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Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss how members of the trade and media might be making for worse bar patrons than they used to. From demanding complicated cocktails (sometimes off-menu!) on busy nights to expecting to have their entire tabs comped, has the bartender's handshake turned into a act of aggression? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review The VinePair Podcast 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 cheers!
Zach is reading: 7 Alternatives to Petrus, the World’s Most Expensive Bordeaux
Joanna is reading: How Williamsburg’s Lighthouse Quietly Became the Bar Industry’s Hangout
Adam is reading: Does Trade Etiquette Still Exist Among Bartenders?
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach respond to a listener question about Soju: can the Korean spirit capitalize on the popularity of KPop (Demon Hunters or otherwise), Korean cuisine, and the like? Does the future for the spirit in America lie in traditional methods of consumption, or as the base for flavored RTDs and the like. Also: do most Americans even know what lychee tastes like? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review The VinePair Podcast 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 cheers!
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Zach is drinking: DeLille Cellars "Red Willow" Blend
Joanna is drinking: Matchbook Distilling Co. "Shady Lady" Rum Daiquiri
Adam is drinking: Freezer Door Martini
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach debate whether extensive non-alcoholic cocktail programs at bars are actually making these bars any money. More to the point, if they're not, why do bars still feel compelled to invest time, labor, and money into this section of their menus: is it impress a relatively small cadre of other bartenders and members of the media who are particularly keen on N/A? Do they feel like guests will look at their menu askance, even if those guests will end up choosing a drink with alcohol in it? Or are most not willing to look at that critically at what has become a trendy way to signal...something? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review The VinePair Podcast 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 cheers!
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Zach is reading: The Rise of the 'Convertible' Cocktail
Joanna is reading: More Bourbon Distilleries Are Closing. So What Happens to the Whiskey?
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach ponder the question of why the wine industry is struggling so bad with PR and communications. Does the industry just not pay well enough to consistently attract top talent? Why is it so difficult to understand that different journalists and publications have different standards and priorities? Plus - can we please put an end to "spray and pray" PR blasts? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review The VinePair Podcast 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 cheers!
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Zach is drinking: Tai Dai at Zig Zag Cafe
Joanna is drinking: N/A Negroni Sbagliato from Bitter Monk
Adam is drinking: Transmitter Brewing B5NY Pale Ale
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach are joined by VinePair contributing editor Dave Infante to discuss his most recent reporting surrounding national wholesaler RNDC's plans to sell off their business in seven states to up-and-comer Reyes Beverage Group. Will this move potentially stanch the bleeding for RNDC, which pulled out of California entirely in 2025 and has been losing suppliers left and right, or is this a sign that even more sell-offs are in the forecast? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review The VinePair Podcast 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 cheers!
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Zach is reading: Stop Asking Your Bartender for Less Ice in Your Cocktail
Joanna is listening to: The Buildout Podcast: Double Chicken Please
Adam is reading: Anheuser-Busch Is Selling Cutwater Like Crazy — and Keeping Quiet About the Viral #Challenge
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach address the recent changes to America's dietary guidelines as issued by the Department of Health, in particular the removal of any particular limit on the number of alcoholic beverages considered safe. While the drinks industry is clearly viewing this a big win, and perhaps it is when compared to the much more anti-alcohol language that some feared would be used, will this actually halt the industry's overall slump? Do all that many people actually use these guidelines as, well, guidelines? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review The VinePair Podcast 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 cheers!
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Zach is drinking: 2008 Domaine André Brunel "Les Cailloux" Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Joanna is drinking: Malivoire Wine Company Gamay Noir
Adam is drinking: Château Peyrassol Rosé
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach respond to a listener question about recent news that the popular reservation platform OpenTable is providing algorithmically-derived information about users to restaurants: notes that a given guest might frequently be late, linger over their table, or have certain preferences. Does this make anything better for anyone, or does it crudely recreate the earned knowledge and relationship that a restaurant might have with a frequent diner? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review The VinePair Podcast 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 cheers!
Join us for a live podcast recording at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento, California on Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Zach is reading: Welcome to Alcohol’s Slop Era
Joanna is reading: The 20 Best Non-Alcoholic Beers for 2026
Adam is reading: Is This the American Version of Ichiro’s Malt Card Series?
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To ring in 2026, Adam, Joanna, and Zach continue a yearly tradition on the podcast, offering their predictions for what 2026 will bring for the drinks industry. Will red blends have their moment in the sun again? What will happen to "funky" wines? Will the "total beverage" trend continue? All that, and much more. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review The VinePair Podcast 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 cheers!
Join us for a live podcast recording at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento, California on Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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In another preview of VinePair's latest podcast "The Buildout," Adam sits down with Maison Premiere co-founder Joshua Boissy to discuss his early career in the hospitality industry, how he and co-founder Krystof Zizka made Maison Premiere a reality, and what it's like keeping a bar vibrant and exciting 15 years in. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review The VinePair Podcast 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 cheers!
Join us for a live podcast recording at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento, California on Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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In a yearly tradition, Adam, Joanna, and Zach are joined by members of the VinePair staff to share some of their favorite and most memorable drinking experiences in 2025. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review The VinePair Podcast 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 cheers!
Join us for a live podcast recording at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in
Sacramento, California on Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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