Two Guys Talking Wine

Canadian Liquor Boards have stripped the shelves of American Booze - Should we be celebrating this newfound patriotism? For once - André is cynical about the fact that drinking local wasn't our default setting. The LCBO takes one month a year to promote VQA wines - while in the 11 other months they promote whichever highest bidder buys the space. Michael discusses how things are looking in Europe.You can email André at andre@andrewinereview.caYou can email Michael at michael@michaelpinkuswinereview.com

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?You can learn more about the Ontario Wine Awards here - https://ontariowineawards.com/You can email André at andre@andrewinereview.caYou can email Michael at michael@michaelpinkuswinereview.com

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 areMarco Rossi - Lungarotti - represented by ProfileGianpaolo Tabarrini - TabarriniValentino Valentini - BocalePeter Heilbron Bellafonte - represented by Woodman Wines and SpiritsYou can support Two Guys Talking Wine on Patreon at www.patreon.com/2guystalkingwineYou can email André at andre@andrewinereview.caYou can email Michael at michael@michaelpinkuswinereview.com

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? You can support Two Guys Talking Wine on Patreon at www.patreon.com/2guystalkingwineYou can email André at andre@andrewinereview.caYou can email Michael at michael@michaelpinkuswinereview.com

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/You can follow Miroki on Instagram @9ouncespleaseYou can follow André at instagram @andrewinereview

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!

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.

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.You can support Two Guys Talking Wine on Patreon at www.patreon.com/2guystalkingwineYou can email André at andre@andrewinereview.caYou can email Michael at michael@michaelpinkuswinereview.com

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.You can support Two Guys Talking Wine on Patreon at www.patreon.com/2guystalkingwine