The Best 5 Minute Wine Podcast

• Paul Cullen Wines: From First Pour to First Label Pt. 2

  How a casual chat at a restaurant led to a wine importing career. Meeting Italian producers and learning their stories firsthand.  Designing a private label with his guitar on the bottle. The surprising speed of getting an import license—just 10 days!  Launching with Arneis and Barbera d’Asti.  A hint of a bigger reveal coming in a future episode Paul Cullen Wines: PaulCullenWines.comContact: [email protected] on Insta: @thebestwinepodProduced by The Best 5 Minute Wine Podcast Network

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• Palm Wine, Modern Science: Ikenga Wines - Full Interview

  Founder/winemaker Onye Ahanotu of Ikenga Wines joins Forrest to unpack the world of palm wine—a millennia-old beverage made from palm sap—and how he’s using a patent-pending, sustainable process to craft a controlled, bottle-ready, Methode ancestrale (pet-nat)–style sparkling palm wine in Berkeley, California.

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• Wine Arsonist: Mark Anderson and the $250M Inferno

  Guest: Stacy Lee, host of Dark Hearts, a podcast about true crime, cults, and mysteries Story Highlight: In 2005, Mark Anderson deliberately set fire to Wines Central, destroying over $250M in rare wines. Anderson had been embezzling wine from the facility for years before setting the blaze. One victim said: “It felt like someone burned down my family tree.” Dark Hearts: True crime, cults, and conspiracies—episodes every Monday and Wednesday Platforms: Available on all podcast apps and YouTube Follow: @DarkHeartsPodcast

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• Liquor Lab’s Aaron Vaccaro Turned Cocktails into Community - Full Interview

  Aaron Vaccaro, CEO of Liquor Lab Former Topgolf exec who helped grow it from 10 to 70+ locations and $1.1B in revenue. 🍸 What You’ll Hear: Aaron’s journey from finance and venture capital to building experience-driven brands The Topgolf transformation—how it evolved from a driving range to an entertainment empire Why Liquor Lab is the “Topgolf of cocktails”—accessible, social, hands-on Cocktail classes: 90 minutes, ~$70, 3 drinks, taught by professionals in Nashville and Louisville Insight into cocktail formulas, mixology tips, and Aaron’s favorite: the Port Manhattan How Liquor Lab is adapting to changing alcohol trends—like low ABV, NA options, and Gen Z habits Why the focus isn’t on drinking—it’s about flavor, education, and connection 🔥 Quotables: “You’re not just mixing cocktails. You’re mixing memories.”“Most cocktails are riffs on six basic templates.”“We want to break down barriers and make aspirational things accessible.” 🥂 Bonus: Learn how Liquor Lab builds brand loyalty through experience Hear how Aaron applies the same strategy he used at Topgolf to transform hospitality at scale 🎧 Learn more: LiquorLab.com Classes in Nashville, TN & Louisville, KY Follow: @LiquorLab | @TheBestWinePod

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• Palm Wine Without Palm Trees? Onye’s Eco-Friendly Revolution Pt. 4

  Topic: Creating palm wine sustainably without harvesting palm trees Guest: Onye, founder of Ikenga Wines Environmental Impact: Avoids traditional palm farming to reduce carbon footprint and forest clearing Production Philosophy: Source-agnostic and rooted in molecular replication of palm sap The Journey: From 2019 epiphany to today’s artistic exploration of flavor and sensory expression Palm Wine Variants: Focus on oil palm chemistry; acknowledges coconut and raphia varietals Wine Styles: Experimental, seasonal, and undefined—exploring a “white space” of winemaking Vision: If money were no object, Onye would open a store with food service and a portfolio of underrepresented global beverages Takeaway: Palm wine is just the beginning of a much bigger adventure in redefining tradition through innovation

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