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Zach speaks with Jennifer and Wendy Yuengling, sixth generation leaders at America's oldest brewery, Yuengling. They discuss the brewery's history, the incredible popularity of their amber lager, recent expansion plans, and some of their newest offerings, including a collaboration with Hershey and a low-cal beer. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Next Round conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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Adam and VinePair senior editor Cat Wolinski speak with Adam Zuniga, Advanced Cicerone and curator of the Knotfest Beer Pit, about how the subscription beer club is marrying heavy metal and craft beer from breweries around the US. Please send suggestions or requests for future Next Round episodes to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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As a part of VinePair's Sustainability Week programming, Adam and Zach recorded a live podcast with winemakers Viviana Navarrete of VSPT Wine Group and Sofia Araya of Veramonte to discuss each of their efforts to expand the definition of sustainability, particularly through social engagement, and why it is that Chile's wine industry has been at the forefront of sustainability for years. 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.
This episode is sponsored by: Wines of Chile
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Zach speaks with winemaker Jessica Tomei of Cupcake Vineyards about their newest product, Cupcake Lighthearted, a line of low-cal wines, as well as the challenges of running wine production on multiple continents during a pandemic. Please send requests or suggestions for future Next Round conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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Adam speaks with Carrie Shafir, general manager at Long Island's Blue Point Brewing Company, about the brewery's long history, recent additions to its product line, and how reaching a wide range of different drinkers is particularly crucial in 2021. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Next Round episodes to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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To kick off VinePair's Sustainability Week, Adam and Zach discuss why the drinks industry, media, and consumers alike need to expand their definition of sustainability to go beyond agricultural practices to incorporate labor practices, social justice, climate impact, and much more. Please join us for a live podcast recording on Wednesday, April 21st at 6:30 pm Eastern as we discuss these issues and other with two remarkable female winemakers in Chile, Sofia Araya of Veramonte and Viviana Navarrete of Leyda. 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: Underwhelming California Chardonnay
Adam is drinking: Underwhelming New York Beer
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Adam speaks with Firefly Distilling co-founders Jim Irvin and Scott Newitt to get the inside story on how the two created their immensely popular Sweet Tea Vodka, what the first few years of the distillery were like, and how the company has expanded since the late 2000s. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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Zach speaks with Aaron Thorp, co-founder of New York's Supergay Spirits, about transitioning from his role as a wine director at several acclaimed New York City restaurants to starting a spirits brand and what his experience has been like since launching at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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Adam and Zach discuss the fact that even as demand for restaurants and bars ramps up, operators face real challenges when it comes to staffing, as many seasoned restaurant veterans have moved on: away from the restaurant industry entirely, onto their own ventures, or out of big cities to places with lower costs. 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: L'Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup "Cuvée Sainte Agnès" Languedoc Rouge
Adam is drinking: Spindrift Paloma
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Adam speaks with Jeff Segal and Meri Lugo of Domestique Wine in Washington, D.C., about their efforts to connect with customers and create a more inclusive wine culture through their natural wine shop. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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