Adam, Joanna, and Zach debate whether spirits brands can try to attach their specific brand to a known cocktail, and if so, which ones are up for grabs or would make sense to highlight. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Joanna is drinking: Failla Pinot Noir

Zach is drinking: Bella Union "La Gemma" Red Blend

Adam is drinking: Cinnamon Raisin Bagel cocktail (made by Joanna)

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Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the current state of wine tourism in Napa Valley, after a year of declining visitations, and speculate that the region as a whole was too quick to assume that the post-pandemic landscape and model was going to be the new normal, instead of a weird outlier time. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Zach is reading: Has the Title ‘Master Sommelier’ Become a Paradox?

Joanna is reading: The 22 Best New Breweries of the Year, According to Beer Pros

Adam is reading: Like Christmas Decorations, Holiday Pop-Up Bars Arrived Earlier Than Ever This Year

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Adam, Joanna, and Zach break down the recently-released list of VinePair's Top 50 Spirits of 2024, including excitement about Cognac, rum, and barrel-finished spirits in general. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Zach is drinking: Arnaud Lambert "Clos David" Saumur Blanc

Joanna is drinking: Turf Club

Adam is drinking: Domaine Bernard Defaix Premier Cru "Les Vaillons" Chablis

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With the holiday dining season fully upon us, Adam, Joanna, and Zach are joined by VinePair contributor and restaurateur Dave Foss to discuss his most recent column, as well as the overall state of hospitality, including how have staffing cutbacks and shortages hurt the guest experience. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Joanna is reading: For the Alcohol Industry, Trump’s Tariffs Look Even More Chaotic This Time Around

Zach is reading: Constellation to Sell Svedka Vodka to Sazerac

Adam is reading: The 10 Most Bizarre Recipes From the Iconic Savoy Cocktail Book

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Despite all of the buzz around bourbon and tequila, vodka remains the most important spirit in the United States. To discuss vodka's past, present, and future trajectory, Adam and Joanna are joined by Grey Goose vice president of global marketing Aleco Azqueta. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Joanna is drinking: Okinawa Old Fashioned at Time and Tide

Zach is drinking: The Devil is a Liar "Shooting in the Gym" Grenache

Adam is drinking: Domaine Bertagna Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru

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With the holiday season upon us, one of the more sticky bits of drinks-related etiquette is coming once again to the forefront for many - should you bring a bottle (or more) to a gathering, and most of all, should you expect the host(s) to open that bottle with you there? Adam, Joanna, and Zach share their own perspectives and experiences with this fraught scenario. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Joanna is reading: Fermentation for Flavor and Opulence With Sebastian Tollius of Clemente Bar

Adam is reading: Movie-Theater Drinking Is Bigger, Better, and More Novel Than Ever

Zach is reading: The 30 Best Wines for Thanksgiving (2024)

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With the holiday season upon us, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss why this time of year is so critical for many different brands and categories, and speculate on which ones will have a happy holidays and which will end up with a (proverbial, probably) lump of coal in their stockings. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Zach is drinking: The Walls "Mahana"

Joanna is drinking: Pax Wines Alder Springs Vineyard Chenin Blanc

Adam is drinking: Hard Start from Grand Army Bar

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With a recreational marijuana ballot initiative going down to defeat in Florida and uncertainty about the incoming administration's interest in federal legalization, cannabis companies and their investors are getting cold feet. Since cannabis has been coopting some classic drinking occasions, does this setback give alcohol some breathing room? Adam, Joanna, and Zach weigh in. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Joanna is reading: Shakers Can Break Ceilings: The Rise of Women in Global Cocktail Competitions

Zach is reading: Why Craft Breweries Are Still Launching Hard Seltzer Brands

Adam is reading: The Cookbook That Became Every Bartender’s Trusted Companion

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Adam, Joanna, and Zach dive into the provocative notion that the much ballyhooed sober-curious/alcohol-free movement among Millennials is just a new (and overtly public) manifestation of the same panic that grips any generation entering middle age, and the focus on healthy living (likely overstated to begin with) will subside as they adjust to life after 40. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Joanna is drinking: Division Winemaking Co Pinot Noir

Zach is drinking: Produtorri del Barbaresco Riserva "Moccagatta"

Adam is drinking: Domaine Jeremy Arnaud Chablis

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Adam, Joanna, and Zach unpack VinePair's Top 50 Wines of 2024 list, including a discussion of the remarkable range of styles and varieties on display from America, their excitement around Syrah, and a few other favorites. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Joanna is reading: The Definitive Ranking of Wine Bar Small Plates

Adam is reading: How Flavored Whiskey Became a Major Part of Modern Drinks Culture

Zach is reading: Can a Cocktail Have Too Many Ingredients? Bartenders Weigh In

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