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.

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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.

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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.

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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)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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