The Best 5 Minute Wine Podcast

• Award-Winning Podcast: TB5MW Podcast Wins Earworthy 2025

  The Best 5 Minute Wine Podcast is honored to receive the 2025 Earworthy Award for Best Short Form Podcast! In this special episode, Forrest Kelly and Sour Grapes reflect on the recognition, the community of indie podcasters, and the joy of storytelling over wine. From Sour Grapes’ award-winning Chianti spills to mason jar debates, this episode delivers both laughs and heartfelt gratitude. Plus, we thank Frank Racioppi and the Earworthy team for shining a spotlight on authentic indie voices.

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• 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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