Continuing the conversation about wine's declining fortunes with younger drinkers, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss how wine prices have exploded in restaurants, as glass pours and bottles alike are now routinely far more expensive than other drinks options in many establishments. Plus, an extended conversation about how Louisville has become a major tourist destination for bourbon lovers. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever ...
Feb 13, 2023•46 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Adam, Joanna, and Zach dive into a recent lawsuit alleging that Sazerac has been misleading customers by selling a second, malt liquor-based version of their hyper-popular Fireball, using nearly identical labeling, packaging, and verbiage but placing it into venues like convenience stores where spirits are not allowed. It's clearly a successful, if cynical , move for Sazerac, but will other companies follow their lead? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts,...
Feb 10, 2023•17 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss why the boom years for direct-to-consumer and online alcohol sales of 2020 and 2021 failed to create a new landscape for alcohol sales, with those businesses and channels suffering steep declines in 2022. 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 listening, and be well. Zach is drin...
Feb 06, 2023•30 min•Season 5Ep. 11
In the wake of a ton of feedback from listeners, Adam, Joanna, and Zach follow up on Monday's episode by talking about how the wine industry struggles to market itself, to know where to spend money, and in not trying to sell the previous generation's wine to the next one. 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...
Feb 03, 2023•35 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Adam, Joanna, and Zach unpack the 2023 Silicon Valley Bank Wine Industry Report, and discuss how wine's struggles to attract younger consumers have only deepened, as the industry as a whole does not properly market to Millennials and Gen Zers even as they face much wider competition in the beverage alcohol space. Plus, a conversation about home espresso machines. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your episodes, an...
Jan 30, 2023•43 min•Season 5Ep. 9
In responding to a listener question, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss whether craft beer cans have gone overboard with their art, obscuring what the actual beer inside the can might be. Then, they taste the latest release in Sierra Nevada 's "Little Thing" line of beers, Juicy Little Thing. 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@vinepa...
Jan 27, 2023•28 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Adam, Joanna, and Zach dive into some of the surprising success stories behind the rise of vodka-based hard seltzers, in particular the curious fact that two of the most successful brands on the market are owned by a beer giant and a wine giant, not any of the big spirits multinationals. Plus, why mid-sized cities are struggling to keep their downtown cores vibrant and Adam's report on Miami's drinks scene. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, St...
Jan 23, 2023•32 min•Season 5Ep. 7
As more American distilleries are producing Amaro , Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss how these products might intend to compete against the growing number of Italian bottlings available here in the US, especially when the domestic versions are frequently more expensive than many of their European brethren. 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...
Jan 20, 2023•26 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Prompted by the recent announcement of Noma's impending closure, Adam, Joanna, and Zach take stock of the changes in the fine dining world. Is a shift to a more fun, party-like atmosphere and style limiting opportunities for sommeliers at the same time as the profession itself has taken reputational damage from a series of scandals and the ravages of Covid? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your episodes, and send...
Jan 16, 2023•36 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Everyone from journalists to shop owners to PR types groups low-alcohol and non-alcohol beverages together, but as Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss, this is a bad idea and we should stop. 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 listening, and be well. Instagram: @adamteeter, @jcsciarrino, @zgeballe, @vinepair Twi...
Jan 13, 2023•26 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Even as Dry January has become a more established cultural phenomenon, consumer interest is in decline . Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss why Millennials in particular might be losing interest in the month-long practice of abstention from alcohol, from greater interest in year-round moderation aided by a proliferation of non-alcoholic alternatives, to a realization that a different phase in life requires different approaches to everything. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair...
Jan 09, 2023•31 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Back from the holidays, Adam, Joanna, and Zach puzzle at the surprisingly confusing Bourbon market, one that is suddenly saturated with special, collectible bottles that vary wildly in price and are rarely if ever available at retail. 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 listening, and be well. Instagram: @a...
Jan 06, 2023•19 min•Season 5Ep. 2
To kick off 2023, Adam, Joanna, and Zach make some predictions about what the year will bring: from massive lawsuits about what exactly beer is, to a moment in the sun for the Pisco Sour , from the looming threat of ingredient labeling for drinks to more momentum behind boxed wine, and much more. 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...
Jan 02, 2023•28 min•Season 5Ep. 1
To close out 2022, the VinePair team shares some of their best and most memorable drinking experiences of the year. 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 listening, and be well. Instagram: @adamteeter, @jcsciarrino, @zgeballe, @vinepair Twitter: @adamteeter @joannasciarrino, @zgeballe, @vinepair Hosted on Aca...
Dec 30, 2022•34 min•Season 4Ep. 115
To finish out the year, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss some of the most important trends and happenings from 2022, including the continued growth of the spirits category, struggles for online DTC businesses, and lots more. 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 listening, and be well. Zach is drinking: 2011 Be...
Dec 26, 2022•36 min•Season 4Ep. 114
With the continued growth and success of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. 's "Little Thing" line of beers, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss how the company decided to extend their brand into other beer styles, as well as ruminate on how and why Hazy Little Thing became such a juggernaut in craft beer. 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@vin...
Dec 23, 2022•18 min•Season 4Ep. 113
With the holiday season right around the corner, Adam, Joanna, and Zach examine the sparkling wine industry: how Prosecco has been able to create its own space alongside Champagne, and why consumers have tended to lump all sparkling wines in with those two styles and regions. 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...
Dec 19, 2022•30 min•Season 4Ep. 112
We're dreaming of a white truffle podcast, as Adam, Joanna, and Zach speak with truffle expert Dave Persaud of Sabatino Tartufi all about the mysterious and beloved fungi, then ask why luxury food goods like truffles, foie gras, and others haven't made their way into the cocktail scene. 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....
Dec 16, 2022•31 min•Season 4Ep. 111
With the recent news that Winc had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the ill-fated direct-to-consumer wine company, why they were never able to make their model of private-label bulk wine into a sustainable one, and whether this will dissuade some of the other companies that have followed in their footsteps. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comm...
Dec 12, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 110
With the holiday season in full swing, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss whether magnums (1.5 liter bottles of wine) are really such a great option for dinner parties and other gatherings, or if perhaps they're more trouble than they're worth. 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 listening, and be well. Instagr...
Dec 09, 2022•23 min•Season 4Ep. 109
In response to a recent San Francisco Chronicle piece about wineries in Napa and Sonoma no longer allowing minors, Adam, Joanna, and Zach explore why those regions have gotten much less kid-friendly, and whether parents should be able to bring their children along with them wherever they want. 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@vi...
Dec 05, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 108
With December here and "all Christmas, all the time" in full force, Adam, Joanna, and Zach look at the remarkable success of Christmas-themed bar pop-ups and takeovers, with a particular focus on the incredibly popular and widely franchised (and copied) "Miracle." 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 listeni...
Dec 02, 2022•24 min•Season 4Ep. 107
Zach is joined once again by master sommelier Evan Goldstein to discuss the wines of Portugal's Alentejo region. After previously outlining the region and highlighting how it is a leading region for sustainability , the two examine the potential for these wines at the holiday table or as a seasonal gift, as well as exploring what the future might look like for the region. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your epi...
Nov 29, 2022•26 min•Season 4Ep. 106
With the recent announcement from the TTB that they will be issuing guidelines for ingredient labeling for beverage alcohol in the near future, Adam, Joanna, and Zach dive into how this might affect the industry: what types of products will be most affected, which producers will be hurt or helped, and will this meaningfully change consumer behavior. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any que...
Nov 28, 2022•26 min•Season 4Ep. 105
With Thanksgiving in the rear view mirror, Adam, Joanna, and Zach chat about a few things they're thankful for in the world of drinks this year, and then discuss what gifts they're hoping to receive (or self-gift) this holiday season. 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 listening, and be well. Instagram: @a...
Nov 25, 2022•19 min•Season 4Ep. 104
To prepare for Thanksgiving, Adam, Joanna, and Zach chat about their own holiday traditions, as well as explore why despite how Thanksgiving definitely feels like a drinking holiday, it lacks an obvious drink to call its own. 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 listening, and be well. Joanna is drinking: Ma...
Nov 21, 2022•34 min•Season 4Ep. 103
With the holiday season around the corner, Adam, Joanna, and Zach wonder why no one really drinks dessert wines here in the US. Is it the sweetness, the confusing nature, or just the fact that we Americans tend to eat fast and move on to other things. 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 listening, and be we...
Nov 18, 2022•17 min•Season 4Ep. 102
As the US Dollar has reached parity with the Euro over the last few months, American consumers have wondered whether they might see friendly prices on European wines and spirits. Adam, Joanna, and Zach chat about Adam and Joanna's time at Wine2Wine in Verona, Italy, and then discuss how the current state of affairs might not alter prices much, and why perhaps the best thing to do is instead to plan a trip to Europe, if you can. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple ...
Nov 14, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 101
In the wake of Gruppo Campari acquiring a 70% stake in Wilderness Trail , Adam, Joanna, and Zach explore why the bourbon market remains red-hot, why the primacy of Kentucky remains unchallenged, and speculate on which distillery will be the next to sell. Then, they taste the Small Batch Bottled in Bond from Wilderness Trail. 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, critiqu...
Nov 11, 2022•20 min•Season 4Ep. 100
Zach explores one of France's most exciting up-and-coming wine regions, Costières de Nîmes, with Nicolas Ricombe, owner of Château de Valcombe . Topics include the ways in which the combination of classic Rhône Valley soils and Mediterranean influence create a unique growing region, the preponderance of younger winemakers with international experience, and the most exciting red and white varieties, as well as how they pair beautifully with many different dishes and cuisines. Please remember to s...
Nov 08, 2022•33 min•Season 4Ep. 99
