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In this preview episode of VinePair's newest podcast, comedian and restaurant veteran Jake Cornell goes out with chef, cookbook author, and video host Molly Baz. The two discuss where to get the best chicken in New York, why everything is better with Maldon salt, and going out in NYC vs. L.A. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In honor of Valentine's Day, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss why it actually might be a good day to go out to eat, both to support a restaurant and bar industry that has had a very difficult last two years, and because it actually can be fun to celebrate in a crowded bar or restaurant! Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.co...
Adam, Joanna, and Zach are joined by comedian Jake Cornell to talk about his new podcast, Going Out With Jake Cornell , as well as to discuss whether restaurant industry folks or comedians party harder. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcast episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, and suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Adam, Joanna, and Zach examine the recent Silicon Valley Bank State of the Wine Industry report, and in particular the notion that wine as a category is struggling to attract Millennial drinkers. Topics include an discussion of the outdated marketing approach for many wine brands and regions, lessons wine could learn from the spirits industry, the different economic realities and priorities for Millennials as compared to Baby Boomers and Gen Xers, and more. Please remember to subscribe to, rate,...
Joanna and Zach discuss the surprisingly-fraught world of hot drinks: why they can provoke strong reactions in drinkers and bartenders alike and why they are so often made poorly. They also offer some thoughtful tweaks and techniques for improving your Hot Toddies, Irish and Spanish Coffees, and more. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review the VinePair Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or sugge...
Joanna and Zach are joined by VinePair writer-at-large Dave Infante to break down some of the recent acquisitions and product launches that have brought Big Soda (and Big Energy Drink) into the beverage alcohol space, like Monster's purchase of CANarchy , Coca-Cola's launch of Fresca-branded RTDs , and PepsiCo's imminent HARD MTN DEW launch with Boston Beer Co, as well as what this means for the future of these companies in the world of hard drinks. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and rev...
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss whether or not the anticipated exodus of sommeliers, bartenders, and other beverage professionals from big cities to suburbs and small towns really has happened, and what might be motivating that move. Then, Adam speak with one such professional, Paul Brady, who left New York City to open Paul Brady Wine in Beacon, New York. Lastly, Adam and Joanna try some of Paul's wines. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitc...
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss whether the hyper-focus on visual design in new bars and restaurants has created a landscape where as long as you craft visually striking cocktails in a photographable place, the actual quality of your food and drinks is largely irrelevant. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for ...
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss why it is that craft spirits have struggled to find markets outside of their home city, state, or region, and whether there's any means for these distilleries to find national or international success. Plus, the team tastes a couple of their favorite local spirits. 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@...
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss Adam's recent article about how January can be a great month to get into otherwise-crowded bars and restaurants, and why it is that so many restaurants are so uncreative with promotions and attempts to generate business in January: is Dry January really an insurmountable obstacle? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggest...
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the many ways in which brand loyalty is a powerful force in the drinks world, how early experiences and exposure to certain brands can shape a lifetime of drinking decisions, and why some brands fit in certain spaces where others would never go. Then, they taste three spirits that they have strong associations with: Bombay Sapphire Gin, Stoli Vodka, and Dewar's Blended Scotch. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, St...
Zach speaks with Master Sommelier Evan Goldstein about Portugal's Alentejo wine region, with a particular focus on the many ways in which the Wines of Alentejo Sustainability Program (WASP) has become a model for other wine regions, including an emphasis on sustainability not just in the vineyard, but in the winery and with the people and surrounding community as well. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your episod...
Adam, Joanna, and Zach explore why sweetness has become so looked-down-upon in the drinks world: the influence of diet culture, the association of sweetness with cheapness, and more. Plus, what the team would drink in the case of impending apocalypse. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Joanna is drinking: Rouge River...
Adam, Joanna, and Zach take stock of the non-alcoholic beer category: why there's such excitement surrounding it despite relatively small sales totals to date, why there are more varied offerings than ever before, and why non-alc beer fares much better than non-alc wine or spirits. Then, the team tastes one of the most popular and successful non-alc beers, Athletic Brewing 's Run Wild IPA. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or whereve...
To usher in 2022, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss some of their predictions for the year in beverage alcohol, including even more flavored products, consolidation in the wine world, more no/low-alcohol offerings, and more conversations about representation and bad behavior throughout the industry. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast...
To wrap up 2021, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the wild year that Champagne had: from predictions of doom to record sales, and how a whole group of wine drinkers realized that Champagne could be a part of their regular drinking rotation when they were drinking at home. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for l...
Zach speaks with Master of Wine Susan Lin and Master Sommelier David Keck about the wines of France's Loire Valley , including an overview of the region's many varieties, styles, and appellations, why brightness and freshness unite the wines of the region, and how they can be enjoyed at a wide range of occasions and with any number of different cuisines. For more information about locating the wines mentioned, visit the Loire Buyer's Selection . Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review ...
As 2021 draws to a close, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss some of the most important stories and trends throughout the world of beverage alcohol, from unabated premiumization to retro nostalgia, from gimmickry to the proliferation of great drinks programs outside of big cities, and much more. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your episodes, and please send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podca...
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss how the last half-decade has seen a tremendous explosion of American interest in amaros (or amari ), and how much of that interest was fueled by craft cocktail bartenders and their endless experimentation. Plus, the group tastes Cynar . 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 list...
On this special episode, Joanna speaks with Alisa Marie Beyer, CEO of Spa Girl Cocktails , about her experience acquiring and rebuilding the premium vodka ready-to-drink brand, connecting with her consumers, and all the valuable lessons she’s learned along the way. 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 liste...
Adam, Joanna, and Zach are joined by VinePair writer-at-large Dave Infante to discuss his recent reporting on the many ways that supply chain issues are creating problems for craft breweries, from aluminum can and barley shortages to a lack of tap handles. 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 ...
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss alternative packaging for wine, and why it is that canned wine has moved out of the shadows but boxed wine is still looked down on. Then, they taste America's top domestic wine brand and most famous boxed wine, Franzia . 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 we...
On this special episode, Zach speaks with Luke Barr, master mixologist for Neft Vodka , about how the ultra-premium vodka was designed around highlighting the heritage rye and Alpine water used in its production, its potential as a spirit enjoyed neat, as well as how it can work in a wide range of cocktails, and its eye-catching packaging. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, co...
Adam, Joanna, and Zach are joined by Tim McKirdy, senior staff writer and host of Cocktail College , to dig into VinePair 's list of the Top 50 Spirits for 2021, including discussions around the rise of mezcal, the incredible diversity of gins on the market now, and why Maker's Mark doesn't get enough respect as a great bourbon distillery. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions...
To celebrate Hanukkah, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the rise of kosher-labelled whiskies from around the world, and why whiskey in particular has become so popular with observant Jews. Plus, a discussion of the top Hanukkah foods, and the team tastes three different kosher whiskies: Ardbeg 10, Larceny Bourbon, and Journeyman Last Feather Rye. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and send any question...
In this special episode of the podcast, Zach speaks with two up-and-coming winemakers in Bourgogne: Aurélie Berthod, from Domaine Aurélie Berthod in Pernand-Vergelesses and Arnaud Desfontaine from Château de Chamilly in Chamilly, about their very different paths to becoming winemakers, some of the challenges of making wine in this iconic region, and much more. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and s...
In the wake of the expulsion of six Master Sommeliers from the Court of Master Sommeliers for sexual harassment, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss whether the punishment was sufficient, why the other 16 men accused did not face similar disciplinary action, and whether the organization has any remaining credibility. 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 sugges...
To decompress from Thanksgiving, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the drinks and paraphernalia they're hoping to score for themselves and others on Black Friday. Then they taste the ultimate digestivo, Fernet-Branca . 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
Adam, Joanna, and Zach take time to dig into VinePair's list of the Top 50 Wines of 2021 , from a conversation about how the list is created in the first place, to highlighting some of the more unusual wines on the list, to looking at which bottles would be best at the Thanksgiving table. 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@vinepai...
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the remarkable surge of popularity in the cream-based liqueur category, where Bailey's is no longer the dominant force. Newcomer RumChata has experienced explosive growth , while Bailey's has added multiple flavors and even other spirits like Disaronno are getting in on the act. Then, the team gives RumChata a taste test and discusses the best way to enjoy it. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherev...
