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Adam and Zach discuss Summer 2019's hottest trend, spiked seltzer, and why it's become such a phenomenon, with an assist from resident twenty-something and podcast engineer Nick: check VinePair's list of the 20 best spiked seltzers for 2019 right here. Plus, our responses to your comments on last week's episode on tipping. If you want to share your undying love for spiked seltzer, or have any other comments, questions, critiques, or suggestions, email podcast@vinepair.com, and please remember to like, subscribe, rate, and review VinePair wherever it is you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening, and cheers!
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Adam and Zach discuss one of the most complicated and fraught topics in the drinks world: tipping. Want to understand why tipping well will actually benefit you in the long run? Listen up! Plus, how restaurants are sharing information about good and bad patrons, and why you should use your words, not your dollars, to remedy poor service. Think we're dead wrong about tipping, or just want to share a comment, question, critique, or suggestion? Email podcast@vinepair.com, and please remember to like, subscribe to, rate, and review this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening, and cheers!
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Adam and Zach are joined by Matt Crafton, winemaker at Napa Valley's famed Chateau Montelena, to explore how intervention is a critical part of winemaking, and why we shouldn't be afraid of it. Plus, what happens when the manager of a wine bar doesn't know (or care) what grapes are in the wines they're selling? Spoiler: Adam gets pissed! Please remember to like, subscribe, rate, and review VinePair wherever it is you found it, and feel free to send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com, we love hearing from our listeners! Thanks so much for tuning in, and cheers!
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Adam and Zach are joined by VinePair's senior beer writer Cat Wolinski to explore the trend of macrobrews returning to retro labels, and how craft producers are looking to adopt this trend themselves. Plus, Adam and Zach discuss whether it actually matters whether your server or bartender is able to properly open a bottle of wine. Please remember to like, subscribe to, rate, and review the VinePair podcast wherever you found it, and feel free to send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and cheers!
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Adam and Zach are joined by VinePair's editor-in-chief Emily Saladino to discuss how conversations around politics, race, gender, and sexuality are critical to covering the beverage alcohol industry in 2019. Plus, Adam explains why HBO's Chernobyl is a must-watch show. Please remember to like, subscribe to, rate, and review the VinePair podcast wherever it is you get it, and feel free to send any comments, questions, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and cheers!
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Adam and Zach are joined by Marc Farrell, founder of Ten To One Rum, to discuss why rum is much more than a spring break beverage, how to get the most out of your rum, and how you can't appreciate rum without appreciating the history and culture of the Caribbean. Plus, the latest salvo in the ongoing New York versus Seattle battle. Please remember to subscribe, like, rate, and review the VinePair podcast wherever it is you get your podcasts, and email podcast@vinepair.com with any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions. Thanks so much for listening, and cheers!
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Adam and Zach discuss VinePair's list of the Top 25 Rosés of 2019 along with editor-in-chief Emily Saladino and tastings editor Keith Beavers. The gang discusses the making of this year's list, why the top wine isn't from France, and the rebirth of Pinot Noir rosé. Plus, Zach visits VinePair HQ and then gets shit for drinking Champagne with somms. Please remember to like, subscribe to, rate, and review the VinePair podcast wherever you can, and email podcast@vinepair.com if you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or critiques. Thanks for listening, and cheers!
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Adam and Zach discuss the pernicious trend of ever-more-specialized glassware for wine, beer, and spirits, and why you should avoid falling victim to the very compelling but utterly unproven marketing hype. Plus: are some wineries actually playing up how conventional their winemaking and farming is, are rooftop bars taking over the world, and why in the world are America's open container laws so fucked up? Please remember to subscribe to, like, rate, and review the VinePair podcast wherever you get it, and if you have any comments, questions, suggestions, or critiques, please send them to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks so much for listening, and cheers!
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With the news of legendary wine critic and Wine Advocate founder Robert Parker's retirement, Adam and Zach discuss Parker's legacy and impact on wine-making, wine criticism, and consumer behavior. Plus, making vermouth at home, home brewing, and other adventures in DIY booze. Please remember to like, subscribe, rate, and review the VinePair podcast wherever you found it, and send any questions, comments, suggestions, or critiques to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and cheers!
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Adam and Zach are joined by Nikolas Smyrlakis, co-founder of the Athens-based Finest Roots brand of liqueurs to discuss why Athens is among the world's best cocktail cities, and how drinking culture helped Greece recover from economic disaster. Plus, Adam mourns the fact that the Knicks failed to land the #1 overall pick, and Zach gives his theory on why Game of Thrones became a victim of its own success. Please remember to like, subscribe, rate, and review the VinePair podcast wherever it is you found us, and if you have any questions, comments, or critiques, please email podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and cheers!
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