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Two Guys Talking Wine — 407 episodes

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1

Golf Claps and Nebbiolo: A Playful Dive into Barolo and Barbaresco

2

Sassicaia is the name of the wine not the winery ...

3

Is Nikka From the Barrel redefining the global whiskey market?

4

From Vintage Chardonnay to Chinese Cabernet

5

Does a bottle of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti give $6500 worth of value?

6

The Future of the Right Bank according to Von Neipperg

7

The New Sagrantino di Montefalco

8

Boscarelli - The Next Level of Nobile

9

André Gets His First Taste of Noble Wine

10

Alois Lageder: The What Where & Why

11

TerraLectae. TerraElectae. Terra ... It's Chosen Wine from Chosen Land - and It's Damn Good

12

Is that old bottle of wine in your cellar worth anything?

13

They make sparkling wine in England...?

14

Two Guys Have Been Talking Wine For Ten Years

15

Ontario's Ultimate Wine Competition - Part 3

16

Ontario's Ultimate Wine Competition - Part 2

17

Ontario's Ultimate Wine Competition - Part 1

18

Are we all Elbows Up About Canadian Whiskey?

19

I Think I'm Gonna Selvapiana Myself

20

What Kind of Fog Is Bordeaux In?

21

What happens when Cabernet and Merlot make an Italian bambino?

22

What's a Bertani and How Do I Get One?

23

Federico Graziani is making wine on an active volcano...

24

Billecart Salmon and the Future of Champagne

25

2025 Michael Pinkus Rose Report

26

The Best Champagne House You Probably Never Heard of ... Henri Giraud

27

The New Wines From Mouton Cadet ... Are Very Good!

28

The Cult Wineries of Ontario ... the real ones

29

The Winery that made Michael open his Heart and his Wallet - Haut Bailly

30

Not All Sangiovese Is Created Equal - Especially At Il Borro

31

André has finally learned something about Tuscan Wine - from Sette Ponti!

32

BONUS - Full Dany Rolland Interview (in French)

33

What does Dany Rolland think about the future of Bordeaux?

34

Are Big Brands Like Wakefield Responding To The Market Quick Enough...?

35

Meet The Person Trying To Get EVERYONE To Drink More Canadian Wine ...

36

Be A Patriot - Drink Canadian Wine - The Sequel

37

The Ontario Wine Awards Are Diminishing Their Brand

38

The Overlooked Wines of Umbria

39

What Is It Like To Visit Premier Grand Cru Wineries In Bordeaux?

40

TASTING TOGETHER - A Visit To Lake Seneca in the Finger Lakes

41

A Look at Some of the Highlights of 2024

42

Michael and André Have Been Traveling - Portugal and Italy!

43

The Best Wines For The Holidays - Toronto Life

44

Frank Family Vineyards - What's going on in Napa Valley?

45

Wines of Greece

46

Ed Madronich of Flat Rock convinces us to Drink Blended White

47

A Tasting Of The Wines Of Cyprus

48

An Important Message From Two Guys Talking Wine

49

Stump the Chump with Elisa Massi and Shiraz Mottiar

50

What's New At Malivoire with Elisa Mazzi (and Shiraz Mottiar)

51

Stump the Chump with Joel Wilcox

52

We Break the Fourth Wall with Joel Wilcox

53

The one where we taste old Pinot Noir

54

Rosé Report - LCBO Strike - Corrections!

55

Every Winery In Niagara Has Been Sold - We Think?

56

All You Needed To Know About Los Arango - and More...

57

From Spain to Mexico - The Story of the Founder of Los Arango

58

Los Arango Tequila Brought Us To Mexico ...

59

The Man Behind The Wine Lists At The Fairmont Royal York

60

A Tasting Of Naramata Bench Wines

61

Episode 350 - Is this a milestone?

62

The History of Penfolds with Andrew Baldwin

63

Jose Rallo of Donnafugata winery in Sicily

64

Why does the LCBO suck so bad? Is Natural Wine Dead? Riesling!!!

65

Tasting Coast to Coast

66

The Wines of Cyprus

67

Cool Climate Pinot Noir from California

68

How Is Your Dry January Going?

69

Cabernet Franc from the Loire with Xavier Amirault

70

A Look At The End Of 2023!

71

A Taste of Tuscany with Ruffino

72

Matt Cauz and the Médoc Marathon!

73

Visiting the Loire Valley In Search Of Cabernet Franc

74

Where In The World Is Alto Adige?

75

Boekenhoutskloof Winery with Gottfried Mocke

76

Canadaland Episode 920 - A Wine Critic Spills All

77

Unlock Chablis with Michael Pinkus and André Proulx - Episode 334

78

Stump The Chump With Cellartimewine and Rescuingtrappedwine - Episode 333

79

The Powerful Sagrantino of Bocale - Episode 332

80

Let's Get Schooled on Soave and Valpolicella with PRA - Episode 331

81

Will The Low Alcohol Pinot Grigio From Mezzacorona Be The Wine Of The Summer? - Episode 330

82

André Went To Bourgogne And Learned Stuff - Episode 329

83

Michael Went To Abruzzo And Drank A Ton Of Rosé - Episode 328

84

The Excitement of Languedoc/Loire/Provence/Roussillon - Episode 327

85

Michael went to Montefalco - Episode 326

86

Shooting The Poop - Episode 325

87

Eyebrow Raising Wines from Mission Hill with Winemaker Corrie Krehbiel - Episode 324

88

Discovering Veneto with Gabriele Fasan of Ponte - Episode 323

89

Wine Journalism in 2023 Featuring The Connected Table - Episode 322

90

A Side By Side Look At Monte Bello and Ridge Vineyards - Episode 321

91

We Talk About Scoring Wines (Again) with Paul K - Episode 320

92

Flat Rock Nerds Out On Yeast Strains - Episode 319

93

Two Guys Talking About 2023 - Episode 318

94

Q&A with Terry David Mulligan - Episode 317

95

André and Michael Talk About Their Toronto Life Columns - Episode 316

96

Would You Pay $4888.95 On A Bottle Of Gin? - Episode 315

97

We Finally Sit Down With The Foreign Affair Winery - Episode 314

98

Stump the Chump with Ken Little - Episode 313

99

Hey LCBO Where Is The Beaujolais Nouveau? - Episode 312

100

Zonte's Footsteps Is From Australia (With Vigneron Brad Rey) - Episode 311

101

A Chat With Marianna Velenosi - Episode 310

102

How Healthy Is The Ontario Wine Industry? - Episode 308

103

Is The LCBO Killing Wine Journalism in Ontario? - Episode 309

104

Michael and André Get Fancy With Cocktails - Episode 307

105

Chianti Classico ... A Party In A Box - Episode 306

106

Is Merlot Underrated From Ontario? - Episode 305

107

The 1000 Dollar Bottle Of Wine - Episode 304

108

New Wines from Monte Creek - Episode 303

109

Airplane Wine ... From 1983! - Episode 302

110

Tasting Through Some New Wines from Culmina - Episode 301

111

The Most Underrated Winemaker in Ontario - Episode 300

112

How Does Ontario Stack Up To Burgundy? - Episode 299

113

Stump The Chump - Episode 298

114

Did André and Michael Learn Anything About Cabernet Franc? - Episode 297

115

Ontario Chardonnay - Episode 296

116

The Joy of BC Chardonnay with Christine Campbell - Episode 295

117

Ryan Oldridge and the wines of CREW - Episode 294

118

Wine Awards Season (Episode 293)

119

André Went To Abruzzo - Episode 292

120

What Is The Deal With Nergonis? - Episode 291

121

THE MISSING EPISODE

122

Michael in Montefalco - Episode 290

123

What Is The Two Guys Talking Wine Origin Story? - Episode 289

124

Caesar Day with Zirkova Vodka - Episode 288

125

Is Martha Stewart's Chardonnay Any Good? - Episode 287

126

Michael Went To The Loire Valley - Episode 286

127

A Masterclass with Gerard Bertrand - Episode 285

128

What's The Deal With Rosé - Epsiode 284

129

A Quick Look At BC Riesling - Episode 283

130

Does Anyone Drink Gewürztraminer? - Episode 282

131

Chateau De La Chaize Makes Tasty Wine - Episode 281

132

International Women's Day 2022 - With Jackson Family Wines - Episode 280

133

A Fresh Look at Old Riesling from Ontario - Episode 279

134

What's the deal with Riesling? - Episode 278

135

with Sal D'Angelo (Episode 277) - Ontario Legacy 18

136

The New Look From Pelee Island - Episode 276

137

Can Richard Beatty Convince André and Michael to Drink Orange Wine? - Episode 275

138

Bottle Shop Bonanza - Episode 274

139

Let's Unpack What Trends to Expect In 2022 - Episode 273

140

Are You Doing A Dry(ish) January? - Episode 272

141

Our Year End Reflection - Episode 271

142

Smells Like Michael Likes Teen Spirits - Episode 270

143

Stump the Chump with Sue Ann Staff - Episode 269

144

Cab Franc with Sue Ann Staff - Episode 268

145

Stump the Chump Cabernet Franc Edition with Allison Slute - Episode 267

146

We Chronicle Cab Franc with Cab Franc Chronicles - Allison Slute - Episode 266

147

How Are Small Wineries Faring During The 2021 Harvest - Episode 265

148

So ... Have We Survived the 2021 Vintage? With Craig McDonald - Episode 264

149

Sipping Spirits With Sue - Episode 263

150

Wines from Croatia - Episode 262

151

In Person Tastings have Resumed - Episode 261

152

Michael Went To Italy And Drank A Bunch Of Wine - Episode 260

153

It's Almost October Time To Shoot the S*** - Episode 259

154

Stump The Chump With Brian Schmidt - Episode 258

155

The Ultimate Power of Cabernet Franc - Episode 257

156

Another Stump the Chump - with Derek Barnett - Episode 256

157

A Look At The Rusty Shed... The Wine... Not The Building - Episode 255

158

Stump The Chump With Dave Johnson - Episode 254

159

What's Up At Karlo Estates And Meldville with Derek Barnett - Episode 253

160

Stump The Chump With Levi de Loryn - Episode 252

161

Mary J Blige has made wine - is it any good? - Episode 251

162

The 250th Episode - Now With More Bubbles!

163

The Great Reopening with Dave Johnson - Episode 249

164

The Rosé Report - Episode 248

165

On Seven Winery - Episode 247

166

Stump The Chump With Shiraz Mottiar - Episode 246

167

The Wineries of Niagara Are Reopening - Now What? - Episode 245

168

Sipping Gamay With Shiraz (of Malivoire... not the Grape) - Episode 244

169

The First Chardonnay Podcast of 2021 - Episode 243

170

Summer Wines (Episode 242)

171

Do We Need Police For Instagram Wine Bloggers? (Episode 241)

172

with Dave Sheppard - (Episode 240) - Ontario Legacy 17

173

Low Calorie Yellow Tail (no, seriously) - Episode 239

174

The Cabernet Franc Chronicles with Allison Slute - Episode 238

175

Raiding The Wine Cellar Part 2 - The Ontario Bunch - Episode 237

176

Raiding The Wine Cellar Part 1 - International - Episode 236

177

Shooting the S*** - Episode 235

178

with Dan Sullivan of Rosehall Run(Episode 234) - Ontario Legacy 17

179

San Pedro Changes the Face of Pinot Noir - Episode 233

180

Marc Pistor of Fogolar Stakes His Reputation on Cabernet Franc - Episode 232

181

Icellars in the Covid Times - Episode 231

182

Will Seven Eleven Be The First Corner Store Wine Retailers in Ontario - Episode 230

183

Dry(ish) January - Episode 229

184

‎Wine Talks with Paul Kalemkiarian - Episode 228

185

2020 Vintage Report - Lake Erie North Shore with Roberto Muscedere - Episode 227

186

2020 Vintage Report - Prince Edward County Kimball Lacey - Episode 226

187

2020 Vintage Report - Niagara with Richie Roberts - Episode 225

188

What Trends Are Coming Up in 2021 in Ontario Wines - Episode 224

189

Toronto Life Gift Guides - Episode 223

190

Somehow We Survived 2020 - Episode 222

191

The Toussaints Chardonnay from Thomas Bachelder - Episode 221

192

The Cab Franc Rabbit Hole (with thanks to Featherstone) - Episode 220

193

The Toussaints Pinot Noir from Thomas Bachelder - Episode 219

194

Somm Blinders - Episode 218

195

Peter Lehmann Wines - Episode 217

196

Meet the Maille Mustard Sommelier - Episode 216

197

What is Ontario's Grape? - Episode 215

198

Henry of Pelham in Bordeaux - Episode 214

199

Two Thumbs Up - October 2020 - Episode 213

200

Jim Murray's Whisky Bible - Is the LCBO trying to end local journalism? - Episode 212

201

The Fumé Blanc Challenge - Episode 211

202

What's the Deal with Jalapeño Noir? - Episode 210

203

The State of the Industry in September 2020 - Episode 209

204

with Angelo Pavan (Episode 208) - Ontario Legacy 16

205

Craig McDonald and Cabernet Franc - Episode 207

206

Domaine La Decelle w/ Frederic Lavau - Episode 206

207

with David Johnson (Episode 205) - Ontario Legacy 15

208

How to Run a Wine Competition during a Pandemic - Episode 204

209

Covid Chronicles Chapter 745 - Episode 203

210

Nicolas Potel from Burgundy - Episode 202

211

The Origin Story of Leaning Post - Episode 201

212

Chardonnay Manifesto - Episode 200

213

Thomas Bachelder makes good Pinot Noir - Episode 199

214

2027 Cellars has a Retail Store - Episode 198

215

In Conversation with Steve Byfield of Nyarai Cellars - Episode 197

216

Ed Madronich - Nature vs. Nurture - Episode 196

217

The Westcott Experience ... Chardonnay All Day! - Episode 195

218

The Gamay-zing addition to the Bachelder Family - Episode 194

219

The Westcott Experience ... The Pinot Noir Edition - Episode 193

220

Do we even know what is going on anymore? - Episode 192

221

Talking Taylor Fladgate Ports - Episode 191

222

Thomas Bachelder and the Violette Release (Chardonnay) - Episode 190

223

Natalie Richard - Routes des Vins dans le Monde - Episode 189

224

F*** It List Wines - Episode 188

225

Two Thumbs Up - April 2020 - Episode 187

226

Coping With Covid - Episode 186

227

Wakefield Wine And Serving Temperatures - Episode 185

228

Michael In Italy 2020 - Episode 184

229

Vignobles Larose - Episode 183

230

Bordeaux 101 - Episode 182

231

Old Chile and Star Trek: Picard - Episode 181

232

They make wine in China? - Episode 180

233

Bourgogne 101 - Episode 179

234

250 Dollar Wine Cellar - Episode 178

235

Thumbs Up - February 2020 - Episode 177

236

Our Favourite Holiday Wines - Episode 176

237

Icewine Gala - Sparkle and Ice - Episode 175

238

Stump The Chump with Farrah Felten-Jolley - Episode 174

239

The Exciting Conclusion of Old Wines - Episode 173

240

Merry Christmas & Thank Yous - Episode 172

241

Another One About Old Wine ... I guess? - Episode 171

242

Two Thumbs Up - December 2019 - Episode 170

243

Rhone Valley Wines - Episode 169

244

Are food and wine pairings BS? - Episode 168

245

Stump The Chump - Matt Cauz - Episode 167

246

The new VQA is ridiculous - Episode 166

247

André went to the Languedoc - Episode 165

248

Chris Jackson And Sustainability - Episode 164

249

Another round of stump the chump with Thomas Bachelder - Episode 163

250

Klinker Brick - Episode 162

251

Old Cabernet Sauvignon with Thomas Bachelder - Episode 161

252

Stump the Chump with Brian Schmidt (Episode 160)

253

Washington Wine Country with Doug Marshall - Episode 159

254

The Good The Bad And The Ugly (Episode 158)

255

Big news from Thomas Bachelder (Episode 157)

256

Old Gamay (Episode 156)

257

with Richard Painter of Te Awa New Zealand (Episode 155)

258

with Brian Schmidt (Episode 154) - Ontario Legacy 14

259

Chablis - The Wine Region Michael Loves Best (Episode 152)

260

A brief overview of Vinho Verde (Episode 151)

261

with Andrzej Lipinski (Episode 150) - Ontario Legacy 13

262

Preview of #I4C19 (Episode 149)

263

Marcelo Papa - Concha y Toro (Episode 148)

264

All Canadian Wine Championship/Ontario Wine Awards 2019 (Episode 147)

265

Le Clos Jordanne Returns (Episode 146)

266

Roberto Pighin (Episode 145)

267

Miguel Torres on Sustainability (Episode 144)

268

California Wine Fair 2019 (Episode 143)

269

New Zealand Pure Discovery 2019 (Episode 142)

270

CVNE or is it CUNE? (Episode 141)

271

Kelly Mason interviews Michael Pinkus (Episode 140)

272

The 100 Dollar Bottle of Wine (Episode 139)

273

Will Roman from Rosewood (Episode 138)

274

Michael went to Washington State (Episode 137)

275

2019 Cuvee Recap Extravaganza!!! (Episode 136)

276

Old Riesling... again (Episode 135)

277

Bellenda Prosecco (Episode 134)

278

Stump The Chump with Penelope Irving (Episode 133)

279

Stemware - again... (Episode 132)

280

Don Melchor (Episode 131)

281

20 Dollar Wine (Episode 130)

282

André went to Europe (Episode 129)

283

Shooting the S*** - 2019 Edition (Episode 128)

284

Talking to Andre in Chile (Episode 127)

285

VQA - Following Up (Episode 126)

286

with Kelly Mason (Episode 125)

287

with Morgan J of 16 Mile Cellar (Episode 124)

288

with Britnie B of Creekside (Episode 123)

289

Icewine And Fried Chicken (Episode 122)

290

Michael is in Dao (Episode 121)

291

Champagne Feuillatte (Episode 120)

292

Questions from a Listener - (Episode 119)

293

Festival des Vins de Saguenay Part 2 - (Episode 118)

294

Festival des Vins de Saguenay Part 1 - (Episode 117)

295

Stump The Chump 2 (Episode 116)

296

Michael in Spain (Episode 115)

297

Warm Climate Vs Cool Climate (Episode 114)

298

Old Cab Franc From Vineland - (Episode 113)

299

Proposed VQA Changes, Our Take - (Episode 112)

300

The Life and Times of Thomas Bachelder Part 2 - (Episode 111)

301

Harvest Report 2018 with Brian Schmidt and Craig McDonald (episode 110)

302

Ontario Wine For Noobs (Episode 109)

303

Adventures in Bourbon (Episode 108)

304

with Tony Aspler (Episode 107) - Ontario Legacy 12

305

The Return of the Lake Erie North Shore (Episode 106)

306

Talking Value In Pricing (Episode 105)

307

Buck a Beer... for real(Episode 104)

308

Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration 2018 (Episode 103)

309

with Wes Lowrey (Episode 102) - Ontario Legacy 11

310

with Bev Carnahan of the All Canadian Wine Championship (Episode 101)

311

Shooting The S*** - (Episode 100)

312

Ivy Knight - Festival des Vins de Saguenay (episode 99)

313

with Don Triggs (Episode 98)- Ontario Legacy 10

314

We really like Clonakilla ... A lot (Episode 97)

315

Sara Triggs of Culmina (Episode 96)

316

Valdicava (Episode 95)

317

Michael went to Portugal (Episode 94)

318

Wild Things Beer Festival (Episode 93)

319

André visits Robert Mondavi (Episode 92)

320

California Wine Fair Part 2 (Episode 91)

321

California Wine Fair Part 1 (Episode 90)

322

County In The City (Episode 89)

323

"Oregon Chardonnay Rocks" (Episode 88)

324

180417 - 2guystalkinwine - Tasting With Thomas Bachelder (Episode 87)

325

The Life And Times Of Thomas Bachelder (Episode 86)

326

Festival Des Vins de Saguenay (Episode 85)

327

Cuvee 2018 Wrap Up (Episode 84)

328

180313 - 2guystalkinwine - Shooting The Breeze (Episode 82)

329

with the Speck Brother (Episode 81) - Ontario Legacy 9

330

180227 - 2guystalkinwine - Michael In Australia (Episode 80)

331

Talking Wine With The Blind Gamer - (Episode 79)

332

Michael is in New Zealand Part 2 - (Episode 78)

333

3 Guys Talking Wine with the Sparkling Winos - (Episode 77)

334

Michael Is In New Zealand Part 1 - (Episode 76)

335

Icewine with Konrad Ejbich - (Episode 75)

336

Randy Ullom of Kendall Jackson - (Episode 74)

337

Olivier Krug - The Champagne Flute Debate (Episode 73)

338

The 2017 Clip Show (Episode 72)

339

Mr Comeau goes to Ottawa (Episode 71)

340

Old Riesling Part Deux (Episode 70)

341

Scuttlebutt (Episode 69)

342

Into The Vine (Episode 68)

343

with Derek Barnett (Episode 67) - Ontario Legacy 8

344

Is the VQA A-Okay? (Episode 65)

345

Sipping on OLD Chateau des Charmes (Episode 64)

346

Franciacorta (Episode 63)

347

The Count Of Buena Vista (Episode 62)

348

What Scoring Means to Us (episode 61)

349

with 4 BC Winemakers (episode 60)

350

with Herbert Konzelmann (episode 59) - Ontario Legacy 7

351

Is Riesling Passe (episode 58)

352

with Miguel Torres Jr (episode 57)

353

Wrapping Up the i4C (episode 56)

354

Sweet on Sweet Does it Work (episode 55)

355

with Jim Warren (episode 54) - Ontario Legacy 6

356

i4C 2017 Preview (episode 53)

357

The Wines We Love - Where it all Began (episode 52)

358

with Paul Hobbs (episode 51)

359

LCBO, Go On Strike Please (episode 50)

360

with Valentina Argiolas (episode 49)

361

How Do You Review Crappy Wine (episode 48)

362

Impressions from the 2017 New Zealand Tiki Tour (episode 47)

363

Andre visits Portugal (episode 46)

364

Taste Oregon with Soles & Adelsheim (episode 45)

365

County In The City 2017 (episode 44)

366

Interviewing Wine Folk at the California Wine Fair (episode 43)

367

with Matt Mitchell of Marisco (episode 42)

368

Interviews and Impressions - Cuvee 2017 (episode 41)

369

with Allan Jackson (episode 40) - Ontario Legacy 5

370

Chateau des Charmes - Wrong Wine In Vintages Catalogue (episode 39)

371

Michael Back in Italy (episode 38)

372

Tasting Through Sickness (episode 37)

373

with David Reist of Clonakilla (episode 36)

374

with The Guys from The Hatch Winery (episode 35)

375

Can We Accept Baco Noir (episode 34)

376

Tasting Some Old Riesling (episode 33)

377

with Len Pennachetti (episode 32) - Ontario Legacy 4

378

with Louis Moreau (episode 31)

379

with Alberto Zenato (episode 30)

380

Discuss the Future of the Champagne Flute (episode 29)

381

with Jay Wright about the Constellation Sale (episode 28)

382

Year End Tasting 2016 (episode 27)

383

Our Christmas Lists (episode 26)

384

Gadgets, Gizmos And Books for the Holidays (episode 25)

385

with Cyril Brun of Charles Heidsieck (episode 24)

386

with Paul Bosc Sr (episode 23) - Ontario Legacy 3

387

with Elizabeth Grant Douglas of La Crema (episode 22)

388

What So Good About Old Wines (episode 21)

389

with JL Groux (episode 20) - Ontario Legacy 2

390

Honesty in Labeling (episode 19)

391

Andre Relives His Trip to Oregon (episode 18)

392

Our First In The Car Interview (episode 17)

393

Our PEC Trips Summary 2016 (episode 16)

394

Time to Drink Rose, a lot of it (episode 15)

395

Award Winners (episode 14)

396

Pelee Island And Lake Erie North Shore (episode 13)

397

New Zealand Wine Tasting (episode 12)

398

Are There Too Many Varietals Grown in Ontario (episode 8)

399

ABC (Anything But Chardonnay)- episode 11

400

Michael In Italy (episode 10)

401

Gotta Love Cabernet Franc (episode 9)

402

Cuvee 2016 Wrap Up (episode 7)

403

Andre Insists "Meritage Is BS" (episode 6)

404

with Donald Ziraldo (episode 5) - Ontario Legacy 1

405

Wrapping Up California, Austria & County Tastings (episode 4)

406

Personal Biases (episode 3)

407

Ontario: Vintages Vs General List (episode 2)