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Adam and Zach once again discuss the power of TikTok as an engine for both drinks discovery and the creation of new drinks personalities. They explore why drinks trends on TikTok have evolved rapidly over the last year, how the platform seems to be creating new influencers, not just bolstering existing social media stars, and why the spirits side is far more developed than beer or 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.
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Zach speaks with Gage Siegel and Simone Schroeder, co-founders of New York City's Non Sequitur Beer Project, about their emphasis on charitable giving and the transition from a pop-up brewery to establishing their own taproom. Please send 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 sudden surge in popularity of lemonade-flavored hard seltzers, and why their popularity presages a spike in demand for all things boozy lemonade in the summer of 2021, and how lemon in general is set to dominate drinks trends this year. 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.
Zach is drinking: Alpha Estate "Hedgehog" Xinomavro
Adam is drinking: Industrial Arts Brewing "Wrench" NEIPA
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Zach speaks with Brenae Royal, vineyard manager at the iconic Monte Rosso Vineyard in Sonoma Valley about the vineyard's history, its unique growing conditions, and why working with 135-year-old vines is both a remarkable opportunity and a tremendous challenge. 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 wine educator and podcaster Natalie MacLean about the explosion of online wine content since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and whether demand for online education will remain strong once the pandemic eventually subsides. Please send suggestions and requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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Adam and Zach take in the big drinks industry news from last week, Uber's purchase of Drizly for $1.1 billion in cash and stock. They discuss whether Uber will maintain Drizly's role as a sales platform in full compliance with the existing three-tier system for alcohol distribution and sales, or whether they will just as eager to break the rules in this industry as they have been in many others. Plus, a bit about Vivino's massive fundraising haul. 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: Fremont Brewing Space Rex Hazy IPA
Adam is drinking: Etna Bianco
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Zach speaks with Caitlin Braam, founder of the newly-launched Yonder Cider, about cider's journey through the drinks world over the last decade, where it's going, and how she hopes to marry the price point of larger-production ciders with the complexity and intrigue of more artisanal ciders. Please send and suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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Adam and Zach respond to a listener who read Zach's recent essay and is curious if sommeliers and bartenders would find working in smaller cities and towns more appealing in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, when fewer beverage-focused jobs might exist in restaurants and finding somewhere with an eager audience and a lower cost of living might appeal. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair 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: Q Tonic Water
Adam is drinking: Glendronach Scotch
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Zach speaks with Ali Schmidt, co-founder of Zuzu, a ready-to-drink sparkling cocktail made with agave spirit and real fruit, about the value of transparency in sourcing, the appeal of low-alcohol cocktails, and more. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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In the second episode of EOD Drinks, VinePair staff writer Tim McKirdy and the editorial team are joined by Ken Austin, co-founder of Conor McGregor’s Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Teremana Tequila. Austin shares his experience launching two of the world's most successful celebrity spirits brands, and explains why star status alone doesn't guarantee success.
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