{"podcast":{"title":"VinePair Podcast","slug":"vinepair-podcast-205291","podcast_index_feed_id":205291,"rss_url":"https://feed.pippa.io/public/shows/5b2c27d4e0c0fad01c1adbba","website_url":"https://vinepair.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5b2c27d4e0c0fad01c1adbba/1618548775911-abd1a095025ad24da710fee448d73f96.jpeg","author":"VinePair","episode_count":854,"summary":"Join VinePair co-founder Adam Teeter, executive editor Joanna Sciarrino, and sommelier and wine educator Zach Geballe as they discuss the latest news, trends, and happenings in the world of wine, beer, and spirits each week. Now officially New York Times recommended! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vinepair-podcast-205291"},"episode":{"title":"The Middle Tier is Merging and Morphing","slug":"the-middle-tier-is-merging-and-morphing","published_at":"2026-04-02T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vinepair-podcast-205291/the-middle-tier-is-merging-and-morphing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vinepair-podcast-205291","url":"https://www.vinepair.com","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5b2c27d4e0c0fad01c1adbba/e/69cd5c46ab5d25f9c96cba48/media.mp3","summary":"Adam, Joanna, and Zach are joined by VinePair contributing editor Dave Infante to discuss a spate of news regarding the wholesale sector, from Southern Glazer's expanding ownership of AB InBev distributorships to further moves by Reyes Beverage Group to take over states from Republic National Distributing Company. Does RBG really have interest in becoming a major player in wine distribution? Why does Southern want in on the beer and RTD business? Do we even have antitrust laws anymore? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review The VinePair Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and cheers! Zach is reading: New Report Ranks Most Popular Spirits Brands for Shots on American Menus Joanna is reading: Martini Madness 2026 Adam is reading: At Banshee, Jen Murphy Goes All-In on Martinis, Guinness, and Neighborhood Hospitality Instagram: @adamteeter, @jcsciarrino, @zgeballe, @vinepair Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Adam, Joanna, and Zach are joined by VinePair contributing editor Dave Infante to discuss a spate of news regarding the wholesale sector, from Southern Gl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2509,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vinepair-podcast-205291/episodes/the-middle-tier-is-merging-and-morphing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vinepair-podcast-205291/the-middle-tier-is-merging-and-morphing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}