Tasting Together

André and Miroki were guests at the Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration (www.coolchardonnay.org). This led André to the question 'Is Chardonnay the most important grape in the world?'. We put this question to virtually everyone who attended the celebration... Are you surprised by the answer?

We spoke with a large number of people ...

Stefan Neumann who was the excellent keynote speaker at I4C

JL Groux of Stratus

Thomas Bachelder of Le Clos Jordanne (and his eponymous winery)

Ann Sperling and Peter Gamble of Dobbin Estates

Ilya Senchuk of Leaning Post Winery

Romain Bourgeois of Deux Roches

Alphonse Potel of Domaine Roche de Bellene

Jacques Viljoen of Boschendal

Anthony Hamilton Russell of his eponymous winery

Jimmy Smith of Wine with Jimmy

Yvonne Irvine of Maenad Winery

Vanessa McKean of Adamo Winery

Matthias Messner Managing Director of Kellerei Bozen

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Miroki has been eating and drinking her way through the American Midwest - she recently was in Indianapolis for Gen Con.

How Long Is Too Long To Keep Something In Your Freezer? André has come to the realization that some of the stuff stored in his home might have passed it's expiry date.

Is Loblaws on the ropes? Their Q2 earnings were down - so they're trying to bribe consumers with trading cards?

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Miroki and André record separately in this busy travel part of the summer.

Miroki shares her favourite places to eat in Halifax!

André brings an update to a story that we covered earlier this season with regard to spirits producers and the LCBO.

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We sit down with Anna Warunkiewicz one of the owners of Chaton in Hamilton - www.chatonhamilton.com

We update the world on whether or not the world has ended for wine lovers in Ontario as the LCBO strike rages on.

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First and foremost - here is the link to the GoFundMe set up for the Lacey Family - https://www.gofundme.com/f/honouring-kimball-laceys-legacy

What is proper Bachelorette Etiquette if you decide to head to wine country? Is South Africa about to have its day? Why don't we drink more of these wines?

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Miroki and André sit down with the worlds most famous wine glass manufacturer - Maximilian Riedel. Does stemware make a big difference to the taste of your wine? Are the worlds biggest distillers in the middle of a showdown with the LCBO? Could this showdown lead to a boycott that might leave the shelves empty later this summer...

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There's been a lot of food and wine news going on!

Doug Ford recently announced that come hell or high water booze will be in corner stores! is this a win for the industry?

May is over - what did the Loblaws boycott accomplish?

Norman Hardie has been making appearances at a variety of wine events - what's up with that?

Additional Reading and Listening:

https://www.canadaland.com/podcast/845-commons-against-the-wind/

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canadian-winemaker-norman-hardie-accused-of-sexual-misconduct/

https://www.beanfield.com/

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André took an April visit to lake Seneca - he visited Hillick and Hobbs, Hermann J Wiemer, and Fox Run. This was a return to the United States after his first visit to the Finger Lakes in 2017 when he heard that Paul Hobbs was opening a winery. Miroki and André take some time to unpack the trip and have a conversation about Riesling, Natural Wine, and the Geology and Geography of Lake Seneca.

Wineries visited -

https://www.hillickandhobbs.com/

https://www.wiemer.com/

https://foxrunvineyards.com/

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We are joined by Joyce Leung - Food Blogger, and Cooking Class Instructor - https://www.joyceofcooking.com/

André took a dumpling making course from her earlier this year - and when she talked about navigating asian grocery stores felt we had to share this with the audience.

Miroki had the opportunity to check out Terroir in Prince Edward County - https://www.pecwines.com/featured-events/terroir

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Today we are joined by Beverly Crandon, Sommelier and Organizer of Spring Into Spice. What can people expect this year? (Oh and André shamelessly plugs the 80x Wine Company who will be pouring wine at this years event)

We celebrate the end of Earth Month by chatting with Michelle Genttner of Unboxed Market.

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