Stay ConnectedJoin 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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After briefly discussing a recent New York Times piece about gendered preferences in glassware, Joanna and Zach speculate on what information a cocktail menu should convey to guests, and how cocktails should be organized to put drinkers in an optimal setting to enjoy their experience. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is drinking: Montucky Cold Snack
Joanna is drinking: Finback Brewing Yellow Cake IPA
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Joanna and Zach bemoan the fact that pumpkin spice season starts earlier and earlier each year, both because it burns everyone out on pumpkin spice before the weather even gets cold, and because it tramples other interesting drink options that better fit the very end of summer and beginning of fall. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is reading: Airlines Are Finally Getting Serious About Their In-Flight Spirits and RTDs
Joanna is reading: Where Are All the Celebrity Beer Brands?
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Joanna and Zach digest and discuss the recently-released Silicon Valley Bank Direct-to-Consumer Wine Survey report, including what it says about how wineries are using social media, how they are evolving their tasting room programs (and raising prices), and the shift away from wholesale distribution in favor of direct sales. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is drinking: Two Brewers Single Malt Whisky
Zach is drinking: Bloody Mary at Champagne Diner
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Joanna and Zach ponder the existence of "generation gaps" in the drinks industry, and question whether differing preferences and consumption habits are tied more to the specific drinks in question or the format and relative abundance of choice within a category. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is reading: How Mexico Became a Secret Bourbon Hub During Prohibition
Joanna is reading: It’s Time to Take Super-Premium Flavored Whiskey Seriously
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With Joanna and Adam both out, Zach speaks with two creatives in the beer and cider space. First, cartoonist Em Sauter of Pints and Panels discusses her career as a beer-centric cartoonist and illustrator, her recent article about Citra and Mosaic hops, and her love of the Cold IPA. Then author Beth Demmon joins to preview her upcoming book, The Beer Lover’s Guide to Cider, and why American craft cider is so fascinating. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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Joanna and Zach debate the relative merits of chilled red wines, and speculate on why they've become a bigger part of the marketing and conversation surrounding red wines, then each try a favorite example: the Ryme Cellars "Chilly Rouge" for Joanna and the Leah Jorgenson Cellars "Tour Rain" for Zach. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is reading: Drinks on the House: How MyOpenBar Kept Broke New Yorkers Drunk in the 2000s
Joanna is reading: We Asked 13 Bartenders: What’s Your Favorite New Handshake Shot?
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Joanna and Zach react to the recent news that San Michelle Wine Estates is planning to reduce grape purchases by 40% over the next five years, then discuss what this might mean for Washington's wine industry as well as the broader landscape of inexpensive wine that makes up a sizeable percentage of the SMWE portfolio. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is drinking: Chambers Bay Distillery "Rán" Vodka
Joanna is drinking: Domaine du Pelican Arbois Rouge
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Joanna and Zach are joined by VinePair contributing editor and Taplines host Dave Infante to discuss Tilray's shocking purchase of eight beverage brands from AB InBev. What is the Canadian cannabis company hoping to accomplish by expanding their craft beer portfolio, and how can it succeed where ABI failed so dramatically? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is reading: Rain, Fire, and Surging Temperatures May Spell Disaster for Italy’s 2023 Harvest
Joanna is reading: How Experimentation at the World’s Biggest Bourbon Brands Shapes What’s on Your Shelf
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Zach is joined by Arnaud Bourgeois, managing director of Famille Bourgeois and co-president of the Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins du Centre-Loire as well as Yannick Benjamin, owner of Beaupierre Wines and Contento restaurant, as well as the co-founder of Wine on Wheels, to discuss the dynamic, lively, and captivating wines of France’s Centre-Loire region. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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Joanna and Zach get a bit spicy while debating the recent "Ask Joanna" column about whether posting negative reviews of bars or restaurants on social media is ever a good idea, as well as if such negative reviews actually have an impact. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is drinking: 1971 Château Suduiraut Sauternes
Joanna is drinking: Hochstadter's Slow & Low Coffee Old Fashioned
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