Tasting Together

Andre has never liked caviar. Miroki has wanted to like it, but didn’t understand the hype from the ones that she’s tasted. That was before Grégoire Doulain of Axyon showed up and bewitched them both. A purveyor of truffles, caviar, cured meats, oysters and pantry, Grégoire is no stranger to the finer foods in life, and convincing you that it’s worth lightening up your wallet for these goodies. He shares his unbridled passion in this interview, teaches great tips on how to buy, and digs into some of the complexities of importing these ingredients. You can follow Miroki on Instagram @9ouncespleaseYou can follow André on Instagram @andrewinereview

It’s been one year since Miroki got married, and she’s been reflecting on some of the crazy decisions she made to make her wedding the best it could be. Luckily, she had the very talented wedding planner Trevor Frankfort supporting her. Now, Trevor is back with his 2nd Best Wedding Ever Competition! From venue, to food, to cake, to flowers, one lucky couple will win the wedding of their dreams. Cast your vote at trevents.ca/vote!Another competition is also underway, but with four wheels. Glenfiddich has partnered with the Canadian owned Formula One team Aston Martin, and has released limited edition bottles in honour of the team. Miroki and Andre catch up with Glenfiddich and Balvenie Ambassador Jamie Johnson to get the scoop, and also dig into whether duty free shopping for wine and spirits is worth your time and dollar.You can follow Miroki on Instagram @9ouncespleaseYou can follow André on Instagram @andrewinereview

The most terrifying Halloween wine story is shared this episode - that of pairing candy with wine. Has anyone who has written about it actually tried and enjoyed it? Miroki and Andre want to know. Miroki would much rather be pairing wine with her catches from her crabbing adventures out in British Columbia. Learn how to sustainably catch crabs, fish and forage mushrooms. If procuring your own food isn’t for you, Miroki also shares her top spots to visit while visiting the greater Vancouver area. Be sure to add them to your next trip out west!Miroki’s Vancouver hits:Bodega on Main - www.bodegaonmain.ca/La Grotta del Formaggio - www.lagrottadelformaggio.com/Fanny Bay Oyster Bar - www.fannybayoysters.comMotonobu Udon - motonobuudon.caBrentwood Mall - theamazingbrentwood.comFishing license in BC: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/fishing-hunting/fishing/recreational-freshwater-fishing-licence#whatlicenceFishing license in Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/page/fishing-licence-canadian-residentsMushroom foraging in BC:https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/crown-land-water/crown-land/crown-land-uses/mushroom-picking You can follow Miroki on Instagram @9ouncespleaseYou can follow André on Instagram @andrewinereview

Andre has been lamenting about summer being over, and clearly the deities heard - how has the spectacularly warm fall been affecting grape harvest for wine? Speaking of harvest season, there's lots of festivities happening, from Oktoberfest in Kitchener to the upcoming Thanksgiving holidays. Discover an array of family and adult activities at the second largest Oktoberfest in the world next to Munich, learn why anything pairs with turkey and why a really old, sweet Gewurztraminer is the perfect accompaniment to the spices of a pumpkin or apple pie. More about Kitchener-Waterloo's Oktoberfest: https://www.oktoberfest.ca/Pick up some last minute Thanksgiving goodies in Hamilton: https://chatonhamilton.com/You can follow Miroki on Instagram @9ouncespleaseYou can follow André on Instagram @andrewinereview

Where's the best places to eat? The latest Michelin guide for Toronto has been released - check out the list of new restaurants, and some of Miroki and Andre's shoutouts.Wanna win an all inclusive wedding worth $211,000? Miroki's incredible wedding planner, Trevor Frankfort is hosting a competition for one lucky couple. Enter by Fri. Sept. 26: https://trevents.ca/bestweddingever2Hopefully André doesn’t jinx what is looking like a stellar vintage in Niagara - Harvest is underway and while there is less fruit to go around the quality looks great. He sat down with Corey Mio to talk about the vineyard that he and his wife Lena manage. You can check out Corey’s wines here - https://drinkcollab.ca/pages/sempre-mioVieni can be found here - https://vieni.ca/16 Mile can be found here - https://16milecellar.com/Big Head can be found here - https://bigheadwines.ca/Summer may now be officially over, but Miroki is thrilled to be celebrating one of her favourite Asian holidays, the Mid Autumn Festival on Oct. 6th. She's getting a head start on indulging in her favourite treat, a mooncake with traditional lotus filling and salted egg yolk. Order yours now from the family run bakery Wai Tack Kee: https://waitackkee.com You can follow Miroki on Instagram @9ouncespleaseYou can follow André on Instagram @andrewinereviewListen to last year's interview with Trevor: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-is-going-to-help-miroki-plan-her-wedding/id1709147642?i=1000650642416

Last November, André visited the north of Portugal in the search of great, food friendly wine. Vinho Verde - is a region that he visited in 2017 - and it made an impact on him. He felt the need to return. While this was recorded Miroki was planning her own trip to Portugal. Vinho Verde is on so many wine lists in the North - is this region really an underdog? André thinks so - but Miroki isn't convinced. Learn more about Vinho Verde - https://www.winesofportugal.com/en/discover/wine-regions/vinho-verde/Wineries visited - Anselmo Mendes - https://www.anselmomendes.pt represented by Terroir Wine Imports - https://www.terroirwineimports.com/Vino Aphros - https://aphros-wine.com/ represented by Le Sommelier - https://www.lesommelier.com/You can follow Miroki on Instagram @9ouncespleaseYou can follow André on Instagram @andrewinereviewYou can follow Miroki on Instagram @9ouncespleaseYou can follow André on Instagram @andrewinereview

Miroki and André spent a whirlwind weekend at the International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration. Miroki proposed that before we showed up - we should ask people 'What is the future of Chardonnay?' Such a broad question had so much to unpack. As the podcast unfurled, it became apparent that there is so much more to talk about that goes much further than just Chardonnay, from where the wine market is headed, different generations of drinkers, emerging regions, to the impact of climate change.They spoke with :Clive Pursehouse the US Editor at Decanter - https://www.decanter.com/author/clivepursehouse-2/Richard Charnock, Executive Winemaker at Joie Farm - https://joiefarm.com/people/team/Jimmy Smith from Beare Green Winery (and Wine with Jimmy) - https://www.bearegreenwinery.com/Ron Giesbrecht from Wending Home Winery - https://wendinghome.ca/You can follow Miroki on Instagram @9ouncespleaseYou can follow André on Instagram @andrewinereview

Miroki and André return from a much needed break to discuss a few things that have popped up in the news ... First - Miroki is in the final hours of a Kickstarter for her day job - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rockpapercynic/dnd-party-gameSecond - We learned that André and Miroki are human garbage dumps when it comes to what they will eat - https://www.idrlabs.com/food-disgust/test.phpLastly - Everyone is trying to figure out what is broken in the wine industry - did this article making the rounds shed any light on anything? - https://www.marketingwine.com/2025/08/06/the-enshittification-of-the-wine-industry/You can follow Miroki on Instagram @9ouncespleaseYou can follow André on Instagram @andrewinereview