pop culture & wine hook up
The SAG Awards don’t get as much play as the Golden Globes or Oscars, but they can actually be a fun and more casual show to watch. Plus, the stars get lots of wine so you can always hope for some Bisset-y style speeches to amuse you. Taittinger provides all the Champagne (14 years in … Continue reading
Oscar noms came out today, and everyone’s all talking about who swept, who got snubbed, and all manner of other blah blah blah. But the thing that got me psyched was that Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” from Despicable Me 2 was nominated as Best Original Song!!! Seriously listen to it almost every day. I also love “Fun, … Continue reading
This is basically one of the greatest and grapiest things EVER: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s faces bedazzled on a bottle of Moët, the awards show bubbly sponsor: Let’s do this! #GoldenGlobes #tina #amy pic.twitter.com/3UjATVm91y — Gur (@EricAndrew16) January 13, 2014 They win. Bye. Continue reading
Let me count the reasons why: 1 post-speech wine needs After her funny and genuine speech, she went to the press people backstage and apologized for her lack of smoothness (which no one was asking for). “I need to catch up on my drinking. I think that’s why I was so manic. Normally I have, … Continue reading
Now that we know what Champagne and wine they’ll be downing at the Globes, Moët also created a special cocktail for the ceremony for the first time ever. Sounds absolutely delicious, but you should get your cardamom and pear brandy ahead of time since it’s not likely you have those on hand. Moët Golden Night Makes … Continue reading
Everyone loves the Golden Globes: gorgeous and gawdy dresses, hair you wish you could ever style similarly on your own head, and, most importantly, lots of fun boozy-inspired speeches. As usual, Moët is the bubbly sponsor and there will be 2004 Grand Vintage Brut magnums on every table (I had the 2004 rosé with one of … Continue reading
George Clooney, Amy Poehler, and (obv) Moët. All the details on what grapes they’re pouring out this year are coming tomorrow! Continue reading
Surprise album? Interested. Surprise grapefriend moments on said album? OHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHH! Now, we all know what huge grapefriends Bey and Jay are. I’ve only told you like 83 times. That time they drank Cheval Blanc for her birthday (last November, to be exact) still kills me. And a somm I know said Jay came over … Continue reading
Catching Fire, the second Hunger Games movie, comes out today. Last year I did what kind of wine each district would make if they were allowed to let their grapefriend flags fly, but let’s now take a look at what wine grape best fits each of the main characters. Fittingly, this study came out saying … Continue reading
First, I have to thank my grapefriend Abby for bringing this to my attention. We were at a party last night and I was so exhausted that I had to leave and go straight to bed, missing SNL completely. Luckily, she did not. Second, I’d like to thank SNL for recognizing that the Red Zone … Continue reading
