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Sassicaia is the name of the wine not the winery ...
Episode 407
Michael Pinkus and André Proulx record in downtown Toronto with Priscilla Incisa della Rocchetta of Tenuta San Guido to unpack the history of Sassica…
9 hours ago
Is Nikka From the Barrel redefining the global whiskey market?
Episode 406
Michael Pinkus and André Proulx welcome Nikka Global Director Koji and Export Manager Kuma to discuss Japanese whisky and taste Nikka’s Yoichi and Mi…
2 weeks ago
From Vintage Chardonnay to Chinese Cabernet
Episode 405
Judging 130 Chardonnays, the Canadian Wine Library, and a Surprise Chinese Cabernet Gernischt
André and Michael reunite over drinks after time apart, …
4 weeks ago
Does a bottle of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti give $6500 worth of value?
Episode 404
When you open high-priced wines, what goes through your head? You expect to be wowed. You expect a moment of zen. You expect your world to change ...…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Future of the Right Bank according to Von Neipperg
Episode 403
When Michael came back from Bordeaux, he made a bold statement: "I'm a right bank guy over a left bank guy". But the left bank is where all the 1st g…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The New Sagrantino di Montefalco
Episode 402
Sangrantino, heard of it? It's a wine that has the ultimate tannin punch and can take decades to resolve itself (make it ready to drink) ... but hold…
2 months, 1 week ago
Boscarelli - The Next Level of Nobile
Episode 401
After last episode's introduction to Vino Nobile, we dive a little deeper. We taste wines from Boscarelli, and even go "outside the house". For those…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
André Gets His First Taste of Noble Wine
Episode 400
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, also known as Nobile ... it's Italian for Noble and so this is known as Noble wine. But what is it, what's the history,…
3 months, 1 week ago
Alois Lageder: The What Where & Why
Episode 399
This week we are joined by friend of the podcast, Ofelia Bartolucci, and we discuss Michael's and her visit to Alois Lageder and Summa back in the Sp…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
TerraLectae. TerraElectae. Terra ... It's Chosen Wine from Chosen Land - and It's Damn Good
Episode 398
They are going to have trouble with people pronouncing it, and they know it, but Chianti Rufina producers have a gem of a wine on their hands and the…
4 months, 1 week ago