Wine

Mad Men: Not Enough Wine

Liquor matters as much as any character on "Mad Men," AMC’s sick series about ’60s Madison Avenue ad execs. It probably matters as much to the show as the voluptuous Joan Holloway or the duplicitous Pete Campbell. So where did all of these characters, including our favorite imbiber, Don Draper,...
Posted 26 Jul 2010 | Hip Tastes | View Comments

Wine is the “patient perk” at Dallas Floss

Who among us hasn't equated a scheduled dental appointment with a certain gulag type glee? It's fairly typical, isn't it? Some of the common concerns include fear of injections, the anaesthetic not working, concerns about unnecessary treatment and anxiety about cross-infection, the obligatory hygienist lecture about...
Posted 05 May 2010 | Hip Tastes, Sacre Bleu Wine | View Comments

Wine+Chocolate=Amour, Cocotte & Passionner

Naysayers moan that it cannot be done, pairing wine with chocolate. Dispense with the haters. The truth is that if you have the right wine to complement the right chocolate it can be a pairing created in heaven! Whether you are pairing a delicate white chocolate or a lively dark...
Posted 12 Feb 2010 | Hip Tastes | View Comments

Yoga, Wine and David Romanelli Livin the Moment

I think many purist yogis would tell you the way we're doing Yoga + Wine is wrong and disrespectful of the tradition. In which case I always invite them to come and experience our classes before judging. The intention of Yoga + Wine is not, "hey come do yoga and...
Posted 10 Nov 2009 | Hip Tastes | View Comments

Stories of Wine and Kissing

We are all mortal until the first kiss and the second glass of wine....Eduardo...
Posted 26 Aug 2009 | Hip Tastes | View Comments

Wine and Hollywood

Brüno: “If you have style – like me – you gotta know what’s happening in the wine world. The fashion world, it is vacuous, egocentric, greedy and very gay.  Just like the wine world“. To be sure, wine films are hit and miss.  The hit, Sideways.  The miss, Bottle Shock. Hollywood has...
Posted 23 Jul 2009 | Films, Sacre Bleu Wine | View Comments