VinePair Podcast

Zach speaks with Esther Mobley, Wine Critic at the San Francisco Chronicle, about how Covid-19 is affecting the California wine industry, Bay Area restaurants and bars, and is forcing the government to relax alcohol regulations in order to get drinks to the people who want them. If you have suggestions for other conversations in this series, please send them to podcast@vinepair.com, and remember to rate and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever else you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam, Erica, and Zach discuss how they're coping with the challenges of COVID-19 with old vine Pais and 1 pm margaritas, and then tackle the real question: how can we all help to keep the American restaurant and bar industry afloat during this unprecedented crisis. Check out VinePair's industry live blog for up-to-the-minute information, and let us know what you're thinking about, or how you're dealing with this challenge, at podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam, Erica, and Zach address the sad reality facing the restaurant industry in the face of COVID-19, then offer some suggestions on how to still have quality drinks while keeping yourself and your community safe. In these difficult and uncertain times, please remember to drink responsibly, and also remember that we're all in this together. If you have any thoughts you'd like to share, please email podcast@vinepair.com, or you can record a voice memo and send it in to that email address as well. Thank you for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam and Zach talk about the many ways in which COVID-19 (Coronavirus) is having major impacts on the beverage alcohol world, from cancelling major industry events to crippling many bars and restaurants. This episode was recorded on Tuesday, March 3rd, so our apologies for any out-of-date or inaccurate information. Is coronavirus having an impact on your job or lifestyle? Please email us at podcast@vinepair.com, and remember to rate, review, and subscribe to VinePair wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening, and please be safe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam and Zach are joined by their new co-host, VinePair's Editor-in-Chief Erica Duecy, as well as VinePair staff writer Tim McKirdy, to discuss what the data says about hard seltzer's audience, staying power, and future. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to 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 cheers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam and Zach discuss a pressing question in the fine wine world: why is no one collecting wine any more? Is it just that no one has any space to store bottles, or does it have more to do with limited experience with older wines and a chaotic time that seems to reward living for the here and now. If you collect wine, or don't, let us know about it at podcast@vinepair.com, and please rate, review, and subscribe to VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening, and cheers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam and Zach are joined by VinePair Associate Editor Cat Wolinski to discuss Zach's recent piece on the rising trend of cocktail beers, and how breweries hope they draw new drinkers into taprooms and brewhouses. Plus, discussions of Valentine's Day plans...and the New York International Auto Show, for some reason. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to VinePair on iTunes, 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 cheers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam and Zach discuss why Valentine's Day is perhaps the only big "drinking holiday" without a drink or drinks to call its own, and make a few suggestions for the Official Drink of Valentine's Day. Plus, recapping Adam's Super Bowl party, and news about a permanent addition to the podcast. 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 cheers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam and Zach are joined by VinePair's Tastings Editor and former restaurateur Keith Beavers to discuss the scourge of incomprehensible wine lists, why they turn off many guests, and how they serve more as sommelier insurance policy than as actual useful tool. Plus, more talk about drinking at sporting events. Please subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and remember to send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and cheers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam and Zach discuss the unique circumstances of drinking at sporting events, why more and more fans are moving beyond beer, and more. Plus, more Dry January thoughts and a heartbreaking story about the Kentucky Derby. Please remember to like, subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and please send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and cheers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.