VinePair Podcast

Zach speaks with Hanna Raskin, Chief Critic and Food Editor at the Charleston (SC) Post and Courier, about how Charleston's restaurants are operating without any restrictions despite the Covid-19 pandemic, and how the city's nascent food scene is dealing with the crisis. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zach speaks with Mario Enriquez and Eric Prato, co-owners of Garagiste Wine Room & Merchant in Las Vegas, about how the city is responding to the Covid-19 crisis and how social media is saving their business. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam, Erica, and Zach discuss what is rapidly shaping up to be the biggest trend of Summer 2020: blended and frozen drinks. From why looking to the classics like the Piña Colada and Hemingway Daiquiri to innovative tricks like using frozen fruit and frozen juice, they've got all the angles covered. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zach speaks with Full Pull Wines owner Paul Zitarelli about how his online wine retail business is faring during the Covid-19 crisis, how customer buying habits have shifted, and why now is the time to take risks, if you can. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Joe Campanale and Dave Foss, owners of the Brooklyn wine bar Lalou, about their efforts to still sell wine during the Covid-19 crisis and why reopening in New York looks much more difficult than in much of the country. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, a sneak preview of VinePair's latest podcast: Wine 101. Join VinePair's Tastings Director Keith Beavers as he breaks down how to sit down and taste wine. You can subscribe to Wine 101 on the podcast platform of your choice. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Eric Bernheim, partner at Halloran & Sage, about ways that restaurant and bar owners can negotiate rent reductions and abatements with their landlords, as well as why following governmental health and safety best practices should protect them from legal issues. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam, Erica, and Zach take a brief break from the world of alcohol to talk about coffee: how Covid-19 has affected their consumption, how they prepare coffee at home, and some tips for upping your at-home coffee game. Plus, further confirmation that Summer 2020 is going to require a blender. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to VinePair on Apple Pocasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Send any comments, questions, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Bacardi Senior VP of Marketing Ned Duggan about how they're helping home bartenders and the trade, why this summer will be all about blended drinks, and how bars might re-open. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be wel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Intelligentsia Coffee CEO James McLaughlin about how they've pivoted their business to direct-to-consumer and contactless sales, and what individuals and goverments need to do to get coffee shops re-opened when it's safe to do so. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erica speaks with Ivy Mix, co-owner of Brooklyn's Leyenda, co-founder of Speed Rack, and author of Spirits of Latin America, about how Covid-19 is challenging her bar, and might reshape American hospitality. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Kate Shapira Latts, CMO at Heaven Hill Brands, about how her company is responding to the Covid-19 challenge, what they expect consumers to do as the crisis continues, and how marketing in these times has added complications. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Summer 2020 almost upon us, Adam, Erica, and Zach discuss what trends, ingredients, and drinks they expect to dominate this most unusual summer. Will quarantine drive drinkers to more classic cocktails? Will blended drinks make a comeback? What beer will people be drinking? Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to VinePair wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with John Dantzler, co-founder of Manhattan's Torch & Crown Brewing Company, about the specific challenges facing craft beer during the Covid-19 crisis, and how his brewery is focusing on same-day beer delivery. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Robert Furniss-Roe, co-founder of craft spirits marketer Samson & Surrey, about how craft spirits can survive the Covid-19 crisis. Please remember to send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Josh Wyatt, CEO of NeueHouse, about how his business has dealt with Covid-imposed shutdowns, what rebuilding the coworking space will be like, and how businesses need to take a long-term approach on the road to recovery. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Ben Pundole, Vice President of Brand Experience at Edition Hotels, and the founder of A Hotel Life, about how Covid-19 has shuttered many of their properties, what recovery is looking like in China, and what the future of the hotel industry will entail. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Adrian Parker, Vice President of Global Marketing for Patrón Tequila, about what this Cinco de Mayo will look like, how you market tequila without bars for people to have it at, and convincing people that they actually do like it. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam, Erica, and Zach are joined by VinePair's Tastings Editor Keith Beavers and staff writer Tim McKirdy to break down VinePair's list of the Top 25 Rosés for 2020. Topics include why southern Italy is a hot spot for great rosé, whether tariffs on European imports are affecting prices, and some tips to get the most out of your rosé while social distancing. 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 [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Will Wyatt and Eric Kruvant, owners of New York City's Mister Paradise, named VinePair's Bar of the Year for 2019, about closing down operations, liquor delivery, and what reopening might look like. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Michel Chapoutier, president and winemaker at Chapoutier, and president of Wineries of France, about the affects Covid-19 is having on the French wine and restaurant industries, how the government is attempting to reopen parts of society, and what this crisis means for 2020's rosé season. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Francesco Zonin, vice president of Casa Vinicola Zonin, about how Covid-19 has affected their many wine properties, as well as what the future of fine wine sales holds. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Malcolm Gosling, president and CEO of Gosling's International Limited, about how Covid-19 has changed production, promotion, and distribution, as well as how it is affecting Bermuda as a whole. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam, Erica, and Zach discuss the looming recession, how previous recessions have affected the drinks industry, and why this one may or may not be different. Will the premiumization trend screech to a halt? Will beer suffer as it has in previous recessions? Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to VinePair wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erica speaks with Jamie Ritchie, worldwide head of wine for Sotheby's, about the current state of the wine auction market, how pricing and supply could change in the next few years, and how new technologies are helping keep the auction house open during the crisis. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erica speaks with Brian Rosen, president of BevStrat, about how small brands can continue to connect with consumers during a time when on-premise sales have ceased, and what recovery might look like when the worst of this crisis passes. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sparks fly as Adam, Erica, and Zach debate whether the term "simple" is an insult to a beer, wine, or cocktail. As more and more people and publications are championing "simple drinks" at this moment, it's important to define what exactly that term even means. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to VinePair wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Patrick Cournot, Alexis Percival, and Moshe Schulman of the acclaimed New York wine bars Ruffian and Kindred about their decision to shutter their restaurants, and what they'd need to get back on their feet in the future. If you have suggestions for future VinePair Conversations guests, please email [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Artisanal Brewing Ventures' CMO Derek Detenber about how the shift to total off-premise sales has changed his business, and what craft beer will look like after Covid-19. If you have suggestions for future VinePair Conversations guests, please send them to [email protected]. Thank you for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam interview Jenny Lefcourt, the founder of Jenny & François Selections, a New York-based importer of natural wines, about the impact of Covid-19 on her business. If you have anyone you'd like us to speak to about how Covid-19 is impacting their business or life, please email [email protected]. Thank you for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam, Erica, and Zach discuss drinks-based projects to take on while quarantining/social distancing/sheltering in place, such as making your own infusions, syrups, vermouths, and even home-brewing. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to VinePair wherever you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zach speaks with Cory Rellas, CEO and co-founder of Drizly, an alcohol ordering and delivery app, about the massive surge in business Drizly has seen, and how order sizes and compositions are changing. Please let us know who else in the beverage world you'd like to hear from at [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zach speaks with Rajat Parr, acclaimed sommelier, winemaker at Sandhi, Domaine de la Côte, and Evening Land, as well as the author of The Sommelier's Atlas of Taste and Secrets of the Sommelier, about how winery work is proceding during lockdown and what wines and books he's catching up on. If you have suggestions for future conversations, please send them to [email protected], and remember to rate and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam speaks with Paul Mabray, CEO of Emetry and an expert in e-commerce and digital presence about how Covid-19 is changing the way wineries interact with customers online. We are bringing you these Covid-19 Conversations as part of our expanded podcast presence during this crisis, and if you have any suggestions on potential guests, please send them to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam, Erica, and Zach discuss how drinking with friends has transformed in the era of social distancing, with virtual happy hours, Instagram Live nightclubs, and online wine classes replacing the ways we used to socialize over drinks. Hell, there's even Zoom beer pong! Keep an eye out for more of our Covid-19 Conversations in this channel, and please send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected], as well as sending us pictures of what you're drinking. Subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on your podcast platform of choice, and thanks so much for listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 [email protected], 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected], 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 [email protected], 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 [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and cheers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.