Boekenhoutskloof Podcast Tie-in

  (September 2023) … I have tasted wines from this winery before; that write-up can be found here. This is a tie-in piece for the podcast we did with Gottfried Moche, winemaker, which you can listen to here; there you will hear all about the winery, its...

Podcast 345: The Wines of Cyprus

  Michael took the opportunity to leave the Canadian cold to visit the island of Cyprus. Nobody told AndrĂ© that Cyrpus is different than Cypress – and he makes a bunch of Cypress Hill jokes. Did Michael learn anything about these wines? The answer my...

Podcast 344: Cool Climate Pinot Noir from California

  Michael and AndrĂ© sit down with Andy Peay of his eponimous winery. They discovered the cool climate Pinot Noir (and Chardonnay) at a recent Rogers and Co. tasting. So they decided they needed to find out what the heck is going on in a part of California that is...

Loire Valley Day 3 (2 Tastings)

(April 28, 2023) … Time to look at the Day 3 tastings of my spring Loire Valley journey. Morning: La Nouvelle Vague des Rosés de la Loire (Masterclass) This was a masterclass looking at the “Full Generational Transition” (from old to young)...