In the spirit of ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’ this podcast is a biographical style interview with interesting people that will focus on their love/hate/curious relationship with wine and the fascinating lives they’ve lived so far. Oh and plenty of wine tips and recommendations.
Meet Rob/Liz Harold & Joe/Tracey Schenck. They are the hard working masterminds behind the boutique Niagara winery King and Victoria Winery. This podcast is packed with so many stories from the past two+ decades that led to the start of their winery. The heart of this interview is about how these four went from grinding away working at tasting rooms to now making some pretty damn good Niagara…
Every wine region has their acclaimed winemaker who may not be as well known in other parts of the world. In North Canterbury wine region of Waipara Dom Maxwell has been making award winning wines for over two decades. Dom headed up the wine program at the famed winery Greystone Winery for 21 years until he started his own winery, Forager Winery. Thrilled to be able to share his story.
My guest on the latest ‘Matt Talks Wine & Stuff with Interesting People’ Podcast is one of the top winemakers working in Ontario, Matt Smith. The 2024 Paul Pender Rising Star Award winner is the winemaker for Cloudsley Cellars, Honsberger Estate and Kirby Estate.
The latest guest on the 'Matt Talks Wine & Stuff with Interesting People' Podcast is the incredibly impressive Elsa MacDonald. Elsa is a Master of Wine and is the Director of Education for CAPS Ontario. She went from working as a financial consultant in the early 2000s to becoming a Master of Wine in 2018. Great conversation about the importance of the CAPS program, judging international wine…
The Podcast is going back to South Island, New Zealand. Big fan of when you stumble on a winery you have never heard of and end up loving the wine and the story. Meet Steve Farquharson the Co-Owner of Wooing Tree Vineyard located in Central Otago. Steve went from IT to wine, Wooing Tree is woven within a community in Cromwell and his award winning line of wines go from Blondies to Beetle Juice.…
Kelly owns her own winery Mason Vineyard, is the chief winemaker at Domaine Queylus and is one of the most ambitious winemaker in Canada. She is expanding all things Mason Vineyard while making incredible Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc. Kelly has been on the Podcast more than just about any other guest. Her passion for all things wine is so infectious.
This is a podcast years in the making. One of the most important winemakers in Canada, my guest on the podcast is Shiraz Mottiar, the Winegrowing Director for Malivoire Wine Company. Shiraz has worked for Malivoire since 2000 and has helped elevate Gamay as one of the elite red wines made in Niagara.
It would take too long to properly sum up the career and credentials of Angela Aiello, my latest guest on the 'Matt Talks Wine and Stuff with Interesting People' She is a wine educator, a winemaker (The Juice Wine Company), an award-winning entrepreneur (Super Wine Girl) and does a hell of a job on live TV talking all things wine. Angela also has partnered up with one of the most impressive wine…
We got wine royalty on the Podcast with Vitalie Taittinger, the President and CEO of Champagne Taittinger, the 3rd oldest Champagne House. Great Champagne deep dive with Vitalie that stretches from 1915 to Taittinger's relationship with the 2026 World Cup!
Meet Peter Dim, Niagara winery owner of Dim Wine Co. Dim Wine Co. is relatively "new" for the Niagara wine scene but his families wine history in this area goes back well over 50 years. I learned about them through word of mouth from other wineries and I'm thrilled to have discovered them. Great family story, killer Riesling and big Bordeaux blends.
