Miroki and André spent a whirlwind weekend at the International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration. Miroki proposed that before we showed up - we should ask people 'What is the future of Chardonnay?' Such a broad question had so much to unpack. As the podcast unfurled, it became apparent that there is so much more to talk about that goes much further than just Chardonnay, from where the wine market is headed, different generations of drinkers, emerging regions, to the impact of climate change.

They spoke with :

Clive Pursehouse the US Editor at Decanter - https://www.decanter.com/author/clivepursehouse-2/

Richard Charnock, Executive Winemaker at Joie Farm - https://joiefarm.com/people/team/

Jimmy Smith from Beare Green Winery (and Wine with Jimmy) - https://www.bearegreenwinery.com/

Ron Giesbrecht from Wending Home Winery - https://wendinghome.ca/

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Miroki and André return from a much needed break to discuss a few things that have popped up in the news ...

First - Miroki is in the final hours of a Kickstarter for her day job - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rockpapercynic/dnd-party-game

Second - We learned that André and Miroki are human garbage dumps when it comes to what they will eat - https://www.idrlabs.com/food-disgust/test.php

Lastly - Everyone is trying to figure out what is broken in the wine industry - did this article making the rounds shed any light on anything? - https://www.marketingwine.com/2025/08/06/the-enshittification-of-the-wine-industry/

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Miroki had the chance to catch the recent Weird Al show at the Budweiser stage - and she had some thoughts on the hospitality offered.

Miroki and André finally catch up on the same continent - and they go through what they are looking forward to about i4C. You can still grab a last minute ticket by visiting https://www.coolchardonnay.org

Last André shares a memory of his time spent with the late Nicolas Potel of Domaine Roche de Bellene who recently passed away - We offer condolences to the Potel family - and to everyone mourning this loss.

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Miroki is still on the road - but André has been busy doing work for i4C - which is coming up quickly.

Take a listen to the first episode of the Cool Sip -

Jeff Moote has been a long time attendee at i4C. First as a volunteer and paid guest - this year he will be joining the event as a producer. Jeff has been making outstanding wines under his Divergence label for a few years now - and the word is getting out. André Proulx sits down with Jeff to discuss his favourite memories from i4C - and what he's looking forward to this year.

You can learn more about Divergence Wines here - https://divergencewines.ca/

You can get your tickets to meet Jeff here - https://coolchardonnay.org/

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André catches up with Chef Edgar Trudeau who will be representing Canada at the Clos Vougeot in October where he will be attempting to make the worlds best Oeufs en Meurette.

Miroki has some thoughts on food she has experienced in Portugal and Greece.

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André is back in Canada - Miroki is still in Europe - she has some thoughts on what it was like to travel by train from Paris to Barcelona. What's the best way to pack a suitcase when bringing wine and food home from your travels? And sadly, someone lost a bottle of wine to breakage in their luggage.

Restaurants mentioned

https://www.tasquinhadalinda.com/

https://taverne-paillette.com/

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Miroki and her husband Eric joined André and his family (Anja and Spencer) on their trip to Champagne. Earlier this year we had a chat with Alina and Kyle about bringing a toddler with them to France - and it eased André's nerves. While there were definitely some challenges ... It has been a good trip. Consider this episode a teaser of what's to come after some great food and wine was consumed in Epernay and Reims.

Listen to our episode with Alina and Kyle a.k.a @Travelmilove - https://embed.acast.com/6511c60bfcda220011a88b54/679812dfb6e07e5a2fe71d4b

We ate at

Canard Street - https://www.canard-street.fr/

Chez Colette - https://www.facebook.com/people/Chez-Colette/

Sacré Bistro - https://sacrebistro.fr/

We tasted at

Henri Giraud - https://champagne-giraud.com/ - imported by AbV - https://abvgroup.ca/

Champagne Gosset - https://www.champagne-gosset.com/ - imported by Le Sommelier - https://www.lesommelier.com/

Champagne de Vignerons - https://www.champagnedevignerons.fr/boutique-19-avenue-de-champagne/

Gaidoz-Forget - https://www.champagne-gaidoz-forget.com/en/ - imported by Les Grappes - https://www.lesgrappes.ca/

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Both Miroki and Andre are lovers of whisk(e)y, but how much do they know, outside of the fact that Scotch spells it “whisky”? Miroki had a chance to attend a UK tasting that featured drams from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. Plus, she catches up with Foxes Bow co-founder, Tony Foote, to talk about how they are reinventing the image of Irish whiskey, and Jamie Johnson, Ambassador for Glenfiddich and Balvenie, to discuss why Scotch is such a household name globally and why women are STILL dealing with gatekeeping in the whisk(e)y world?

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Miroki and André catch up while Miroki is still on the road celebrating passover with her in-laws in Massachusetts. The Easter Bunny visited Spencer for the first time - with a large basket of chocolate. How are Americans coping with tariff's on the horizon - and 15$ eggs in the grocery stores...

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