pop culture & wine hook up
I know Bubbly Week was last week, but it’s holiday season and the bubbly stories keep pouring in! So Madonna let her love of bub be known at the NYC Cinema Society screening of W.E., her directorial debut. It’s about a New York woman who’s obsessed with Wallis Simpson, a chick King Edward III abdicated his … Continue reading
In grapefriend’s world, absolutely anyone who serves me wine is an angel. But in some restaurants, Wine Angel is an actual job title. I first heard about wine angels when Aureole opened in Vegas. These women get strapped into a harness and are lifted up a huge wall of wine to grab whatever bottled was … Continue reading
NEW AB FAB CLIP – totally in honor of Bubbly Week! Yeah, they timed it like that. Not only do we get a hilarious Kardashian-ribbing clip (a Kardash Bash!), the Bolly is in full swing! grapefriend double loves!!! And DAMN I want that champagne fridge (check out the bubbly brilliance here). Oh, January 8, where … Continue reading
Adele cancelled her North America tour because she had to have surgery on her vocal cords, but The Smoking Gun just leaked the tour rider. Herewith, grapefriend’s fave items: She gets a bottle of the “very best quality red wine (Italian, Spanish or French)” in her dressing room. Then for her tour bus, she asks … Continue reading
So the Grammy noms came out yesterday and I have to say the Best New Artist category confused me quite a bit. Who ARE these people? grapefriend had to do some research not only on who they were but of course what their association with wine is in order to determine my vote. (Note: I … Continue reading
As Breaking Dawn passes the $200 million mark in its second week, there really isn’t any other movie that merits celebrating more. But what wine to toast with??? Here are a few points we should consider: red, not white While filming in Baton Rouge, R Pats and K Stew often went to a local wine … Continue reading
Mila Kunis is on the cover of the latest GQ, and in the accompanying story she tries to make the cold-ridden writer better with a homemade remedy: Kunis starts making us hot tea when she gets a better idea. “Let’s get some Cabernet going,” she says. “It’ll make you feel better and it will make … Continue reading
I’ve noticed something very weird. I’m sure you’ve noticed it too. Namely, why everyone on Bravo brings wine to other people’s houses but NEVER IN A BAG! exhibit #1 I first observed this odd phenom on Rachel Zoe, when Joey brought Dom to Rachel’s huge new house. It was held up quite nicely for the … Continue reading
So Gaga’s new single “Marry the Night” just hit #1, inspiring her to tweet in the early hours yesterday morning: “#DrunkyGaga in my hotel room with wine in a gown dancing to Born This Way. #Don’tJudgeMe” She immediately changed it to: “REVISION: #DrunkyGaga ALONE in hotel room with wine in gown dancing to Born This … Continue reading
It makes me very happy when my grapefriends alert me to wine news! So shout out to Higgins for bringing my attention to this new wine club, though he thinks it means a certain brand has jumped the shark (to which I say Duh). Anyway, now that all these bands are coming out with their … Continue reading
