VinePair Podcast

Adam, Joanna, and Zach assess whether wine certifications from groups like the Court of Master Sommeliers and the Wine and Spirits Education Trust are worthy pursuits for many in the wine industry, or whether they're not worth the time and money they require to obtain. 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 [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Joanna is reading: When Beer Was BEER

Adam is reading: The Future of Mark Brown's Industry Newsletter

Zach is reading: Bud Light Officially Surpassed by Modelo

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In light of some fascinating VinePair Insights data, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss why drinkers seem to find riffs on classic cocktails so appealing, even as they have something of a spotty reputation within bartending circles. 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 [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Zach is drinking: Wander Brewing "Millie" Prickly Pear & Lime Sour Beer

Joanna is drinking: Kolfok Intra! the Wild Rosé 2021

Adam is drinking: Division Bell

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Adam, Joanna, and Zach explain why bars centered around a singular personality are risky business propositions that rarely can support long-term success or growth when the main draw of the bar is one famous bartender or sommelier. 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 [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Zach is reading: Sherry-Lehman is in Trouble

Joanna is reading: Are Wine Bars Even Bars Anymore?

Adam is reading: How Andrew Huberman Became Sobriety's Biggest Zealot

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Adam, Joanna, and Zach debate whether wine bars that focus on a specific region or style of wine are a better bet than the more generalized sort - does a focused and easily-understood concept make guests more at home, or do people resent having their choices confined in such a way? 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 [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Zach is drinking: Little Edie at Homer

Joanna is drinking: Gin Martini out of an Orval glass

Adam is drinking: Gin Highball at Hawksmoor

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Adam, Joanna, and Zach ponder what this upcoming summer will teach us about drinks trends, including if rosé can avoid the general malaise in the wine category, if any cocktails can steal the Martini's shine, and what in the world will beer do? 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 [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.

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In light of recent data showing that America's most expensive cities are seeing college-educated residents leave in high numbers, Adam, Joanna, and Zach speculate on how this might affect the restaurant and bar industries - perhaps driving prices even higher in those cities while creating more enticing opportunities in other cities with lower costs of living. 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 [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Zach is drinking: Pomelo French 75

Joanna is drinking: Manhattan BORG

Adam is drinking: Ramp Dirty Martini at Horse Inn

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Joanna returns just in time to discuss the recent spate of celebrity RTD launches with Adam and Zach. Will these succeed in the same way that many celebrity spirits brands have? Is it a problem for these RTDs that they likely won't get on-premise placements? Will NPH come talk with us about his espresso martini? 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 [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.

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Introducing Taplines, a brand-spankin’-new podcast about the modern history of American beer, only on the VinePair Podcast Network. Each week, contributing editor and columnist Dave Infante will interview a different guest about a triumph, tribulation, or turning point in the evolution of the United States’ multibillion-dollar beer industry. This week, the Original Lite Beer from Miller hit American supermarket shelves in 1975 — and from then on, nothing was the same. To learn how the beer that we'd come to know simply as Miller Lite lit the fuse on the intense, decades-long campaign of corporate competition known to industry insiders simply as "The Light Beer Wars," we're joined by Maureen Ogle, historian, and author of "Ambitious Brew," a vital narrative history of the American beer business. Listen on for a tale of low calories, high stakes, and huge egos — and of course, a reappraisal of the iconic gauntlet August Busch III famously threw down to his Phillip Morris-backed rivals at Miller Brewing Company as they came for the King of Beers in the mid-70s.

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Adam and Zach ponder why gin, despite its general popularity, seems singularly unable to break into the luxury spirits space, in particular high-end bottles and the conspicuous consumer set. Is it because it needs to be a cocktail ingredient, or because it's not barrel-aged, or what? 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 [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Zach is drinking: Ridge Vineyards Jimsomare Vineyard Zinfandel

Adam is drinking: 1978 Madeira Wine Company Madeira

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On the heels of the recently released Top 50 Cocktails list, Adam and Zach discuss what this global survey of top bars and bartenders can tell us about what is going on in the world of spirits, including the continued surge of interest in Italian spirits, the role of tequila in craft cocktails, 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 [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.

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Twitter: @adamteeter @joannasciarrino, @zgeballe, @vinepair

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