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Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss one of the most powerful trends in consumer behavior: the rise of "premium mediocre" brands, and how attitudes towards affordable luxury, ethical consumption, and more are manifesting in the beverage alcohol world. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and send and questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is drinking: Martha Stoumen Vermentino
Zach is drinking: Breakside Pilsner
Adam is drinking: Water, in preparation for Wine & Culture Fest
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Adam is joined by VinePair tastings director Keith Beavers to interview legendary winemaker Randall Grahm about his new project, The Language of Yes, a collaboration with E&J Gallo focusing on Languedoc varieties grown in California. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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Zach speaks with Miles Thomas, founder of Scrappy's Bitters, about how he turned his interest in tinctures and infusions as a bartender into one of the largest bitters manufacturers in the United States. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach dive into the topic of whether the wine world's enthusiasm for terroir have ignored the importance and centrality of the winemaker, and of human effort more broadly, on wine. Plus, a recap of Bar Convent Brooklyn. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is drinking: Frenchtown Farms "The Pearl Thief"
Joanna is drinking: Torch and Crown Saison
Adam is drinking: RumChata
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Adam speaks with LiveWire Drinks founder and veteran bartender Aaron Polsky about how his company bottles and cans cocktails designed by highly-regarded bartenders around the country. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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Adam speaks to Tahiirah Habibi, founder of Hue Society, about her efforts to promote unheard voices in the wine industry and the upcoming Wine & Culture Fest. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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On this week's episode, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss what exactly makes a bar or restaurant an "industry spot," why that's a reputation and crowd that some operators seem to court, and why restaurant industry folks like those places so much. Plus, a discussion about the merits of birth-year wine. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is drinking: Frenchtown Farms "The Pearl Thief"
Joanna is drinking: Wölffer Estate Rosé
Adam is drinking: A Manhattan at Clover Club
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Zach speaks with Chrissy Wittman, director of winemaking at The Prisoner Wine Company, about the taking the reins of the iconic red blend, how its history informs the brand, and recent additions to the lineup. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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Adam speaks with Giuseppe Gallo, founder of Italicus, about his efforts to resurrect the nearly-lost category of rosolio aperitivi and how the liqueur can be enjoyed. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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In light of a recent VinePair piece about the rise of Modelo Especial, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss how it is that the Mexican lager became the #1 imported beer in the country without anyone seemingly noticing, and what that tells us about what kinds of trends the drinks media might be missing. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is drinking: Idilico Rosado
Joanna is drinking: Maison Arretxea “Hegoxuri” Irouléguy Blanc
Adam is drinking: Domaine Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis
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