Zach speaks with Crowns & Hops co-founders Beny Ashburn and Teo Hunter about their longstanding efforts to create opportunities in the craft beer sphere for BIPOC brewers and entrepreneurs, as well as the continuing harm of cultural appropriation in craft beer, and their efforts to promote Black entrepreneurship through their 8 Trill Pils program. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Next Round: Crowns & Hops on Creating Space for BIPOC Beer Entrepreneurs

You've certainly seen the stories: sommeliers, wine experts, and other professionals are unable to consistently assess wine in laboratory settings or when given the same wine multiple times. Listener Matt wants to know: are these studies legit? Can wine quality actually be judged? Adam, Erica, and Zach discuss that, plus the futility of wine competitions, and more. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or the podcast platform of your choosing, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What Makes a Wine "Good?"

Zach speaks with Becky Ryman and Logan Ackerley of Pennsylvania's Wallenpaupack Brewing Co. about their efforts to connect with customers this year through Quarantine Packs and homebrew kits. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Next Round: Wallenpaupack Brewing is Using Homebrew Kits to Connect to Customers

Adam speaks with Luis Gonzalez, CEO of Old Elk Distillery, about the Fort Collins, Colorado-based company's efforts to build and promote their brand in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Next Round: Luis Gonzalez of Old Elk Distillery on Launching New Brands During Covid

Adam, Erica, and Zach discuss the state of the New Zealand wine industry and its many sustainability efforts with Nautilus Estate winemaker and general manager Clive Jones, as well as learn more about the evolution and development of winemaking in the country. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever else you get your podcasts, and please send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How New Zealand's Wine Industry is Leading on Sustainability

Zach speaks with Basil Lee and Kevin Stafford, co-founders of New York City's Finback Brewing, about their efforts to start conversations about racial justice with the labels on their cans, as well as how opening a second location during the Covid-19 crisis has been going. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Next Round: Finback Brewery's Co-founders on Creating Conversations With Cans

Adam speaks with former NBA player Channing Frye about his love of wine: how it came to be, how he explored and nurtured it over the course of his playing career, and how it's guided his post-retirement plans, including launching his new label Chosen Family Wines. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Next Round: NBA Champion Channing Frye on Falling in Love With Wine and Launching Chosen Family Wines

Adam, Erica, and Zach examine how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the craft beer industry: changing customer behavior, a move towards more cans and bottles, challenges getting fresher styles of beer to be more shelf stable, and challenges getting these craft products into larger grocery store chains. Plus, how a home-brewing boom can fuel future craft beer growth in the future. 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 be well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How Craft Beer Can Thrive in the Pandemic

Zach speaks with San Francisco Chronice Wine Critic Esther Mobley about the wildfires that have ravaged California in 2020, in particular the still-active Glass Fire that is now the most destructive in Napa Valley history, as well as the real challenge that smoke taint poses to the 2020 vintage in much of the state. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Next Round: Esther Mobley on California's Devastating Fire Season

Adam speaks with Brown-Forman's Master Blender for Scotch Whisky Dr. Rachel Barrie about her nearly three decades in the whisky industry, and why sherry casks and Scotch are such a perfect pairing. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Next Round: Brown-Forman Master Blender Dr. Rachel Barrie on Why Scotch and Sherry Casks Are a Match Made in Heaven

Adam, Erica, and Zach discuss the culture of cocktails on the popular social media app TikTok, including how it's powerful algorithm is great at capturing attention, how it's bringing flair bartending back and why brands are more and more looking to sponsor content on the platform. 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 be well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What Happens When Cocktails and TikTok Collide?

Adam speaks with Jefferson's Bourbon founder Trey Zoeller about his distillery's many bourbon variations, including their aged-at-sea Ocean series, as well as how the company is dealing with Covid-19 challenges. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Next Round: Jefferson's Bourbon Founder Trey Zoeller on the Importance of Aging

Adam, Erica, and Zach recorded a live podcast for this year's rendition of Tales of the Cocktail, the yearly bartending conference, focusing on fall and winter drinks trends, both based on what VinePair's proprietary data suggests as well as their own experience and intuition. 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 be well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fall Drinks Trends LIVE from Tales of the Cocktail

Adam speaks with Eduardo 'Lalo' González and the rest of the Lalo Tequila team about their focus on premium expressions of agave through blanco tequila. Please send any suggestions or requests for future Conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Next Round: Eduaro 'Lalo' González, Don Julio's Grandson, is Taking Blanco Tequila - and His New Brand Lalo - Seriously

Adam, Erica, and Zach discuss why Bordeaux, despite being among the world's most famous wine regions, is considered uncool by many sommeliers and wine drinkers. Is it the eye-watering price of the region's most expensive wines? The fact that it was "discovered" long ago? Or is it just that too few have even given Bordeaux a chance? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get you get your podcasts, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stop Calling Bordeaux Uncool

Join VinePair co-founder Adam Teeter and sommelier Zach Geballe as they discuss the latest news, trends, and happenings in the world of wine, beer, and spirits.

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