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With lots of public backlash building against tipping, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss why "tip creep" is hurting folks who actually rely on tips for their wages, and why adding lots of different charges and service fees onto a restaurant or bar check is the wrong way to convey that employees are being taken care of. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is reading: Thinking Differently: Neuorodivergent Bartenders Thrive Behind the Stick
Zach is reading: How Monster Managed to Vaporize Half of CANarchy’s Value in Just Three Years
Adam is reading: For Non-Alcoholic Drinks Brands, Bitter Is Best
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach are joined by Dave Foss to talk about some listener complaints surrounding wine service in restaurants: why staff training and education are critical, how cutting back on hours is counterproductive, and more. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Adam is drinking: Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch Bourbon
Joanna is drinking: Raspberry Whiskey Sour at Bar Snack
Zach is drinking: Gin Martini with a skosh of Highland Park 12
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach respond to the widely-reported rumors that Constellation Brands is looking to sell off the entirety of its wine portfolio to focus on beer. They chat about how beer has become the centerpiece of Constellation's business, whether recently-implemented tariffs should be a cause for concern, and what this might mean for the few spirits brands in the portfolio. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is reading: Before Whiskey Stones, There Were Martini Stones — And They Didn’t Work Either
Adam is reading: VinePair's Best New Bartender 2025
Joanna is reading: Can Japan Replicate What it Did for Whisky With Wine?
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss some takeaways from the recent Elijah Craig Old Fashioned Competition, including the relative merits of cocktails made from vintage spirits, and the somewhat surprising fact that the Old Fashioned is the clear bourbon cocktail of choice for Millennials and Gen Z. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is drinking: 1970s Rusty Nail at SEVEN
Adam is drinking: Antique Negroni at SEVEN
Zach is drinking: Kiona Vineyards Lemberger
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach respond to a listener question about restaurants selling wine by the centimeter and other similar measures: does this make wine service and wine drinking more fun, or is it confusing to guests? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is reading: Has Tequila’s Stateside Popularity Boosted Tourism in Jalisco?
Zach is reading: Why Is Everyone Trying to Make Eye Contact During Toasts?
Adam is reading: 8 Ways to Tell You’ve Been Poured a Great Guinness, According to an Expert
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With the news that Maker's Mark is unveiling a new ad campaign aimed squarely at young drinkers, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss why the bourbon industry is being so proactive about courting the next generation of drinkers. Is it just canny business, or a reaction to some slippage in whiskey's popularity? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is drinking: Page Mill Malbec
Zach is drinking: Cain Concept
Adam is drinking: Aldo Conterno Barolo
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss why Malbec remains an important variety for American drinkers, and more broadly how recognizable varieties are still supremely important in the conversation around wine in America. While there's room for and some interest in more obscure varieties, the power of the most well-known grapes and styles remains undiminished despite many years of longing and attempts at education from certain sectors of the wine industry and media. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is reading: This Winter’s Hottest Cocktail Trend? Frozen Drinks
Zach is reading: Why Did the Sommelier Take My Bottle of Wine Away After Opening It?
Adam is reading: In a Post-Prohibition World, What’s the Point of ‘Speakeasies’?
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Prompted by a recent experience, Adam, Joanna, and Zach bemoan the fact that too many restaurants channel all wine service through their sommeliers, even sometimes prohibiting servers from taking orders or even refilling glasses. Why are you keeping us from buying more wine?!? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is drinking: Atheras Spirits Tasting at Bitter Monk
Zach is drinking: Domaine Ostertag "Fronholz" Riesling
Adam is drinking: Half Acre Daisy Cutter Pale Ale
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss how the rise of the Martini hasn't necessarily buoyed vermouth's fortunes, with savory and freezer versions tending to either minimize the aromatized wine or cut it out altogether, while the more conventional preparations are leaning drier and drier. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is reading: The U.S. Beer Industry Isn’t Built to Handle Trump’s Tariffs
Adam is reading: With Its Health Halo Dimmed, Wine Needs New Ways to Win Over Drinkers
Zach is reading: In Norway, Lake-Harvested Cocktail Ice Is an Old Business Making a Quiet Comeback
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach respond to a listener question about why the wine industry as a whole still doesn't view women as serious wine drinkers, and dismiss many of the wines that women tend to gravitate to. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is drinking: Alpine Run at Single Shot
Joanna is drinking: Negroni Colada at Clemente Bar
Adam is drinking: Feta Brine Martini
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With "The Big Game" just around the corner, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss whether the spread of legalized online sports betting is having a positive effect on the bar business, and if there are ways that savvy operators can draw in more of the sports betting crowd. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is reading: We Asked 18 Bartenders: What’s the Trendiest Shot to Order Right Now?
Joanna is reading: Sweet Vermouth on the Rocks With a Twist: The Story Behind the Iconic Order in ‘Groundhog Day'
Adam is reading: Does Hillstone Serve New York’s Best Martini?
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach respond to the most recent Silicon Valley Bank report and Adam's recent presentation at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium, where they specifically look for the silver linings and potentially successful strategies that wineries and operators can embrace, if they just admit that wine has a problem. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Adam is drinking: 1970 Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon
Joanna is drinking: Espresso and Tonic from Coqodaq
Zach is drinking: Papalin Jamaican High Ester Rum
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach delve into the rumor that Diageo might be looking to sell off Guinness, despite (or perhaps because) the beer's booming popularity. Could this be part of a move to take over ownership of Moët Hennessy? Who could possibly purchase the iconic beer? Would Ireland riot if it left British hands? Plus, a conversation with Friend of VinePair and Ten to One Rum founder Marc Farrell about the present and future of the spirit. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is reading: How NYC’s Buzziest Neighborhood Bar Makes Its Phish Food Old Fashioned
Adam is reading: Miller High Life: The Big, Corporate Beer That Won the Industry’s Heart
Zach is reading: Molson Coors’ Leinenkugel Snub May Be Its Right, But It Still Sucks
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach riff a bit more on sommeliers and why wine service tends to err on the side of snobbery. From somms preemptively taking tastes of wines you ordered, to keeping bottles out of reach, and generally treating guests like a nuisance, wine service in a range of restaurants remains confrontational and condescending, much to their dismay. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is drinking: Proxies x Nomadica Bubbly White
Joanna is drinking: Temperance at Wild East Brewing Co.
Adam is drinking: White Negroni
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach are joined by VinePair writer-at-large and Hop Take columnist Dave Infante to discuss his recent piece about the reality check that the craft beer industry got in 2024. With sales volumes flat or declining, and more closures than opening for the first time in decades, there's been some doom and gloom surrounding the category: is that deserved? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is reading: From Crispy Chicken Skin to Potato Chips, Martini Garnishes Have Run Amok
Joanna is reading: The 30 Best White Wines for 2025
Adam is reading: Ask a Somm: Is It Rude to Take a Picture of the Bottle I Ordered?
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Adam is joined by Alyssa Smith, executive director of Charleston Wine + Food, to discuss the evolving nature of this signature festival, how it pays homage to Charleston's unique culinary history and influences, and more. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
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With shorter wine lists becoming more commonplace at restaurants, some have suggested that this trend is good for the wine industry. Adam, Joanna, and Zach weigh in on why that might not be the case, as well as discuss what exactly the upper bound is for a "short" wine list. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is drinking: Pierre Usseglio Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
Joanna is drinking: Cable Car
Adam is drinking: Chianti
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the second big alcohol report, this one from the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking, and how it seemed largely designed to pull in data that would support the desired conclusion, then are joined by best-selling author and economist Dr. Emily Oster to discuss the complexities and uncertainties that surround any attempt to study the impact that alcohol consumption has on health. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is reading: 10 of the Best Non-Alcoholic Cocktail Programs in the U.S.
Zach is reading: Does All Wine Eventually Turn Into Vinegar?
Adam is reading: How Josh Cellars Created One of America’s Most Popular Proseccos
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Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss whether it works for bars, restaurants, and retailers to describe wines as "allocated." Does the average consumer know what that means? Do they care? Does it create excitement and prompt discussion, or does it come off as snobby and exclusionary? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Zach is drinking: Arnaud Lambert Crémant de Loire Rosé
Joanna is drinking: Red Hook
Adam is drinking: Hidden Bench Winery PTG
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In light of the recent recommendation from the U.S. Surgeon General that alcohol include a label warning about potential cancer risk, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss how the industry has and should respond to this proposal, and more generally how talking about the many social and even societal benefits of light to moderate consumption would be a beneficial tactic. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.
Joanna is reading: What Is Zebra Striping? A Catchy New Way to Drink In Moderation
Zach is reading: Stop Asking Your Bartender for a Drink That’s ‘Not Too Sweet’
Adam is reading: Bartenders With International Acclaim Find New Life in NYC
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