pop culture & wine hook up
Scandal is back tonight, and a while ago they released this teaser to get everyone all excited: All quite exciting that Olivia’s taking a break from the drama to kick it except for one thing: she’s drinking red wine on the beach. VILE! Now I love Liv’s obsession with wine, but she’s gotta veer away … Continue reading
Kate Moss recently collaborated with a British sculptor to create a Champagne glass modeled after her left breast. This is nothing new. The original “coupe” was said to be modeled after Marie Antoinette’s left breast (although some think it was after Madame Pompadour’s). 34 restaurant in London, where Kate had her 40th birthday lunch in … Continue reading
Tomorrow is Madonna’s birthday. And after 56 years of life on earth, here’s what she’s decided are a few of her favorite things, as detailed in a recent Instagram pic: WHAT A GRAPEFRIEND! Looks like she’s drinking rose (hey, it’s August, I’m with her). But here are a few other wines she should be drinking … Continue reading
Boy bands are still kickin’ it on tour, although really they should now be called Man Bands. And, now that they are all over 21, that means they can legally drink. So why not make a wine? The other night, the Backstreet Boys tweeted out: “If we were to wine and dine you, what would … Continue reading
So last week Lena Dunham and Katie Holmes had dinner at Osteria Morini. I find this an incredibly odd pairing, as did pretty much everyone else. People are speculating all over the place about why these two completely opposite end of the cool spectrum girls would be eating together. Grapefriend has some questions too! 1) what did they … Continue reading
I’m doing two posts in one since I was away last week, which is a huge shame since last week contained the greatest Mad Men wine scene in the history of the show: DON OPENED A BOTTLE OF WINE! Don Draper. Opening wine. https://t.co/ffjGwSXJCE — grapefriend (@grapefriend) May 26, 2014 We didn’t see them drink … Continue reading
Last night was the annual Met Gala, where everyone in fashion and then a bunch of Anna Wintour blessed celebrities wear the best designer dresses. The pink! The flapper! The side boob! Everyone spends a lot of time talking and tweeting about all the choices. Well, the fashion world has been waiting for me to … Continue reading
It took a few episodes, but we finally got some actual drinking of wine! It came in the very first scene where Pete was having dinner with his Betty-lookalike girlfriend Bonnie in LA. It was outdoors, they were drinking white. I guess the early Napa bottlings hadn’t made it onto wine lists in the late … Continue reading
With all the reporters in the room at the White House Correspondents Dinner, you’d think we would’ve known what wines were on the menu much sooner than we did. But it was all about arrivals and pre-parties without any mention of grapes. Clearly everyone was feeling very off duty. But finally we got a tweet … Continue reading
Today would’ve been Audrey’s 85th birthday, There aren’t many details about her love (or lack) of wine, but we have a few photos that could make a good case. And then of course, this scene from Breakfast at Tiffany’s where, during their day of doing things they’ve never done before, they drank Champagne before breakfast. … Continue reading
