Well, it’s over. But I was thrilled to get one last grapey scene in the Mad Men finale! Who ever even knew Ken was such a grapefriend? After salivating over that ’53 Margaux a few weeks ago, he’s already drinking wine at dinner with Joan. And then she even gets on the grape train, asking “Can … Continue reading
Welcome back to our final half-season of Mad Men wine recaps! As a show that’s known for prevalent cocktail drinking, grapefriend tracks the few but increasing glasses of wine they knock back. In the 60s, when the show fictionally started out, there wasn’t much wine being consumed in the US – Napa hadn’t really begun … 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
The final season of Mad Men started last night (the first half anyway, since it’s split into two mini-seasons). Roger Sterling, for one, was ready – WITH WINE: @MadMen_AMC @MadMenSCP What business would that be? Wine, women and song? I’m ready… — Roger Sterling (@NYRogerSterling) April 11, 2014 Between Scandal, Game of Thrones, and now … Continue reading
I’m not that into Mad Men trying to live in the world of one of my favorite books of all time, The Catcher in the Rye. I was getting Holden Caulfield vibes right from that Sally/Glenn convo when he’s in his prep school hallway. Then I realized that Holden dates a Sally in the city. … Continue reading
There are only two things I like about Megan: 1) her insane wardrobe 2) she was the only person who drank wine last night Megan did have some perspicacity in this episode about Betty just wanting to find a reason to keep calling Don, but in general I find the old guy/new young wife storylines … Continue reading
Very excited for the return of Mad Men on Sunday. But it’s clear that out of all the characters, Betty’s the only real grapefriend while Don and co. are always drinking whiskey and cocktails. Yes, the 60’s were definitely cocktail culture and here’s why: Wine is brand spanking new in America, compared to the centuries … Continue reading
