Tasting Notes Toronto by Insider Wine

Conversations on Toronto's food and wine culture with industry professionals AI summary

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Hosted by a Toronto-based sommelier Tasting Notes Toronto explores the people shaping the city’s food and wine culture—from Michelin-starred chefs and master sommeliers to restaurant operators and winemakers. Each episode goes behind the scenes of hospitality careers, restaurant culture, and the decisions that shape what we eat and drink in Toronto today.

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The Master Sommelier Exam Was Never About the Wine. — Alexander Powell, MS E

2026-11-10 · 1 hr 6 min · Episode 31

Is the hardest part of becoming a Master Sommelier the wine or your own head?Alexander Powell is a Master Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers, the former Executive Wine Director of Harbour Sixty in Toronto,…
The World's Most Underrated Wine Region? — Stephanie Duboudin

2026-10-27 · 33 min · Episode 30

If you could only drink one wine region for the rest of your life, which would it be? Stephanie Duboudin is the CEO of Wine Victoria, the body behind the state's 21 wine regions and 800-plus wineries. She was in Toronto…
Is Fine Dining Burning Out Its Best People? — Merrin McHugh

2026-10-13 · 43 min · Episode 29

What does a wine career look like when your body can't do the hours anymore?Merrin McHugh ran the floor and the wine pairings at Actinolite for seven years. Then a stroke in 2023 took her off the floor. Today she is the…
Sommeliers Aren't Supposed to Sit Down. — Bruce Wallner, MS E

2026-09-29 · 44 min · Episode 28

Should a sommelier ever sit down while the rest of the room is working?Bruce Wallner is a Master Sommelier and the founder of Sommelier Factory, Toronto's wine school. He built the wine program at Palazzo Versace,…
Tasting Menus Are Out. Sara Bet on One. — Adam Minster

2026-09-15 · 1 hr 2 min · Episode 27

Why would a restaurant kill à la carte when the majority of fine dining is bringing it back?Adam Minster is a partner in The Food Dudes — the group behind Rasa, Sara, Chop'Hop and Pantry — and this spring Sara went…
Wine Is Getting Too Expensive. Who's Buying It? — Jeffrey Roel

2026-09-01 · 1 hr 3 min · Episode 26

Is wine becoming too expensive for the people who love it?Jeffrey Roel is the General Manager and Head Sommelier at Henry's Restaurant in Toronto, an Advanced Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers, and winner of…
This Wine Has Resting Bitch Face — Nabilah Rawji

2026-08-19 · 53 min · Episode 25

What happens when a field biologist watches Somm on Netflix and decides to become a sommelier?Nabilah Rawji was supposed to be a field biologist — the kind who spends 12-hour days hiking through the Amazon. Then a…
Tortillas Are Sacred. Authenticity Isn't. — Aldo Camarena & Ashley McKay of Antylia

2026-08-04 · 58 min · Episode 24

What if the most authentic thing a chef can do is adapt?At Antylia (Dufferin & Bloor), chefs Aldo Camarena and Ashley McKay are building one of Toronto's most exciting restaurants on exactly that idea — Mexican and…
The World’s Best Wines Are Being Overlooked — Matt Landry

2026-07-21 · 51 min · Episode 23

In this episode, I sit down with Matt Landry, Advanced Sommelier and Head Sommelier at Prime Seafood Palace, to talk about what it actually takes to build a career in wine today.We get into why Matt thinks Bordeaux…
Sake Isn't Wine. Cheap Food Isn't Cheap — Nancy Matsumoto

2026-07-07 · 50 min · Episode 22

In this episode, I sit down with award-winning writer Nancy Matsumoto, co-author of Exploring the World of Japanese Craft Sake and author of Reaping What She Sows, to explore two conversations reshaping hospitality.We…

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Owner: Insider Wine
Oldest episode in feed: 07/2025 · over a year
Typical length: 54 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
Keywords: wine, restaurants, hospitality

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