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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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There's a New Top Beer in the US
Adam, Joanna, and Zach react to a trio of stories: first, Michelob Ultra has surpassed Modelo as the best-selling beer (by volume) in the United States - is…
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Why We're Honest About the Wine Industry
Adam, Joanna, and Zach respond to a frequent comment/criticism about being negative about the present and future of the wine industry: shouldn't we be…
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Exploring the Intersection of Italian Wine, Spirits, and Culture at Vinitaly.USA
Zach is joined by Molly Matelski, director of buyer relations, programming and partnerships for Fiere Italiane and Vinitaly.USA, and Serafin Alvarado, director…
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Is Buying Whiny Baby a Way Forward or a Misstep?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the recent purchase of Whiny Baby by GALLO: does it give them a leg up on marketing to Gen Z wine drinkers, or will it perhaps…
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Is the Alcohol Business Actually Recession-Proof?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach interrogate an oft-repeated and deeply-held industry belief that "alcohol is recession-proof." While it may be true in the past that…
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Do Wine Scores Still Matter?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach respond to a listener question: do wine scores and reviews still move the needle? If so, what are some of the wines that benefit and the…
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Searching for America's Next Big Shot
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the recent investment by GALLO into Gran Malo, a spicy tamarind tequila liqueur, and if it could be the next spirit to become…
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Can Wine Find a Home at Sports Bars?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach respond to the recent news about canned wine brand Archer Roose partnering with Buffalo Wild Wings, and discussed the mostly unexplored…
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Is the Honey Deuce a Model to Follow?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach talk about the Honey Deuce, the signature cocktail of the U.S. Open, and whether it - and other drinks tied to a specific sporting event…
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What's Next for the VinePair Podcast
With summer at an end, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss a few of the changes coming to the podcast, including the introduction of full video recordings as well…
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Wine Needs Expertise, Not Snobs
Adam, Joanna, and Zach react to a recent Substack post from wine influencer Pilar Brito about the need to tell people that mass market wine is bad. While…
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Should You Work in the Wine Industry?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach respond to a question from a listener pondering a career in the wine industry. With all the negative headlines, slackening sales, and…
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Has Drinking Become Politicized?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach share some context and thoughts about the recent showing not just a noticeable decline in respondents who drink, but a particularly…
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The Restaurant Bar Has Changed For the Worse
Adam, Joanna, and Zach puzzle over why it's become increasingly difficult to just get a drink at a restaurant bar, whether you're early for your reservation or…
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Can AI Write a Wine List? Should It?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the potential role of AI in restaurants and bars, from wine list and menu creation to guests relying on ChatGPT for…
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An Example of Wine's Struggle to Collaborate
Adam and Zach discuss a recent piece outlining Sonoma County's contentious plan to created a Wine Improvement District to collectively market the appellation…
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Fine Wine Absolutely Needs Value Wine
Adam and Zach discuss a recent VinePair piece about the worrisome trend of wine companies divesting themselves of value brands. Given how important these…
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Are All Michelin Stars Created Equal?
After Adam's travels through Europe, he, Joanna, and Zach discuss why there's such a massive difference between fine dining, Michelin-starred restaurants in…
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Did the Amaro Craze Fizzle?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach respond to a listener question about the state of American-made amaro, and the category more broadly. Is there in fact a market for…
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Do Drinks Really Need Garnishes?
Joanna and Zach discuss a recent article about cocktail garnishes, and how some bars are eliminating them to either reduce costs or promote sustainability…
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Where Is the Hemp Beverage Industry Headed?
Joanna and Zach are joined by VinePair contributor Dave Infante to discuss his recent visit to the Hemp Beverage Expo. With this segment of the drinks business…
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The Complex Impact of the Mezcal Boom
Joanna and Zach are joined by VinePair managing editor and Cocktail College host Tim McKirdy to discuss VinePair’s new podcast miniseries, "Mezcal’s Untold…
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Can Ugly Drinks Succeed?
With Adam on vacation, Joanna and Zach discuss whether drinks these days simply need to be eye-catching to catch on. Do specialized glassware, alluring colors…
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Why Exactly Have Branded RTDs Failed?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach respond to a listener query about the fact that the best-selling RTDs do not include well-known spirits brands, and why the RTDs that do…
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The Changing Landscape of Alcohol Investing
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss a recent piece by Kate Bernot about the changing landscape of alcohol investment: where once there was a lot of money floating…
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Shocking, Gen Z Likes Drinking
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss recent survey data that shows that, contrary to much industry consternation, Gen Z is drinking at a rate roughly equivalent to…
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July 4th No Longer Belongs to Beer
With the Fourth of July upon us, Adam, Joanna, and Zach reflect on the fact that beer no longer is the de facto drink of that holiday and the entire summer…
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Is the Era of the Influencer Over?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss a recent piece from Fast Company about advertisers and consumers becoming disillusioned with influencers and advertising through…
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What Can Wine Brands Learn From Gulp Hablo?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss orange wine phenomenon Gulp Hablo, a brand that has taken New York and other markets by storm over the last few years. What…
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Are Wine Festivals Worth It For Wineries?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach respond to a listener question pondering whether participating in wine festivals is actually a good investment for wineries…
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Can the New York Times Take Their Food Section National?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach react to the news that the New York Times is taking a different approach to its food section: having a critic specifically devoted to…
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The Troubling Groupthink of Wine Lists
Adam, Joanna, and Zach answer a listener question about why it is that so many wine lists look the same these days, with the same wines being sold or excluded…
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An Inside Look at the Spritz's Continued Growth
Adam, Joanna, and Zach are joined by Le Moné co-founder Eric Bachli to discuss the continued success of the spritz category, and how it has expanded beyond the…
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No, Gen Z is Not Killing the Bar Tab
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss a recent and much-shared New York Times piece claiming that Gen Z is "killing the bar tab." Is it true that younger drinkers are…
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Inside RNDC's Shocking California Collapse
Adam, Joanna, and Zach are joined by VinePair contributing editor Dave Infante to discuss his breaking story about Republic National Distributing Company's…
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Food and Beverage Festivals Need a Refresh
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discussed a frequently-posed question: what happened to some of the big public-facing food and drinks festivals, and why have they…
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Wine Demand is Down. What Happens Now?
Joanna and Zach respond to yet more reporting about how retailers and on-premise operators are reacting to declining demand for wine. While some producers are…
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Can You Eliminate the Back Bar and Prosper?
Inspired by an aside on a recent Cocktail College episode, Adam and Zach discuss Gus' Sip & Dip, a Chicago bar that only offers one spirit in each category…
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Why Is the Additive-Free Conversation Only About Tequila?
Prompted by a recent piece on additives in other spirits beyond tequila, Adam and Zach discuss why it is that the additive-free conversation is so focused on…
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What Could Reinvigorate Rosé?
With summer around the corner, it's once again time for Joanna and Zach to talk about rosé: is the issue that the category needs to be better marketed, or is…
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Checking In on the Big City Exodus
Joanna and Zach are joined by Full Book contributor Dave Foss to check back in a frequent topic of discussion in the Covid years: restaurant and bar…
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Can You Market Through Memes?
Fresh off speaking at the Culinary Institute of America's Wine & Beverage Summit, Zach poses the question to Adam and Joanna - can brands and categories use…
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The Hidden Obstacles to Evolution in Napa Valley
Adam, Joanna, and Zach are joined by friend of VinePair (and Chateau Montelena winemaker) Matt Crafton to discuss some of the most hot-button topics in Napa…
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Tradition, Family, and the Future of Tequila with Tequila El Mexicano
Zach is joined by Leon Bañuelos, Jr., to discuss his family's storied tradition in tequila production and their new venture, Tequila El Mexicano. As part of…
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The Whiskey Glut Has Many Causes and Few Solutions
With more and more producers of scotch, bourbon, and other whiskies discussing the global and growing glut of product, Adam and Zach discuss how exactly we got…
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Will This Be the Summer of the Canned Vodka Lemonade?
With Joanna on jury duty, Adam and Zach discuss how some of the biggest drinks companies are launching or expanding into the canned vodka lemonade category…
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Why Don't Big Companies Buy Affordable Wine Brands?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach muse on the fact that seemingly-successful wine startups that attempt to play in the affordable space are struggling to get purchased…
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Wine Needs to Embrace Casual Dining
With the team back together, Adam, Joanna, and Zach talk about why slumping wine sales at more upscale dining establishments should encourage wine producers to…
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Will Trump's Tariffs Tank American Wine Abroad?
Adam and Joanna discuss whether the Trump Administration's trade war and tariff policies will do short-term harm to American wine abroad, with some countries…
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Are GLP-1s Really Affecting the Alcohol Business?
Adam and Joanna take up a topic that's been bubbling up for some time: the impact of Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs on the alcohol industry. As these drugs…
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Vibes-centric Restaurant Design Leaves Us Cold
Joanna and Zach respond a recent New York Times piece about new restaurants prioritizing design and vibes over food quality or service. Zach shares a hot take…
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Tariffs Cause More Chaos for the Drinks Biz
Joanna and Zach are joined by VinePair contributing editor Dave Infante to discuss the many ways in which the United States' trade policy and whiplash tariff…
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Is Asia Tequila's Next Big Market?
Adam, Joanna, and Zach ponder whether or not Tequila is missing out on the potential markets of Asia, spurred by the recent revelation that K-Pop and White…
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Yes, You Can Google the Wine List
Adam, Joanna, and Zach respond to a recent piece about using your phone when perusing a wine list: should you direct all of your questions to the sommelier or…
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Do Bar Franchises Work?
Fresh off their travels, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss whether hiring a famous bartender to design your cocktail menu, but not actually tend bar, can actually…
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What We Look For When We Travel
With Adam, Joanna, and Zach all on the road, they discuss what they look for when traveling: how best to try to get the sense for a local drinks scene, the…
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The Terror (and Opportunity?) of Tariffs
To announce the launch of Full Book, Adam, Joanna, and Zach are joined by contributor Dave Foss to discuss the impact that current and proposed tariffs from…
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The Martini Is Evolving Before Our Eyes
In anticipation of the second year of VinePair's Martini Madness, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the hottest trends around the cocktail, including riffs that…
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Cocktail Bars Are Becoming Restaurants, With Mixed Results
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss this rather curious question: while food programs at cocktail bars have gotten more and more elaborate and involved, do these…
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Is the Dining Public Over Tips?
With lots of public backlash building against tipping, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss why "tip creep" is hurting folks who actually rely on tips for their…