Two Guys Talking Wine

André recently had a chance to sit down with Justin Taylor of Wakefield Wines. Wakefield wines is the number two ultra-premium brand in Australia behind Penfolds. With global trends in wine making a dramatic turn - How is Wakefield adjusting to the changes? Millenials and Gen Z are drinking less - but drinking better. The market is moving away from Full Bodied 'Parker' Wines ... With thanks to Profile - https://profilewinegroup.com/With thanks to Wakefield Wines - https://www.wakefieldwines.com/You can email André at andre@andrewinereview.ca and follow him on Instagram here - @andrewinerviewYou can email Michael at michael@michaelpinkuswinereview.com and follow him on Instagram here - @thegrapeguyYou can support us on Patreon here - https://www.patreon.com/2guystalkingwine

***Explicit Language took place in this episode - We tried to keep it G - but this episode is definitely rated PG-13 - If a well placed F Bomb may offend you skip this episode***Laura Milnes is the host and founder of Crushable Wine Club - she regularly features great Canadian wines - and great wines that she loves with her devoted followers. (In the interest of disclosure she has helped André sell many bottles of 80x Wines - for which he is grateful). She also recognizes that the system is broken. André, Michael, and Laura expand on what was happening in last weeks episode after Laura recently went viral for posting an instagram reel making Canadian suggestions for people looking for American wines. This is ther reel that set this episode up - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHEtRfxyzVY/You can follow Laura here - https://www.instagram.com/crushablewineclub/You can email André at andre@andrewinereview.ca and follow him on Instagram here - @andrewinerviewYou can email Michael at michael@michaelpinkuswinereview.com and follow him on Instagram here - @thegrapeguy

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

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.