VinePair Podcast

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 will look like after Covid-19. If you have suggestions for future VinePair Conversations guests, please send them to podcast@vinepair.com. Thank you for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 business. If you have anyone you'd like us to speak to about how Covid-19 is impacting their business or life, please email podcast@vinepair.com. Thank you for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

Adam, Erica, and Zach discuss drinks-based projects to take on while quarantining/social distancing/sheltering in place, such as making your own infusions, syrups , vermouths, and even home-brewing . Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to VinePair wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, an...

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 order sizes and compositions are changing. Please let us know who else in the beverage world you'd like to hear from at podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Taste and Secrets of the Sommelier, about how winery work is proceding during lockdown and what wines and books he's catching up on. If you have suggestions for future conversations, please send them to podcast@vinepair.com, and remember...

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 customers online. We are bringing you these Covid-19 Conversations as part of our expanded podcast presence during this crisis, and if you have any suggestions on potential guests, please send them to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening,...

Adam, Erica, and Zach discuss how drinking with friends has transformed in the era of social distancing, with virtual happy hours, Instagram Live nightclubs, and online wine classes replacing the ways we used to socialize over drinks. Hell, there's even Zoom beer pong! Keep an eye out for more of our Covid-19 Conversations in this channel, and please send any questions, comments, critiques, or sug...

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 and bars, and is forcing the government to relax alcohol regulations in order to get drinks to the people who want them. If you have suggestions for other conversations in this series, please send them to podcast@vinepair.com, and remember t...

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 can we all help to keep the American restaurant and bar industry afloat during this unprecedented crisis. Check out VinePair's industry live blog for up-to-the-minute information, and let us know what you're thinking about, or how you're de...

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 drinks while keeping yourself and your community safe. In these difficult and uncertain times, please remember to drink responsibly, and also remember that we're all in this together. If you have any thoughts you'd like to share, please emai...

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 events to crippling many bars and restaurants. This episode was recorded on Tuesday, March 3rd, so our apologies for any out-of-date or inaccurate information. Is coronavirus having an impact on your job or lifestyle? Please email us at podcas...

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 says about hard seltzer's audience, staying power, and future. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or...

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 bottles, or does it have more to do with limited experience with older wines and a chaotic time that seems to reward living for the here and now. If you collect wine, or don't, let us know about it at podcast@vinepair.com, and please rate, review,...

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 they draw new drinkers into taprooms and brewhouses. Plus, discussions of Valentine's Day plans...and the New York International Auto Show, for some reason. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to VinePair on iTunes, Apple Podcast...

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 the Official Drink of Valentine's Day. Plus, recapping Adam's Super Bowl party, and news about a permanent addition to the podcast. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever...

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 turn off many guests, and how they serve more as sommelier insurance policy than as actual useful tool. Plus, more talk about drinking at sporting events. Please subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever...

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 thoughts and a heartbreaking story about the Kentucky Derby. Please remember to like, subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and please send any questions, comments, critiques...

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 viewed more as a challenge of willpower than an opportunity to be thoughtful about our consumption, that people don't make any lasting changes to their drinking habits, and that even the health benefits are greatly overstated. Do you disagree? W...

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 better, and more. Plus, all kinds of technical issues and why checks are the worst form of payment. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or su...

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 on imported European wine and spirits would have on the American beverage alcohol world. For more information, please read this VinePair piece . If you are an American citizen, you should also contact your U.S. Senators ( find them here ) a...

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 rise of the sommelier to the democratization of drinks media. Plus, Nick returns from his travels with tales of Thai gin and aged eggnog. Thanks so much for listening to VinePair, and please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review the pod...

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 blends to biodynamic Beaujolais, from Instagram-darling beers to a beer that purported to be a sports drink, it's all here. If you think we missed an important drink from the past decade, or if you have any other questions, comments, critique...

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 come off as an asshole when you know a few things about drinks. Plus, a conversation about aging egg nog and whether drinking while you're sick is worth it or not. Please remember to like, subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair wherever you...

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 world, particularly in fine dining. James is the beverage director at New York City's Cote, the author of "Drink Pink" and the upcoming "Wine Girl," available for pre-order now, and you can read her piece on this subject here . Please remember...

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, where they discussed the history and growth of VinePair, what the future held for the celebrity sommelier, and much more. Read Adam's piece on Dustin Wilson here . Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair wherever it is you g...