Scandal wine recaps are back, thanks to our Gladiator Grapefriend Abby Gardner and the fact that wine made its reappearance on the show! Phew! It’s been a long couple of weeks, gladiators and grapefriends. But at last, Scandal is back in the wine game where it belongs! While we’d like to assume that Liv has been … Continue reading
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watching frozen, drinking wine
Frozen is now the highest-grossing animated film ever. It’s raked in $1.072 billion which beats Toy Story‘s $1.063. And I’m pretty sure it’s not because of that annoying Idina Menzel song. It’s because everyone watches it while drinking wine! I submit a small sampling of what’s going down on Instagram. Obviously, you should probably be pairing … Continue reading
what’s your wine alter ego?
A little cheesy, but it’s Sunday morning… xo, Thirsty Bubbles Hogger Continue reading
happy hanami happy hour!
Tomorrow is the first official day of spring! Everyone in any cold weather area is FREAKING OUT. I’m drinking sake because in Japan, they have this thing called hanami where you play hooky and sit under the first burst of cherry blossoms and drink sake. Sounds like a holiday that’s right up my alley. I … Continue reading
does tom brady even drink wine?
Everyone is talking about the mansion that Tom Brady and Gisele are building in Boston. According to TMZ, 100 workers a day are trying to finish it by July. The place will have 5 bedrooms, 4-bathrooms, a basement spa, a motor court, a pool with a “Baja shelf”, a library with a balcony (for calling out … Continue reading
happy patty’s happy hour. kind of.
This is about as green as I’ll get. No need for green dye. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Continue reading
cocktail friend: when irish whiskey wins
Drinks served on St. Patrick’s Day are usually green-dyed beer and maybe wine. You can’t really even just honor Ireland by drinking an Irish wine since there’s very little grape growing there, although there are a few vineyards and producers which are mostly in Country Cork. But let’s face it – no one in the … Continue reading
pharrell’s “happy” – on wine glasses!!!
As you may recall, I’m obsessed with the song “Happy.” That dumb song from Frozen beat it out of an Oscar, but whatever. Anyway, imagine the level of Happy I achieved when I saw this video of this guy Dan playing it on wine glasses! (There are also two pans and clapping involved, but after … Continue reading
scandal wine recap: “I want to drink way too much wine”
Scandal wine recaps continue, with our Gladiator Grapefriend Abby Gardner at the helm! . OH MY GOD, WHO GOT SHOT? Pour me another glass! . While we won’t know whether David or James (or both!) was shot by Jake until next week, we do know that Liv drank a lot of wine last night—and with … Continue reading
NOT happy winter happy hour
It’s back to freezing here in NYC. Sorel boots and red wine are the only things holding the remnants of my sanity together. Syrah, btw. Could go even heavier for cold nights, but I’m on a kick lately. Continue reading