Two Guys Talking Wine

Ontario has finally hit stage 3 of reopening - but what does that mean? Are the wineries optimistic that at this stage of the summer tourism will resume? And, are people still buying Ontario wine by the case? André and Michael sit down with Dave Johnson from Featherstone to take a look at the state of the industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this weeks episode - we feature the Rosé report. If you visit www.michaelpinkuswinereview.com you can see the full list of wines tasted by the grape guy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and André head down to On Seven winery to sit down with proprietor Vittorio De Stefano and Peter Gamble to talk about one of the newest wineries to the region. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we do a special Gamay themed Stump the Chump. This is part two of our chat with Shiraz Mottiar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.com/privacy for more information.

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 information.

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/privacy for more information.

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 Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.