Four hundred episodes. In classic Wine Makers Pod style, this one sorta snuck up on us. Technically, we breezed past our 400th episode somewhere in the Monterey fog while recording at the DTC Wine Symposium. So we decided to package two of our favorite DTC interviews with two of our favorite people on the planet, …
🎧The Wine Makers – Episode 400 and DTC Reflections Read More »
SUBSCRIBER-ONLY BONUS CONTENT (short taster) – Sam Neill leads a double life. He’s not Batman, or Bananaman. He’s ConvivialWineChap (trademark pending). On the one hand, he’s world-famous actor Sam Neill, acclaimed for his starring roles in Jurassic Park, Peaky Blinders, The Piano and all that jazz. On the other, he’s proud proprietor of Two Paddocks …
By Carl Giavanti Jack Kauffman, an award-winning filmmaker and certified sommelier, has a strong interest in telling stories of wine through motion pictures. His Uncorked Potential wine documentary project represents […]
Some wine labels function like a checklist. They indicate a bottle’s region, grape, estate name, and any other essential details customers might want to know. Others take an avant-garde approach, opting for eye-catching visuals to draw in consumers. But what do drinkers actually look for when selecting a bottle? Today on the “VinePair Podcast,” VinePair’s …
The VinePair Podcast: What Actually Matters on a Wine Label? Read More »
Steve Kämmerer didn’t know he’d be starting a movement when he put the House Vermouth on his menu at Bar Americano. At his aperitivo-style bar in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kämmerer pulls a serving of Spanish vermouth on tap before piping a thick spiral of sweet, orange foam on top. He always wanted to serve vermouth on …
How Brooklyn’s Bar Americano Makes Its Iconic Foam-Topped Vermouth Read More »
 Spain is famous for its red wines, but that could change in an attempt to seduce American consumers.
It can feel at times like we’re living through the Twilight of the Macrobrewing Gods. Anheuser-Busch InBev is selling off Gussie and The Third’s hard-won national brewing empire. Molson Coors is slashing jobs, closing legacy plants, and nursing a hangover from the here-and-gone gains of the Bud Light fiasco. Constellation Brands is reeling from the …
With Heineken’s U.S. Business Reeling, the Dutch Macrobrewer Announces Global Layoffs Read More »
Plus: Amavi Cellars, Eternal Wines, Rocky Pond & some gems from Temecula Valley
How a 1968 law meant to help Pennsylvania farmers became a backdoor for out-of-state operators—and what we can do about it.
Family Winery Appeals Napa County’s Multimillion Dollar Fine: A family-owned winery filed a motion today asking a court to vacate a judgment requiring the winery to pay nearly $4 million to Napa County as punishment for routine business activity…