VinePair Podcast

In the debut of the new Friday version of the VinePair podcast, Adam, Joanna, and Zach pair off some of the most successful and intriguing RTD cocktail brands with potential purchasers, then Adam interviews On The Rocks co-founder Rocco Milano about his experience in the RTD space and their recent sale to Beam-Suntory. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With rising case counts and stringent mitigation policies once again being enacted around the country, it's clear that the fall and winter of 2021 won't be nearly as much of a "return to normal" as previously hoped. That's what Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss: how a second winter of Covid might be harder on bars, restaurants, workers, and guests, and what can be done to make things better. 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.Joanna is drinking: a Daiquiri at the Kimball HouseZach is drinking: 1983 Franz Kramer Zelinger Sonnenhuhr Auslese RieslingAdam is drinking: The "worst Margarita I've ever had" at ABC Cocina Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zach speaks with Linden Pride, co-owner of Caffe Dante in Manhattan, about how he and his team transformed the West Village coffee shop into one of the world's top cocktail bars, and how they've expanded and adapted during the Covid-19 pandemic. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Mikael Taipale and Evan Burns, co-founders of The Long Drink, a canned cocktail brand centered around the national drink of Finland, about their challenges and successes bringing the drink to the American market. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss one of the most powerful trends in consumer behavior: the rise of "premium mediocre" brands, and how attitudes towards affordable luxury, ethical consumption, and more are manifesting in the beverage alcohol world. 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, and be well.Joanna is drinking: Martha Stoumen VermentinoZach is drinking: Breakside PilsnerAdam is drinking: Water, in preparation for Wine & Culture Fest Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam is joined by VinePair tastings director Keith Beavers to interview legendary winemaker Randall Grahm about his new project, The Language of Yes, a collaboration with E&J Gallo focusing on Languedoc varieties grown in California. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zach speaks with Miles Thomas, founder of Scrappy's Bitters, about how he turned his interest in tinctures and infusions as a bartender into one of the largest bitters manufacturers in the United States. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam, Joanna, and Zach dive into the topic of whether the wine world's enthusiasm for terroir have ignored the importance and centrality of the winemaker, and of human effort more broadly, on wine. Plus, a recap of Bar Convent Brooklyn. 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.Zach is drinking: Frenchtown Farms "The Pearl Thief"Joanna is drinking: Torch and Crown SaisonAdam is drinking: RumChata Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with LiveWire Drinks founder and veteran bartender Aaron Polsky about how his company bottles and cans cocktails designed by highly-regarded bartenders around the country. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks to Tahiirah Habibi, founder of Hue Society, about her efforts to promote unheard voices in the wine industry and the upcoming Wine & Culture Fest. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.