Adam speaks with restaurateur Adam Dunn, co-owner of The Pheasant on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, about his decision to move away from Brooklyn, and the challenges and opportunities of moving to a smaller community. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 30, 2021•50 min•Season 3Ep. 36
Adam and Zach are once again joined by Lift Collective co-founder Rania Zayyat to discuss the just-completed Lift Collective Virtual Conference, including how all of us can learn to not just listen, but take action to help marginalized peoples and build a more inclusive, stronger, and better hospitality industry. 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 sugge...
Mar 29, 2021•37 min•Season 3Ep. 35
Zach speaks with Allison Wilson, Director of Vineyard Operations at Cliff Lede Vineyards in Napa Valley about the challenges of the 2020 vintage, what establishing a new vineyard is like, and how Napa and other regions are preparing for the future. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 26, 2021•26 min•Season 3Ep. 34
Adam speaks with second-generation winemaking sisters Hilary and Megan Cline about their collaborative venture, Gust Wines , which focuses exclusively on wines from California's Petaluma Gap AVA. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 23, 2021•23 min•Season 3Ep. 33
Adam and Zach are joined by Chris Poldoian, certified sommelier and trade educator for the wines of Ribera del Duero and Rueda, to discuss the many great wines made from Tempranillo and Verdejo in the two neighboring regions, their extensive old vine heritage, and some dynamic and exciting pairings for each wine. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and send any comments, questions, critiques, or sugge...
Mar 22, 2021•29 min•Season 3Ep. 32
Zach speaks with Maximilian Riedel, 11th-generation CEO of Riedel Glass, about his family's long history in the glass trade, the complexities and challenges of making a fine wine glass, and how innovation happens within the company. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 19, 2021•25 min•Season 3Ep. 31
Check out a bonus episode of our newest podcast, End of Day Drinks. In this episode, we talk to iconic filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, who’s known not only for his legendary films but for The Family Coppola wine. We’ll hear how he first fell in love with wine through his Italian heritage in New York, and how he used his earnings from The Godfather to buy his first winery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 17, 2021•38 min•Season 3Ep. 30
Adam speaks with H. Joseph Ehrmann, Chief Mixologist for Fresh Victor , a San Francisco-based company specializing in fresh juices designed for at-home craft cocktail creation about the origins and growth of the brand. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 16, 2021•22 min•Season 3Ep. 29
Adam and Zach discuss the growing number of ready-to-drink/ready-to-serve cocktails coming from some of the biggest names in the spirits industry: Tanqueray Gin, Crown Royal Whiskey, and many more. Will these beverages crowd out the existing smaller players? Will drinkers show the same brand loyalty they have with these individual spirits? How will other brands try to capture a canned cocktail market that might offer many similar offerings? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VineP...
Mar 15, 2021•34 min•Season 3Ep. 28
Adam is joined by Bev founder Alix Peabody and E & J Gallo Winery CMO Stephanie Gallo to discuss their partnership on the canned wine brand and how Bev is looking to expand beyond DTC sales to wholesale markets. Please send suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 12, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 27
Zach speaks with Speed Rack co-founder Lynnette Marrero about the organization's many educational and informational opportunities during Women's History Month. Please send suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 09, 2021•23 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Adam and Zach are joined by Rania Zayyat, sommelier and co-founder of Lift Collective , to discuss the upcoming Lift Collective Virtual Conference , including a discussion about the expansion of the focus of the organization, highlights of panels and discussions, and more. Tickets are now on sale for the conference, held March 23rd and 24th. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, ...
Mar 08, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Adam speaks with Brooks Reitz, founder of Jack Rudy Cocktail Co. , about the surge in home bartending during the Covid-19 pandemic, the challenges of creating at-home cocktail products, and life as a restaurateur in 2021. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 05, 2021•28 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Zach speaks with Carlos de Jesus, director of marketing and communications for Amorim Cork , the world's largest cork manufacturer, about the technological evolution of cork production, what challenges still exist in preventing spoilage and cork taint, and why cork is such a sustainable, renewable resource. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 02, 2021•22 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Adam and Zach answer a question they've been asked a few times: with wine drinkers mostly relegated to drinking at home since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, how will they behave once they can safely go out to bars and restaurants again? Will they balk at restaurant list prices for wines they've been buying at retail? Will they crave discovering new wines, or want to stick to familiar classics? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitche...
Mar 01, 2021•35 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Zach speaks with sommeliers Allie Nault and Jarad Slipp about their new venture, Knead Wine in Middleburg, Virginia, including their creative approach to wine pricing, why pizza has been so popular during the Covid-19 pandemic, and why even in smaller communities there's a market for adventurous wines. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 26, 2021•24 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Adam speaks with Alexandra Dorda, a second-generation spirits entrepreneur and founder of Kasama Rum which hails from the Philippines and aims to highlight rum's long history and cultural importance in Asia. Please send suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 23, 2021•25 min•Season 3Ep. 20
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 y...
Feb 22, 2021•36 min•Season 3Ep. 19
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 19, 2021•21 min•Season 3Ep. 18
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...
Feb 16, 2021•33 min•Season 3Ep. 17
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 12, 2021•24 min•Season 3Ep. 16
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 09, 2021•25 min•Season 3Ep. 15
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 revie...
Feb 08, 2021•36 min•Season 3Ep. 14
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 02, 2021•22 min•Season 3Ep. 13
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 sugges...
Feb 01, 2021•33 min•Season 3Ep. 12
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 29, 2021•19 min•Season 3Ep. 11
***Check out VinePair's most recent podcast*** 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...
Jan 26, 2021•44 min•Season 3Ep. 10
While freshly-inaugurated Joe Biden has called to increase the federal minimum wage in the US to $15/hour and eliminate the concept of the tipped minimum wage, the restaurant and bar industry has largely claimed that such changes would adversely affect efforts to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. This week, Adam and Zach discuss whether there's any validity to these claims, and why everyone from restaurateurs to diners should support the idea of a living wage for all workers. Please remember t...
Jan 25, 2021•34 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Zach speaks with Josh Jacobs, co-founder and CEO of Speakeasy Co., about how the digital platform opens up direct-to-consumer sales and shipping options for craft distilleries, and how crucial that ability has been for those producers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 22, 2021•19 min•Season 3Ep. 8
In the midst of Dry January, Adam and Zach discuss the rise of mindful drinking, not just in January but at all times. Plus, how non-alcoholic and reduced alcohol wine, beer, and spirits can play a role in a more thoughtful approach to drinking. 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. To...
Jan 19, 2021•34 min•Season 3Ep. 7
