Episodes
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With the holiday season upon us, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss why this time of year is so critical for many different brands and categories, and speculate on which ones will have a happy holidays and which will end up with a (proverbial, probably) lump of coal in their stockings. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is drinking: The Walls "Mahana"
Joanna is drinking: Pax Wines Alder Springs Vineyard Chenin Blanc
Adam is drinking: Hard Start from Grand Army Bar
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With a recreational marijuana ballot initiative going down to defeat in Florida and uncertainty about the incoming administration's interest in federal legalization, cannabis companies and their investors are getting cold feet. Since cannabis has been coopting some classic drinking occasions, does this setback give alcohol some breathing room? Adam, Joanna, and Zach weigh in. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is reading: Shakers Can Break Ceilings: The Rise of Women in Global Cocktail Competitions
Zach is reading: Why Craft Breweries Are Still Launching Hard Seltzer Brands
Adam is reading: The Cookbook That Became Every Bartender’s Trusted Companion
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach dive into the provocative notion that the much ballyhooed sober-curious/alcohol-free movement among Millennials is just a new (and overtly public) manifestation of the same panic that grips any generation entering middle age, and the focus on healthy living (likely overstated to begin with) will subside as they adjust to life after 40. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is drinking: Division Winemaking Co Pinot Noir
Zach is drinking: Produtorri del Barbaresco Riserva "Moccagatta"
Adam is drinking: Domaine Jeremy Arnaud Chablis
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach unpack VinePair's Top 50 Wines of 2024 list, including a discussion of the remarkable range of styles and varieties on display from America, their excitement around Syrah, and a few other favorites. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is reading: The Definitive Ranking of Wine Bar Small Plates
Adam is reading: How Flavored Whiskey Became a Major Part of Modern Drinks Culture
Zach is reading: Can a Cocktail Have Too Many Ingredients? Bartenders Weigh In
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Zach is joined by Sake ONO CEO Lana Buchanan to discuss the tremendous growth potential for sake in American drinking culture. While widely known and appreciated, sake has rarely been able to escape the confines of the most traditional drinking occasions. Buchanan outlines her team's efforts to change the conversation around sake, how branding and packaging are crucial to that effort, and some of the surprising successes they've had so far. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss a curious trend of cocktail menus at bars around the country focusing more and more on sweeter drinks. After over a decade of bars focusing on bitter, boozy, stirred concoctions, what's driving this shift in flavor profile and approach? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is drinking: Plum Boulevardier at Bar Goto Niban
Zach is drinking: The Vodou That You Do So Well at Ruby
Adam is drinking: Tu Campa at Mirate
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the surprising emergence of shots on cocktail menus at a range of restaurants and bars that you might not expect, including ultra-trendy dining spots and fairly elevated cocktail bars. Why do so many beverage programs see value and opportunity in this format, and why are drinkers responding to them? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is reading: Holiday Wine Shop
Zach is reading: How to Use Fall and Winter Produce in Cocktails, According to Bartenders
Adam is reading: What Does the Future Hold for Downtown LA as a Cocktail Destination?
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach take the occasion of the release of the The World's 50 Best Bars list to discuss the sameness of so many of the establishments, how the mostly seem to exist to the jetset crowd, and why America is once more paving the way for a new kind of cocktail bar experience, even if the rest of the world doesn't quite recognize that yet. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is drinking: Perfect (ish) Manhattan
Joanna is drinking: Bow & Arrow Brewing "Denim Tux" Pilsner
Adam is drinking: Angelo Negro Barbaresco
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To celebrate Halloween, Adam, Joanna, and Zach draft the best drinking holidays of the year: what are the criteria that make a day particularly good for drinking, and does it matter if everyone else agrees with you or not? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Adam is (hate)reading: The 11 Best Pumpkin Beers to Drink This Year (2024)
Joanna is reading: What It Takes to Run a World-Class Non-Alcoholic Beverage Program
Zach is reading: Long Live the Cross-Border Booze Run
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach explore whether the slumping wine industry can be revitalized by clever, collective marketing efforts, or if it will require a few key brands to change the conversation and get consumers enthusiastic about drinking wine. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is drinking: Single Hill Brewing "Energy Cone" Fresh Hop IPA
Adam is drinking: Jeppson's Malört
Joanna is drinking: Paradise Lost at Nine Bar
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach are joined by VinePair Next Wave Award Winemaker of the Year Dan Petroski of Massican to discuss his journey in wine and why white wine is ascendant at a time when wine in general is struggling: how it better meets wine drinkers where they are, why in many cases it fits better with current food trends, and doesn't come with all the baggage that certain red wines do. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is listening to: Taplines: The Oral History of the ‘F*CK AB-INBEV’ Shirt
Joanna is reading: Tequila Matchmaker Removes All Tequila Brands From Its Additive-Free List
Adam is reading: How the Connaught Pour Conquered the Bar World
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Zach is joined by Jared Himstedt, head distiller at Balcones Distilling in Waco, Texas to discuss his entry into the world of whiskey, why American Single Malt is such a dynamic and exciting category, the challenges and opportunities that come from using local ingredients, and why the climate in Texas is well-suited to produce world-class whiskies of various sorts. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Instagram: @adamteeter, @jcsciarrino, @zgeballe, @vinepair
PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY.
DISTILLED & BOTTLED AT BALCONES DISTILLING, WACO, TX.
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With the announcement of VinePair's fourth annual Next Wave Award winners, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the selection process and highlight some of the deserving recipients among the 17 different categories. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is drinking: Tablas Creek "Côtes de Tablas"
Adam is drinking: Harlan Estate Red
Zach is drinking: High West "Midwinter's Night Dram"
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss whether cocktail menus have gotten too clogged with unique, unpredictable, and frequently improperly-executed drinks, especially in the kinds of establishments that might be better served just focusing on nailing the classics and maybe offering a small selection of originals. Who is pushing for this kind of program in every bar and restaurant? How can you trust that the drink you order will actually taste good? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Adam is reading: What to Drink in NYC Right Now (October 2024)
Zach is reading: The 20 Best Proseccos to Drink in 2024
Joanna is reading: From Dorm Room Shots to At-Home Aperitifs: Millennials Re-Embrace Pregaming
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Zach speaks with winemaker Nate Walsh of Walsh Family Wine about the past and present of the Virginia wine industry: the distinctive geographic, meteorologic, and topographic elements that shape the state, as well as the tremendous capacity for wine tourism and other kinds of cultural experiences that can be had when visiting the state's many wine regions. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach break down the recent news that a private equity firm has purchased The Duckhorn Portfolio and is taking it private. Why has Wall Street been so cool towards wine-only companies of late, and is it something that's inherent to the wine industry, or just a bad moment for these particular entities. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is drinking: Isola Bella at Café Mars
Zach is drinking: Harvey Wallbanger
Adam is drinking: Envinate Misturado de Abeleda
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach spend some time discussing the plight of Pisco, then chat about the new wave of highball cocktails that aim to reinvent the form: do they make high-end cocktail bars more approachable, or are they just a way to fancy up what is at heart a simple drink? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is reading: Pisco Is Still Searching for Its Place on the American Back Bar
Adam is watching: Bottle Battle
Zach is reading: The Basic Well Drink Is Your Bartender’s New Favorite Playground
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Zach speaks with Chicago sommelier Derrick Westbrook and Molly Matelski, director of buyer relations, programming, and partnerships for VinItaly USA about the first-ever American version of the iconic Italian wine festival, including what's behind the move to bring it to America, why Chicago, and how it will differ from the version held in Verona. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Instagram: @adamteeter, @jcsciarrino, @zgeballe, @vinepair
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With yet another viral social media trend centered around Guinness, it's time for Adam, Joanna, and Zach to discuss how this perfect beer effortlessly finds new fans and ways to remain at the center of drinking culture around the world, moving between higher-end and low-cost establishments and drinking occasions in a way that no other beer can. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is drinking: Cascading Olympics at Barrel Thief
Joanna is drinking: Division Bell
Adam is drinking: Champagne Chavost Ratafia de Champagne
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Another day, another NA brand acquisition. Adam, Joanna, and Zach talk about LVMH's recent minority investment in the shockingly-expensive French Bloom line of non-alcoholic French sparkling wines: who the market for $100+ non-alcoholic sparkling wine even is, why LVMH doesn't want to enter this category with their own brands, and more. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is reading: Blood, Wine, and Ziti: The Starring Role of Food and Drinks in ‘The Sopranos’
Adam is reading: Are Airports About to Start Restricting Your Drinks?
Zach is drinking: When Did Wasabi Become Iceland’s Hottest Cocktail Ingredient?
Instagram: @adamteeter, @jcsciarrino, @zgeballe, @vinepair
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