We’re going back to school in this episode to speak with Barb Tatarnic,  manager of professional Certification in Ontario Wine, and Steve Trussler, course designer and teacher of the Certification in Ontario Wines on-line course. This course is designed for the wine enthusiast to take a deep dive into the world of Ontario wines and discover the characteristics of cool climate wines.

During our conversation we hit on another t-shirt slogan: Napa is the Niagara of California!!  (and yes, we REALLY have to get some made). If you take one thing away from this episode, it should be this – the wonderful thing about wine is nobody knows everything! There’s always something to learn and you’ll definitely learn some amazing things on this podcast.

Produced by Lukas Sluzar, recorded October 22, 2025

Wines sampled: Wines sampled: Wyndham Estate Bin 555 Shiraz, Creekside Shiraz, Lindemans Bin 65 Chardonnay, Cave Spring Chardonnay