Invitation for judging the Ontario Wine Awards have been sent out - and Michael and André take some time to discuss some recent changes that have taken place at this once prestigious event. Are these awards still as prestigious as they once were? Are all award shows full of baloney?

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Michael visited Umbria in the middle of 2024 - and things are changing in a region notorious for it's dense, and tannic wines. Are we continuing to witness the de-Parkerization of wines as a global movement? Are we also seeing regions thumbing their noses at the 'natural' wine movement as it currently exists?

The voices and wineries discussed are

Marco Rossi - Lungarotti - represented by Profile

Gianpaolo Tabarrini - Tabarrini

Valentino Valentini - Bocale

Peter Heilbron Bellafonte - represented by Woodman Wines and Spirits

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André is doing Dry January - but we know that nobody cares about that. Michael is currently discovering Bordeaux and sipping on some of the most coveted wines of the region. Does Bordeaux live up to the hype? Or is it overhyped and overpriced?

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THIS IS NOT AN EPISODE OF TWO GUYS TALKING WINE - BUT TASTING TOGETHER - WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE AND HAVE A GREAT 2025!

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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Michael and André spent a lot of time together in 2024. But they also enjoyed some great bottles of wine together. They do some clean-up of topics for the end of the year and set the table for 2025.

Thanks for listening in 2024!

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André took a much needed vacation to Portugal - naturally he headed to Porto and visited a few Port Houses. He also visited a couple of wineries in Vinho Verde.

Michael has been spending his December in Italy - he has also been eating and drinking his way through the country.

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Michael and André have once again written the Toronto Life gift guide - here are some highlights. They also had a chance to dive into some killer bottles of wine over the past month - including a stellar dinner with the wines of Joseph Phelps.

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This fall Michael and André got the opportunity to sit down with Leslie and Rich Frank of the Napa Valley winery that bears their name. They enjoyed the wines so much - they needed to get in touch with Todd Graff the man behind the delicious wines in the bottle.

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Michael and André sit down with the folks from Alpha Estate and Wine Art Estate to get a crash course in greek wines. They taste through a bunch as well ...

https://alpha-estate.com/

https://wineartestate.com/

with thank to the Kolonaki group for providing the wines and heading down to the Hamilton studio.

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Michael and André sit down with Ed Madronich of Flat Rock Cellars. Ed invited us to visit the winery to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Twisted. Michael and André were lukewarm about going down to taste this wine ... Ed was undeterred. So - Will we convince you to drink blended white's from Ontario?

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Here is a summary of the wines tasted.

2020 Red Twisted – 72% Gamay, 25% Merlot, 3% Pinot Noir

2012 Red Twisted – 39.7% Pinot Noir, 38.2% Syrah, 22.1% Merlot

2023 Special Edition Twisted – 74% Riesling, 15.54% Gewurztraminer, 9.86% Chardonnay (RS 13 g/L ~ TA 7.05 g/L)

2017 Twisted – 64% Riesling, 32% Gewurztraminer, 4% Chardonnay (RS 15 g/L ~ TA 6.1 g/L)

2015 Twisted – 75% Riesling, 17% Gewurztraminer, 8% Chardonnay (RS 18g/L ~ TA 7.4 g/L)

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