VinePair Podcast

Adam and Zach have an actual argument over whether wine regions, particularly those in America, should focus on a single variety or style of wine. Things get heated. Plus, your feedback on the podcast, and did you know that VinePair does reader/listener trips? If you'd like to send us your feedback, please send questions, comments, critiques, and suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com, and please remember to like, subscribe, rate, and review on the podcast platform of your choosing. Thanks so much for listening, and cheers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam and Zach discuss how we can no longer ignore the reality that our beverage purchases can serve as an endorsement, and that we should think long and hard about the people and businesses we choose to support with our dollars and drinks. Plus, more discussion of last week's topic: online wine clubs. Please remember to like, subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com; we love to hear from you! Thanks so much for listening, and cheers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam and Zach are joined by Paul Zitarelli, owner of Full Pull Wines, to discuss how online wine clubs work, what sets them apart from one another, and how some sell you bulk juice while others sell you wine from actual, real-world wineries. Plus, Adam ups the stakes in Paloma War 2019, and a discussion about the best day of the week to do your drinking. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, review, and like VinePair on the podcast platform of your choosing, and make sure to send any comments, suggestions, critiques, or questions to podcast@vinepair.com, we love to hear from you! Thanks so much for listening, and cheers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam and Zach join forces for a late night conversation about what's fair to expect from a bar or restaurant, like that they should know how to make the drinks on their cocktail list, or that they serve your beverage in a clean glass, plus a Negroni horror story from Zach's wife. Please remember to subscribe to, like, rate, and review VinePair on whatever podcast service you prefer, 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 reports in from Santiago, Chile, where he and Zach discuss what's going on in the Chilean wine industry, why Chile might be one of the world's best places to grow grapes, and how producers there are trying to find a way into the American market. Plus, why the revamped TWA Lounge at JFK Airport is a great model for drinking while traveling, and the difference between grafted and own-rooted vines. Please remember to like, subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and feel free to send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks so much for listening, and cheers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam and Zach discuss why sommeliers are woefully ignorant of some of the biggest production (and most popular) wines in America, and how an obsession with allocated or small-production wines can turn off wine drinkers. Plus, Adam explains why a visit to Chile is a must for food and wine lovers the world over, and how suitcase-baked bread is the next great travel invention. If you have any comments, questions, critiques, or suggestions, please email podcast@vinepair.com, we love to hear from our listeners. Also, please remember to like, subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair wherever it is you find us. Thanks for listening, and cheers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam and Zach discuss Summer 2019's hottest trend, spiked seltzer, and why it's become such a phenomenon, with an assist from resident twenty-something and podcast engineer Nick: check VinePair's list of the 20 best spiked seltzers for 2019 right here. Plus, our responses to your comments on last week's episode on tipping. If you want to share your undying love for spiked seltzer, or have any other comments, questions, critiques, or suggestions, email podcast@vinepair.com, and please remember to like, subscribe, rate, and review VinePair wherever it is you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening, and cheers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam and Zach discuss one of the most complicated and fraught topics in the drinks world: tipping. Want to understand why tipping well will actually benefit you in the long run? Listen up! Plus, how restaurants are sharing information about good and bad patrons, and why you should use your words, not your dollars, to remedy poor service. Think we're dead wrong about tipping, or just want to share a comment, question, critique, or suggestion? Email podcast@vinepair.com, and please remember to like, subscribe to, rate, and review this podcast on iTunes, 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 Matt Crafton, winemaker at Napa Valley's famed Chateau Montelena, to explore how intervention is a critical part of winemaking, and why we shouldn't be afraid of it. Plus, what happens when the manager of a wine bar doesn't know (or care) what grapes are in the wines they're selling? Spoiler: Adam gets pissed! Please remember to like, subscribe, rate, and review VinePair wherever it is you found it, and feel free to send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com, we love hearing from our listeners! Thanks so much for tuning in, and cheers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam and Zach are joined by VinePair's senior beer writer Cat Wolinski to explore the trend of macrobrews returning to retro labels, and how craft producers are looking to adopt this trend themselves. Plus, Adam and Zach discuss whether it actually matters whether your server or bartender is able to properly open a bottle of wine. Please remember to like, subscribe to, rate, and review the VinePair podcast wherever you found it, and feel free 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.