Matt Talks Wine & Stuff with Interesting People

In Part II of my “All Things Stratus Vineyards” I’m joined by head winemaker Dean Stoyka. Just like J.L. Groux, Dean’s wine journey was also heavily influenced by his father. Great sitting down with the man behind some of Ontario’s most consistent high-end wines.

Thrilled to have had the chance to sit down with one of the Ontario wine legends, J-L Groux from Stratus Vineyards.  Loved hearing Groux’s stories from family trips to Loire buying wine barrels as a child to having the freedom of making the wines he loves in Niagara.

The wine podcast is finally "going" to Australia! My guest on the 'Matt Talks Wine & Stuff with Interesting People' Podcast is Luke Marquis, the Global Sales Director for Mollydooker Wines. This interview is really more about family that it is about wine. Luke's parents Sarah and Sparky Marquis started this winery two

In the exciting conclusion of my interview with the owners/winemakers for Leaning Post Wines, Ilya and Nadia Senchuk, we pick up the interview about what the toughest moments were in those early years. So much fun talking giving birth while hunting for Syrah, speeding tickets and some fantastic Cabernet Franc.

My interview with Leaning Post Winery Co-Founders Ilya and Nadia Senchuk went so well that I had to split it up into two parts. In Part One: Their origin story which is more about love and trust than about tannins and full-bodied Chardonnay.  Nadia and Ilya are passionate, unapologetic winemakers whose portfolio can be

The wine podcast is back! (Apologies for my horrible voice!!!) Winemaker Vadim Chelekhov is back for his second appearance. Vadim is the head winemaker for Niagara winery, Palatine Hills Estate Winery. I was shocked about the consistent quality of these big, bold Bordeaux blends!  Vadim is that passionate winemaker who