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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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Coffee in the Time of Covid-19
Adam, Erica, and Zach take a brief break from the world of alcohol to talk about coffee: how Covid-19 has affected their consumption, how they prepare coffee…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Bacardi SVP Marketing Ned Duggan on Why We'll See Frozen Drinks Everywhere This Summer
Adam speaks with Bacardi Senior VP of Marketing Ned Duggan about how they're helping home bartenders and the trade, why this summer will be all about blended…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Intelligentsia Coffee CEO James McLaughlin Talks the Future of the Coffee Shop, and How We'll All be Placing Orders on Our Phones In-Store
Adam speaks with Intelligentsia Coffee CEO James McLaughlin about how they've pivoted their business to direct-to-consumer and contactless sales, and what…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Star Bartender Ivy Mix on the Challenges of Reopening Bars Post-Quarantine
Erica speaks with Ivy Mix, co-owner of Brooklyn's Leyenda, co-founder of Speed Rack, and author of Spirits of Latin America, about how Covid-19 is challenging…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Heaven Hill CMO Kate Shapira Latts Is Betting Bourbon Will Continue to Thrive, Even in a Recession
Adam speaks with Kate Shapira Latts, CMO at Heaven Hill Brands, about how her company is responding to the Covid-19 challenge, what they expect consumers to do…
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What Happens When Summer Drinking and Social Distancing Collide?
With Summer 2020 almost upon us, Adam, Erica, and Zach discuss what trends, ingredients, and drinks they expect to dominate this most unusual summer. Will…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Torch & Crown Co-founder John Dantzler on Beer Deliveries and Brewery Survival During Covid-19
Adam speaks with John Dantzler, co-founder of Manhattan's Torch & Crown Brewing Company, about the specific challenges facing craft beer during the Covid-19…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Samson & Surrey Co-founder Robert Furniss-Roe on Whether Craft Spirits Can Survive the Pandemic
Adam speaks with Robert Furniss-Roe, co-founder of craft spirits marketer Samson & Surrey, about how craft spirits can survive the Covid-19 crisis. Please…
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Covid-19 Conversations: NeueHouse CEO Josh Wyatt on Doing Business Better and Kinder After Covid-19
Adam speaks with Josh Wyatt, CEO of NeueHouse, about how his business has dealt with Covid-imposed shutdowns, what rebuilding the coworking space will be like…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Edition Hotels' Ben Pundole on Hospitality After Covid-19
Adam speaks with Ben Pundole, Vice President of Brand Experience at Edition Hotels, and the founder of A Hotel Life, about how Covid-19 has shuttered many of…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Patrón Tequila's Global VP of Marketing Adrian Parker on Celebrating Cinco de Mayo in Quarantine
Adam speaks with Adrian Parker, Vice President of Global Marketing for Patrón Tequila, about what this Cinco de Mayo will look like, how you market tequila…
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The Best Rosés of 2020, Tasted and Ranked in Quarantine
Adam, Erica, and Zach are joined by VinePair's Tastings Editor Keith Beavers and staff writer Tim McKirdy to break down VinePair's list of the Top 25 Rosés for…
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Covid-19 Conversations: VinePair's Best Cocktail Bar of 2019, Mister Paradise, on Alcohol Delivery and the Future of Bars
Adam speaks with Will Wyatt and Eric Kruvant, owners of New York City's Mister Paradise, named VinePair's Bar of the Year for 2019, about closing down…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Michel Chapoutier on Covid-19's Impact on French Wine and Restaurants
Adam speaks with Michel Chapoutier, president and winemaker at Chapoutier, and president of Wineries of France, about the affects Covid-19 is having on the…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Francesco Zonin on the Future of Italian Wine
Adam speaks with Francesco Zonin, vice president of Casa Vinicola Zonin, about how Covid-19 has affected their many wine properties, as well as what the future…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Gosling's CEO Malcolm Gosling on How Covid-19 is Impacting the World of Rum
Adam speaks with Malcolm Gosling, president and CEO of Gosling's International Limited, about how Covid-19 has changed production, promotion, and distribution…
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How Will the Coming Recession Change the Drinks Industry?
Adam, Erica, and Zach discuss the looming recession, how previous recessions have affected the drinks industry, and why this one may or may not be different…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Sotheby's Worldwide Head of Wine Jamie Ritchie on Evolving the Auction Business
Erica speaks with Jamie Ritchie, worldwide head of wine for Sotheby's, about the current state of the wine auction market, how pricing and supply could change…
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Covid-19 Conversations: BevStrat's Brian Rosen on How Small Brands Can Compete in an Era of "Comfort" Purchasing
Erica speaks with Brian Rosen, president of BevStrat, about how small brands can continue to connect with consumers during a time when on-premise sales have…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Diageo North America CMO Ed Pilkington on Marketing and Mixology in Quarantine
Adam speaks with Ed Pilkington, chief marketing and innovation officer at Diageo North America, about how the drinks company is dealing with changes to…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Winemaker Dan Petroski on Forging a Post-Covid Path for Napa Valley Wine Tourism
Erica speaks with winemaker Dan Petroski of Larkmead Vineyards and Massican about how Covid-19 will change wine tourism in Napa Valley, and sources of optimism…
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Will Small Drinks Brands Survive the Covid-19 Crisis?
Adam, Zach, and Erica discuss the existential threat that Covid-19 presents to smaller wine, beer, and spirits brands, and how through political action and…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Bar Star Lynnette Marrero on Pivoting to Online Competitions and Trainings
Zach interviews Lynnette Marrero, co-founder of Speed Rack, bar director at New York's Llama San and Llama Inn, and founding board member of the Restaurant…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Jackson Family Wines' Maggie Curry on the Future of Drinking at Home
Adam speaks with Maggie Curry, Director of Marketing for Jackson Family Wines, about the future of drinking wine at home, how Jackson Family is keeping…
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Covid-19 Conversations: How Mike Capoferri of LA's Thunderbolt is Feeding Furloughed Hospitality Professionals
Adam speaks with Mike Capoferri, owner of Los Angeles's Thunderbolt, about feeding furloughed restaurant workers, trying to keep a new venture viable during…
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Which Covid-Caused Changes to Drinks Culture Will Last?
Adam, Erica, and Zach discuss which changes to the drinks world that the Covid-19 crisis has caused will last: will online ordering become the norm? Will…
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Covid-19 Conversations: CMO Stephanie Gallo on How the World's Largest Family-Owned Winery is Adapting and Innovating
Adam speaks with CMO Stephanie Gallo about how her family's winery is dealing with the changes that Covid-19 has brought to both making and selling their…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Sommelier Erik Segelbaum on How to Help Furloughed Wine Professionals
Erica speaks with sommelier Erik Segelbaum, vice president of the United Sommeliers Foundation, about his efforts to provide support for furloughed and…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Distiller Cody Morris on Converting to Hand Sanitizer Production and New Ventures in Uncertain Times
Zach speaks with distiller Cody Morris of Hardware Distillery in Hoodsport, Washington about changing production over to hand sanitizer, dealing with…
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Is Calling a Drink "Simple" an Insult?
Sparks fly as Adam, Erica, and Zach debate whether the term "simple" is an insult to a beer, wine, or cocktail. As more and more people and publications are…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Owners of NYC's Ruffian Wine Bar and Kindred on How the Government Should Help Restaurants
Adam speaks with Patrick Cournot, Alexis Percival, and Moshe Schulman of the acclaimed New York wine bars Ruffian and Kindred about their decision to shutter…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Artisinal Brewing Ventures' CMO Derek Detenber on Craft Beer's Post-Virus Future
Adam speaks with Artisanal Brewing Ventures' CMO Derek Detenber about how the shift to total off-premise sales has changed his business, and what craft beer…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Jenny & François Founder Jenny Lefcourt on How to Support Small Wineries
Adam interview Jenny Lefcourt, the founder of Jenny & François Selections, a New York-based importer of natural wines, about the impact of Covid-19 on her…
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Drinks Projects You Can Make at Home
Adam, Erica, and Zach discuss drinks-based projects to take on while quarantining/social distancing/sheltering in place, such as making your own infusions…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Drizly CEO Cory Rellas on the Massive Surge in Online Alcohol Sales
Zach speaks with Cory Rellas, CEO and co-founder of Drizly, an alcohol ordering and delivery app, about the massive surge in business Drizly has seen, and how…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Rajat Parr on Winemaking in a Time of Crisis
Zach speaks with Rajat Parr, acclaimed sommelier, winemaker at Sandhi, Domaine de la Côte, and Evening Land, as well as the author of The Sommelier's Atlas of…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Paul Mabray on the Importance of Digital Presence
Adam speaks with Paul Mabray, CEO of Emetry and an expert in e-commerce and digital presence about how Covid-19 is changing the way wineries interact with…
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Social Drinking in a World of Social Distancing
Adam, Erica, and Zach discuss how drinking with friends has transformed in the era of social distancing, with virtual happy hours, Instagram Live nightclubs…
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Covid-19 Conversations: Esther Mobley on Covering Wine in a Pandemic
Zach speaks with Esther Mobley, Wine Critic at the San Francisco Chronicle, about how Covid-19 is affecting the California wine industry, Bay Area restaurants…
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How to Give Back to Hospitality Professionals Impacted by Covid-19
Adam, Erica, and Zach discuss how they're coping with the challenges of COVID-19 with old vine Pais and 1 pm margaritas, and then tackle the real question: how…
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What to Drink When You Can't Leave Home
Adam, Erica, and Zach address the sad reality facing the restaurant industry in the face of COVID-19, then offer some suggestions on how to still have quality…
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Coronavirus is Here
Adam and Zach talk about the many ways in which COVID-19 (Coronavirus) is having major impacts on the beverage alcohol world, from cancelling major industry…
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Hard Seltzer is Here to Stay
Adam and Zach are joined by their new co-host, VinePair's Editor-in-Chief Erica Duecy, as well as VinePair staff writer Tim McKirdy, to discuss what the data…
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Is Wine Collecting Dead?
Adam and Zach discuss a pressing question in the fine wine world: why is no one collecting wine any more? Is it just that no one has any space to store…
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Can Cocktail Beers Break Through?
Adam and Zach are joined by VinePair Associate Editor Cat Wolinski to discuss Zach's recent piece on the rising trend of cocktail beers, and how breweries hope…
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What is THE Drink of Valentine's Day?
Adam and Zach discuss why Valentine's Day is perhaps the only big "drinking holiday" without a drink or drinks to call its own, and make a few suggestions for…
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Make Your Damn Wine List Readable
Adam and Zach are joined by VinePair's Tastings Editor and former restaurateur Keith Beavers to discuss the scourge of incomprehensible wine lists, why they…
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Sporting Events Are For More Than Beer
Adam and Zach discuss the unique circumstances of drinking at sporting events, why more and more fans are moving beyond beer, and more. Plus, more Dry January…
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Dry January is Dumb
Adam and Zach discuss the reasons why they find Dry January to be a silly and counterproductive way to have a healthy relationship with alcohol: that it's…
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What Will You Be Drinking in 2020?
Adam and Zach discuss their predictions for the upcoming year, including a new source for rosé, more rampant growth for spiked seltzer, casual bars, bitter is…
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Tariffs Are a Massive Threat
Adam and Zach are joined by wine importer Mary Taylor to talk about the catastrophic and nearly-unimaginable damage that President Trump's proposed 100% tariff…
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How the 2010s Shaped Us
In the final VinePair podcast of 2019 (and the 2010s), Adam and Zach reflect on some of the changes in the drinks world that have most impacted them, from the…
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The Drinks of the Decade
With the 2010s drawing to a close, Adam and Zach look back at the brands and beverages that defined the decade. From mass-produced and marketed vodka and red…
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Digging Into the Holiday Mailbag
Adam and Zach take some time to answer listener questions about the rise of natural wine, red blends, whether gin is finally having its moment, and how not to…
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Staring Down Sexism in the Wine World
Adam and Zach are joined by acclaimed wine director and author Victoria James to discuss sexism, exploitation, and a profound lack of diversity in the wine…
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VinePair Podcast: The Origin Story
With Thanksgiving upon us, we revisit the very beginnings of the podcast: Zach's interview of Adam for a previous podcast, originally recorded in June 2017…
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We're Live in the Holy City!
Adam and Zach are LIVE in Charleston, South Carolina, where they're joined by beverage pro Kellie Holmes to discuss why Charleston has become such a great…
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Drinking With Altitude
Adam and Zach answer Nick's questions about how best to drink when facing a long international flight, and how to gauge local drinking customs in a foreign…
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Are Celebrity Spirits Good?
Celebrities have always been a part of the alcohol industry, but recently, certain celebs have gone beyond endorsements to launch brands and offer creative…
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Is Pairing Halloween Candy with Booze Impossible?
Adam and Zach discuss their very different interest levels in Halloween festivities, and then come up with a few drink pairings for classic Halloween candies…