VinePair Podcast

Adam speaks with Ed Pilkington, chief marketing and innovation officer at Diageo North America, about how the drinks company is dealing with changes to production and distribution, as well as the innovations they're pursuing at these times. 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.

Erica speaks with winemaker Dan Petroski of Larkmead Vineyards and Massican about how Covid-19 will change wine tourism in Napa Valley, and sources of optimism as he looks to the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam, Zach, and Erica discuss the existential threat that Covid-19 presents to smaller wine, beer, and spirits brands, and how through political action and savvy buying we can try to keep this vital part of the drinks industry alive. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever else 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 interviews Lynnette Marrero, co-founder of Speed Rack, bar director at New York's Llama San and Llama Inn, and founding board member of the Restaurant Workers Community Foundation about shuttering her restaurants, trying to keep a cocktail competition alive, and online teachings and trainings. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thank you for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Maggie Curry, Director of Marketing for Jackson Family Wines, about the future of drinking wine at home, how Jackson Family is keeping production going during these challenging times, and what life in wine country is like right now. Please send any recommendations 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.

Adam speaks with Mike Capoferri, owner of Los Angeles's Thunderbolt, about feeding furloughed restaurant workers, trying to keep a new venture viable during the crisis, and pivoting to cocktails to-go. Please send any recommendations for future VinePair Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam, Erica, and Zach discuss which changes to the drinks world that the Covid-19 crisis has caused will last: will online ordering become the norm? Will society have a similar response as it did to the 1918 epidemic? And will we still be able to discover new drinks without restaurants, bars, and wine shops to guide us? Please remember to rate and review VinePair 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 CMO Stephanie Gallo about how her family's winery is dealing with the changes that Covid-19 has brought to both making and selling their wines. Please send any recommendations for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erica speaks with sommelier Erik Segelbaum, vice president of the United Sommeliers Foundation, about his efforts to provide support for furloughed and unemployed wine professionals. Please send any recommendations for future Conversations guests to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zach speaks with distiller Cody Morris of Hardware Distillery in Hoodsport, Washington about changing production over to hand sanitizer, dealing with government agencies in the middle of a crisis, and the challenge of launching a brewery in the midst of said crisis. Please send any recommendations for future interviews to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.