{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6511c60bfcda220011a88b54/674f7318a20a285c955fd3ca?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Epic Wine Tasting We're Glad We Didn't Miss","description":"<p>On a nice October day - during the week Miroki was due to be wed - André forced her to drop all her plans to attend the grand cru culinary wine festival in support of UHN programs hosted by Halpern. 2024 was the 20th incarnation of this festival and raised 38 million in support of the new surgical tower at Toronto Western Hospital. </p><p><br></p><p>That being said - Grand Cru is also a great place to taste some wines that may be out of reach for some...</p><p>We had the chance to taste and chat with </p><p><a href=\"https://butterfield.wine/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">David Butterfield of his eponymous winery</a></p><p><a href=\"https://caduceus.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Taste through the line up of Caduceus Cellars wines </a></p><p>Discover whether or not California can rival the wines of Burgundy by tasting the wines of <a href=\"https://www.racineswine.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Racines</a> next to the wines for <a href=\"https://www.demontille.com/fr_FR/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Domaine de Montille</a></p><p>Have a very laid back conversation with Alexandre Leger of the iconic <a href=\"https://domaine-ponsot.com/en/home/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Domaine Ponsot</a></p><p>We fought the mob to taste the Champagne of <a href=\"https://www.polroger.com/?\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pol Roger</a> - but instead discovered the bubbles of <a href=\"https://www.champagne-pierre-paillard.com/en/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pierre Paillard</a></p><p>Thank you to Mika from <a href=\"https://halpernwine.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Halpern</a> for allowing us early access to the event to get some interview.</p><p><br></p><p>You can follow Miroki on Instagram <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/6511c60cfcda220011a88b64/shows/6511c60bfcda220011a88b54/episodes/instagram.com/9ouncesplease\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@9ouncesplease</a></p><p>You can follow André on Instagram <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/6511c60cfcda220011a88b64/shows/6511c60bfcda220011a88b54/episodes/instagram.com/andrewinereview\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@andrewinereview</a></p>","author_name":"Andre Proulx and Miroki Tong"}