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VinePair Podcast
Join VinePair co-founder Adam Teeter, executive editor Joanna Sciarrino, and sommelier and wine educator Zach Geballe as they discuss the latest news, trends, and happenings in the world of wine, beer, and spirits each week. Now officially New York Times recommended!
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Episodes
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Has the Wine Industry Blown it With Millennials?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach examine the recent Silicon Valley Bank State of the Wine Industry report, and in particular the notion that wine as a category is…
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Giving Hot Drinks the Love They Deserve
Joanna and Zach discuss the surprisingly-fraught world of hot drinks: why they can provoke strong reactions in drinkers and bartenders alike and why they are…
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Are Big Soda Companies Eyeing the Drinks Biz?
Joanna and Zach are joined by VinePair writer-at-large Dave Infante to break down some of the recent acquisitions and product launches that have brought Big…
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Did Beverage Alcohol Pros Really Flee for the Suburbs?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss whether or not the anticipated exodus of sommeliers, bartenders, and other beverage professionals from big cities to suburbs and…
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Have Bars Sacrificed Quality for Aesthetics?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss whether the hyper-focus on visual design in new bars and restaurants has created a landscape where as long as you craft visually…
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Are Craft Spirits Doomed to be Local?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss why it is that craft spirits have struggled to find markets outside of their home city, state, or region, and whether there's…
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Dry January's Silver Lining
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss Adam's recent article about how January can be a great month to get into otherwise-crowded bars and restaurants, and why it is…
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How Do Beverage Brands Build Customer Loyalty?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the many ways in which brand loyalty is a powerful force in the drinks world, how early experiences and exposure to certain…
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Alentejo is Leading the Way on Sustainability
Zach speaks with Master Sommelier Evan Goldstein about Portugal's Alentejo wine region, with a particular focus on the many ways in which the Wines of Alentejo…
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How Did Sweetness Become Taboo in Drinks?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach explore why sweetness has become so looked-down-upon in the drinks world: the influence of diet culture, the association of sweetness…
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Non-Alc Beer is Rapidly Diversifying
Adam, Joanna, and Zach take stock of the non-alcoholic beer category: why there's such excitement surrounding it despite relatively small sales totals to date…
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What Will 2022 Bring for Beverage Alcohol?
To usher in 2022, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss some of their predictions for the year in beverage alcohol, including even more flavored products…
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Toasting to Champagne's Surprisingly Strong 2021
To wrap up 2021, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the wild year that Champagne had: from predictions of doom to record sales, and how a whole group of wine…
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The Remarkable Wines of the Loire Valley
Zach speaks with Master of Wine Susan Lin and Master Sommelier David Keck about the wines of France's Loire Valley, including an overview of the region's many…
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The Trends That Mattered in 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss some of the most important stories and trends throughout the world of beverage alcohol, from unabated…
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How Craft Cocktails Introduced Americans to Amaro
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss how the last half-decade has seen a tremendous explosion of American interest in amaros (or amari), and how much of that…
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The Five Steps to Building a Successful RTD Brand
On this special episode, Joanna speaks with Alisa Marie Beyer, CEO of Spa Girl Cocktails, about her experience acquiring and rebuilding the premium vodka…
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Will Supply Chain Issues Crush Craft Breweries?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach are joined by VinePair writer-at-large Dave Infante to discuss his recent reporting on the many ways that supply chain issues are…
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Can Boxed Wine Get Some Love?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss alternative packaging for wine, and why it is that canned wine has moved out of the shadows but boxed wine is still looked down…
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Can Vodka Be a Sippable Spirit?
On this special episode, Zach speaks with Luke Barr, master mixologist for Neft Vodka, about how the ultra-premium vodka was designed around highlighting the…
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The Top 50 Spirits of 2021
Adam, Joanna, and Zach are joined by Tim McKirdy, senior staff writer and host of Cocktail College, to dig into VinePair's list of the Top 50 Spirits for 2021…
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How Kosher Whiskey Got Trendy
To celebrate Hanukkah, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the rise of kosher-labelled whiskies from around the world, and why whiskey in particular has become so…
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Introducing the New Crop of Winemakers in Bourgogne
In this special episode of the podcast, Zach speaks with two up-and-coming winemakers in Bourgogne: Aurélie Berthod, from Domaine Aurélie Berthod in…
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Can Six Expulsions Salvage the Court of Master Sommeliers?
In the wake of the expulsion of six Master Sommeliers from the Court of Master Sommeliers for sexual harassment, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss whether the…
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Drinking Our Way Through Black Friday
To decompress from Thanksgiving, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the drinks and paraphernalia they're hoping to score for themselves and others on Black Friday…
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Unpacking VinePair's Top 50 Wines of 2021
Adam, Joanna, and Zach take time to dig into VinePair's list of the Top 50 Wines of 2021, from a conversation about how the list is created in the first place…
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The Cream Liqueur Category is Absolutely Wild Right Now
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the remarkable surge of popularity in the cream-based liqueur category, where Bailey's is no longer the dominant force. Newcomer…
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Tip When You Dine Out. No Matter What.
After much debate following a recent "Ask Adam" column, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss why tipping is such an essential action for diners and drinkers, how to…
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Decoding Five Confusing Wine Terms
Joanna and Zach are joined by VinePair tastings director and "Wine 101" host Keith Beavers to discuss five of the most confusing terms in the world of wine…
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Inside the Art of California Wine with Skyside
In this special episode, Zach speaks with Anne Dempsey, winemaker at Skyside Wines, about her journey in the wine industry, how Skyside attempts to showcase…
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The Espresso Martini is Having a Moment
Joanna and Zach are joined by VinePair senior staff writer and 'Cocktail College' host Tim McKirdy to discuss the recent resurgence of interest in that 1990s…
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How Airlines Are Making In-Flight Drinking Special
Adam, Joanna, and Zach chat about how some airlines have really upped their game when it comes to in-flight and lounge beverage service, not just in premium…
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What Makes a Wine 'American?'
To kick off VinePair's American Wine Month coverage, Adam, Joanna, and Zach dive into to the pressing question of whether or not we can even define "American…
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Why is Pumpkin Beer Still a Thing?
With Halloween right around the corner, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the puzzling persistence of the pumpkin beer trend. Then, Joanna speaks with VinePair's…
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Diving into Argentina's Uco Valley with Zuccardi Wines
Adam is joined by third-generation winemaker Sebastián Zuccardi of Zuccardi Wines to discuss his family's long history in Argentina's Uco Valley, his…
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Exploring VinePair's Next Wave Awards
Adam, Joanna, and Zach dive into VinePair's inaugural Next Wave Awards: how they were created, why it was so important to highlight the various winners, and…
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The Enduring Appeal of Shots
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss their own experiences with shots and why shot culture remains popular even if it also can be problematic at times. Then, Adam…
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How Pandemic Profits are Driving Consolidation in the Alcohol Industry
Adam, Joanna, and Zach survey the range of many recent purchases and moves in the beverage alcohol industry, from Winc's upcoming IPO to the sale of Francis…
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Why Are Flavored Spirits So Stigmatized?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the current surge in popularity for flavored spirits, in particular flavored whiskey and tequila. Then Joanna interviews…
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Do We Actually Care About Vintages?
In light of the wildfires throughout much of the West Coast in 2020, and subsequent concerns from producers that wine buyers will en masse avoid the vintage…
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How Hops Got 'Somm-ified'
With the hop harvest in full swing, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss whether or not the increased emphasis on individual hop varieties is helping or hurting the…
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What Does Hard Seltzer's Rise Mean for Cheap Beer?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach ruminate on Dave Infante's recent piece about how hard seltzer is impact college keggers and whether hard seltzer will displace cheap…
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Do We Really Need More Celebrity Booze?
Adam, Zach, and Joanna discuss the rising trend of celebrity alcohol brands: why they've become so prevalent, how they reach consumers, and whether they're…
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The Past Inspires the Future at Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
Adam speaks with winemaker Marcus Notaro of Stag's Leap Wine Cellars in Napa Valley about the impact that the iconic 1976 Judgement of Paris had on the winery…
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Are Hybrid Vines the Future of Wine?
With wildfires, drought, and other affects of climate change making many famous wine regions less hospitable to Vitis vinifera, and evolving aesthetics around…
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Four Regions to Break You Out of Your Wine Rut
Adam, Joanna, and Zach each discuss a largely-unappreciated wine region that they think has major promise, then Zach speaks with VJ Gandhi, owner of Kascadia…
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Cocktail College: The Old Fashioned
Check out the first episode of VinePair's newest podcast, Cocktail College, with senior writer Tim McKirdy. Each week he'll explore a classic cocktail with an…
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Will Sports Bars Score Big This Fall?
In light of the return of the NFL and college football, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss whether sports bars and sports venues will rebound to pre-pandemic…
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Can You Trust Somm-Centric Wine Clubs?
Sommelier-founded wine clubs have proliferated over the last half-decade, as have wine clubs more generally. Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss what it is that…
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How the Hotel Bar Went From Tragic to Trendy
The hotel bar has come a long way from the vaguely-depressing abode of sad-sack business travelers and instantly-regretted hookups. This week, Adam, Joanna…
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Who Wants to Buy an RTD Brand?
In the debut of the new Friday version of the VinePair podcast, Adam, Joanna, and Zach pair off some of the most successful and intriguing RTD cocktail brands…
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The Next Covid Winter Will Be Worse Than the First
With rising case counts and stringent mitigation policies once again being enacted around the country, it's clear that the fall and winter of 2021 won't be…
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Next Round: How Caffe Dante Went From Neighborhood Coffee Shop to 'World's Best Bar'
Zach speaks with Linden Pride, co-owner of Caffe Dante in Manhattan, about how he and his team transformed the West Village coffee shop into one of the world's…
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Next Round: Can Finland's National Drink Make It Big in the U.S.?
Adam speaks with Mikael Taipale and Evan Burns, co-founders of The Long Drink, a canned cocktail brand centered around the national drink of Finland, about…
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The Rise of 'Premium Mediocre' in Beverage Alcohol
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss one of the most powerful trends in consumer behavior: the rise of "premium mediocre" brands, and how attitudes towards…
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Next Round: Randall Grahm Explores His New Collaboration with Gallo
Adam is joined by VinePair tastings director Keith Beavers to interview legendary winemaker Randall Grahm about his new project, The Language of Yes, a…
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Next Round: How Scrappy’s Bitters Jump-Started the American Bitters Industry
Zach speaks with Miles Thomas, founder of Scrappy's Bitters, about how he turned his interest in tinctures and infusions as a bartender into one of the largest…
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Are We Overselling Terroir?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach dive into the topic of whether the wine world's enthusiasm for terroir have ignored the importance and centrality of the winemaker, and…
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Next Round: LiveWire Takes Bartender Creations From Bar to Bottle
Adam speaks with LiveWire Drinks founder and veteran bartender Aaron Polsky about how his company bottles and cans cocktails designed by highly-regarded…
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Next Round: How Wine & Culture Fest is Amplifying Unheard Voices
Adam speaks to Tahiirah Habibi, founder of Hue Society, about her efforts to promote unheard voices in the wine industry and the upcoming Wine & Culture Fest…