What We're About
VinePair is the largest digital media company delivering accessible, entertaining, and inspiring content about drinks culture and important trends and topics in wine, beer, and spirits. We offer award-winning consumer coverage on VinePair and trade stories on VP Pro. Our motto, “Drinking is Culture” means we celebrate the experiences you have and the connections you make with a glass in hand.
Some of our recent awards:
- 2024 North American Guild of Beer Writers Awards: 1st Place Best Commentary or Criticism: “The Bud Light Fiasco: How AB InBev Fell for the Gamergate Playbook.” by Dave Infante; 1st Place Best General Beer Podcast: Taplines, hosted by Dave Infante; Honorable Mention Best National or International Reporting: “How Sapporo USA Sank Anchor Brewing Co.” by Dave Infante
- 2024 IACP: The International Association of Culinary Professionals Food Writing Awards nominee in Beverage-Focused Column, “VP Pro Q&A”, Contributions by Leena Tailor for VinePair
- 2024 IACP: The International Association of Culinary Professionals Food Writing Awards nominee in Beverage-Focused Column, “Hop Take”, Dave Infante for VinePair
- 2023 North American Guild of Beer Writers Awards: 1st Place Best Commentary or Criticism: "Hop Take - The Cowardly King of Beers Bends the Knee to Bigots,” by Dave Infante; 1st Place Best Business Writing: "The Most Important Company in Craft Beer Makes Marshmallow Extract,” by Aaron Goldfarb; 2nd Place Best Commentary or Criticism: "What the Aftermath of the Craft Beer Reckoning Means for Survivors,” by Ash Croce; 2nd Place Best General Beer Podcast: Taplines, hosted by Dave Infante
- 2022 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award winner “Best Spirits and Cocktail Publication”
- 2022 Hue Society Best Media - Publication winner
- 2022 IACP: The International Association of Culinary Professionals Food Writing Awards nominee in Beverage-Focused Column, “VP Pro Q&A”, Contributions by Leena Tailor for VinePair
- 2022 IACP: The International Association of Culinary Professionals Food Writing Awards nominee in Narrative Beverage Writing Without Recipes, “Why Is Screaming Eagle’s Winemaker Making $90 6-Packs of Lager?” by Aaron Goldfarb for VinePair
- 2021 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award nominee “Best Spirits and Cocktail Publication”
- 2021 Hue Society Best Media - Publication nominee
- 2021 IACP: The International Association of Culinary Professionals Food Writing Awards nominee in Narrative Beverage Writing With Recipes, "Best Practices – The Irish Coffee Is a Classic Cocktail. Treat It Like One" by Tim McKirdy for VinePair
- 2020 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award nominee “Best Spirits and Cocktail Publication”
- 2018 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award nominee “Best Spirits and Cocktail Publication”
