In this Podcast episode of our “Inside The Drinks Business” Series, Sid talks about what exactly is the role of a Sommelier with Lindsey Young, the Head Sommelier at Selby's, a glamorous fine-dining and wine venue in San Francisco Bay Area.

A native Californian, Lindsey Young started appreciating the art of culinary at a very young age while she grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her knowledge of culinary and her education in Landscape Architecture brought her closer to the world of wine where she started to appreciate terroir, vineyards and all things wine. Having worked around food and wine in several positions in the restaurant industry, she pursued her passion to become a Sommelier and that's where her journey started.

Lindsey shares about her experience over the years as a Sommelier and Beverage Director at many renowned restaurants in San Francisco. She discusses about her role as a Sommelier, what inspired her to join the Court of Master Sommeliers and her passion for wines.

Podcast episode with the Head Bartender of Ettan Palo Alto: Massimo Stronati shares the challenges of a bartender, and how to be a good bartender.

Sid Patel(CEO, Beverage Trade Network) with Massimo Stronati chats about the day-to-day challenges faced by him and how he accomplish it. From Hiring to training a bartender.

Sid Patel, CEO of Beverage Trade Network chats with Varun Sharma on his trip to India where they discuss How to become a better bartender, the kind of interview questions he keeps in mind before onboarding a new bartender for the bar, and how does he bring mixology in his bar.

Varun Sharma is the Beverage Manager at Comorin. He is responsible for overseeing Comorin‘s unique beverage program which is one of India’s favorite cocktail bars.

Varun is India’s top Mixologist currently and has worked as a Head Bartender and Mixologist at Ricks, the Taj Mahal Hotel, and as a Bar Manager at Chidiya Ghar Bar, Roseate House Hotel, Delhi.

He has won numerous awards including regional wins at the Diageo World Class (2014 & 2013), where he was also recognized amongst the top 6 bartenders in India during both years. He also won the National Award for the Best Mixologist at the Corralejo Teqnic Mixology Challenge in 2014.

Susan R Lin MW is the head of wine expertise for online fine wine retailer Belmont Wine Exchange in the San Francisco Bay Area, serving customers worldwide. In this podcast episode Sid chats with Susan about Master Of Wine program, the business of private wine and how to authenticate wine if you are a private collector of wine.

In this podcast episode of our “Inside The Drinks Business” Series, Sid has made a pit stop to Delhi, India to chat with Master of All Trades, Yangdup Lama at his prestigious bar “Sidecar”. The only bar from India to make it to World’s 50 Best Bars. India’s No# 1 Bartender and Mixologist Yangdup shares with Sid, his formula for success. If you’re looking at scaling your bar to greater heights, this episode is for you.

In this video, Irem Eren from BevZero and Sid Patel, CEO of Beverage Trade Network takes you inside how The Non-Alcoholic Wine Business really works, the process that a winery can take to get started, what buyers can do and where are the current opportunities in this category.

In this episode, Sid chats with Shreyas Balakrishnan, President of Cutwater Spirits, America's No1 canned cocktail brand on how he drives growth for his company.

When you have been a buyer for independent stores and then some of the world's largest retail chains, then you know a thing or many about wine buying. So if you are looking to grow your career as a wine buyer, or looking to improve your buying skills, this one is for you. Bob Paulinski, MW who has been a buyer at chains like Sam's Club, Winn-Dixie/Bi-Lo stores, Coles (Australia) and BevMo will share valuable insights about the role of a wine buyer.

This is the first super technical episode where Sid sits with Bryan and goes in the business of winemaking. This one is a GOLD episode for the winemakers out there. It includes a format of 10 case studies, then how to buy bulk wine from a technical perspective, how to build business resilience and more. Winemakers, get your note pads out and start listening!

You can write in comments the challenges that you are facing in winemaking and we will ask Bryan to email you some applied research they have done for that problem that you can study.

In this episode, Sid Patel, CEO of International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show and BTN, and Kayla Winter go into the process of how to make no and low-alc. Kayla shares some good insights on developing low and no alcohol products which can be useful especially if you are a winery or a distillery.