie North Shore? Roberto Muscedere works with his eponymous winery and they make some fantastic Bordeaux varietals. He joins Michael and André to discuss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we take a look at Prince Edward County. Was the harvest as good in the County as it was in Niagara? We reach out to Kimball Lacey of Lacey Estates to see how things went during the 2020 summer we will never forget. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the dumpster fire that was 2020 firmly in our rear view mirror we decided to take a look at one of the high points - the growing seasons. Richie Roberts is the long time winemaker from Fielding and he joins André and Michael to talk about the summer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and André go over a list of what is trendy in Ontario Wines right now. What do they want to see more of - and what do they want to stay in 2020? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tasting a bunch of wines during a pandemic was hard work - but Michael and André have you covered with the best wines to enjoy over the holidays. You can see the full guides at torontolife.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and André reflect on the year that was 2020 and Two Guys Talking Wine. Thank You to everyone who took the time to listen. Especially to those of you who took the time to leave nasty comments for us on iTunes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thomas Bachelder joins Michael and André to taste through the Bachelder Toussaints lineup of Chardonnay. It's a pre-Christmas miracle! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.