Keith Beavers isn’t just the host of the “Wine 101” podcast. As he mentions at the beginning of every episode, he’s also VinePair’s tasting director, but what does that really mean? In short, it means he drinks a lot of wine. Like a lot.
Throughout the year, he and VinePair’s assistant editor Hannah Staab taste thousands of wines, analyzing them for their quality, texture, and balance, before they are scored and a list of their favorites is published on site. It’s a labor of love that helps our readers navigate through their drinking journeys and find stellar bottles at virtually every price point.
Today, Keith takes a moment to cherry-pick a handful of his favorite lists from 2024 and highlight some of the incredible wines and producers that made the cut. Get ready to hear about American sparkling wine, Australian Shiraz, hidden gems from Maryland and Virginia, and much more. It’s all right here on “Wine 101.”
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“Wine 101” was produced, recorded, and edited by yours truly, Keith Beavers, at the VinePair headquarters in New York City. I want to give a big old shout-out to co-founders Adam Teeter and Josh Malin for creating VinePair. Big shout-out to Danielle Grinberg, the art director of VinePair, for creating the most awesome logo for this podcast. Also, Darby Cicci for the theme song. And I want to thank the entire VinePair staff for helping me learn something new every day. See you next week.
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