VinePair Podcast

Today, a sneak preview of VinePair's latest podcast: Wine 101. Join VinePair's Tastings Director Keith Beavers as he breaks down how to sit down and taste wine. You can subscribe to Wine 101 on the podcast platform of your choice. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Eric Bernheim, partner at Halloran & Sage, about ways that restaurant and bar owners can negotiate rent reductions and abatements with their landlords, as well as why following governmental health and safety best practices should protect them from legal issues. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and b...

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 at home, and some tips for upping your at-home coffee game. Plus, further confirmation that Summer 2020 is going to require a blender. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to VinePair on Apple Pocasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever...

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 drinks, and how bars might re-open. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be wel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Intelligentsia Coffee CEO James McLaughlin about how they've pivoted their business to direct-to-consumer and contactless sales, and what individuals and goverments need to do to get coffee shops re-opened when it's safe to do so. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast....

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 her bar, and might reshape American hospitality. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 as the crisis continues, and how marketing in these times has added complications. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

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 quarantine drive drinkers to more classic cocktails? Will blended drinks make a comeback? What beer will people be drinking? Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to VinePair wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comme...

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 crisis, and how his brewery is focusing on same-day beer delivery. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

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 remember to send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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, and how businesses need to take a long-term approach on the road to recovery. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

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 their properties, what recovery is looking like in China, and what the future of the hotel industry will entail. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Host...

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 without bars for people to have it at, and convincing people that they actually do like it. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast....

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 2020 . Topics include why southern Italy is a hot spot for great rosé, whether tariffs on European imports are affecting prices, and some tips to get the most out of your rosé while social distancing. Please remember to rate, review, and su...

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 operations, liquor delivery, and what reopening might look like. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

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 French wine and restaurant industries, how the government is attempting to reopen parts of society, and what this crisis means for 2020's rosé season. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Tha...

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 of fine wine sales holds. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Malcolm Gosling, president and CEO of Gosling's International Limited, about how Covid-19 has changed production, promotion, and distribution, as well as how it is affecting Bermuda as a whole. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Will the premiumization trend screech to a halt? Will beer suffer as it has in previous recessions? Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to VinePair wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or sug...

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 in the next few years, and how new technologies are helping keep the auction house open during the crisis. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on...

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 ceased, and what recovery might look like when the worst of this crisis passes. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Adam speaks with Ed Pilkington, chief marketing and innovation officer at Diageo North America, about how the drinks company is dealing with changes to production and distribution, as well as the innovations they're pursuing at these times. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

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 as he looks to the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 savvy buying we can try to keep this vital part of the drinks industry alive. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever else you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comme...

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 Workers Community Foundation about shuttering her restaurants, trying to keep a cocktail competition alive, and online teachings and trainings. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thank you...