House Wine Primetime

Pappy and Harriet's - House Red

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:34:00 -0400

House Red:

“They had both kinds: red, and white.”

Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill - House White

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:30:00 -0400

House Chardonnay:

“This was a free, two drink minimum comedy night in LA, and because it was in LA, freaking Maria Bamford was there (and several other very funny funster comedian types). I laughed, I cried, I probably spilled. Then I got Denny’s.”

Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill - Los Angeles, CA

Big Sur River Inn - House White

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:22:48 -0400

House White:

“This was just a straight shooter, nothin-special-and-that’s-how-I-like-it white. I used to enquire after what varietal and vineyard I was drinking with House Wines, but due to old age, I have forgotten to do this more and more frequently. I could choose to lament this, or choose to embrace it. I think it’s clear which choice I have made.”

Big Sur River Inn - Big Sur, California

Noir - House Red

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:29:53 -0400

House ‘Woop Woop’ Shiraz:

“Sleepytime wine. Quiet whispers. Secret smiles. Sexy surprises!”

Noir - Cambridge, MA

Emma's Pizza - House White

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:37:00 -0400

House White:

“Absolutely tremendous. Fantastic. Really, really terrific job on this wine, team. 10/10.”

Emma’s Pizza - Cambridge, MA

Lantern Thai - House White

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:16:00 -0400

House Riesling:

“When you’re playing a show, and have somewhere between 5 and 300 minutes to wait for a late soundcheck guy to arrive, I find the best course of action is to jump into the nearest Thai food restaurant and slam a nice drinkable white wine - like this riesling! It was like drinking the stars, if the stars were warm and yellow, which they ARE.”

Lantern Thai - New York, NY

Amtrak - House Red

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:29:00 -0400

House Red:

Ashley: “Many raisins perished to create this small bottle of Hahn red wine. I may have preferred to have the raisins pre-liquification and fermentation, and y’know, maybe covered in chocolate, but this is fine too.”

Amtrak - Northeast Corridor, northeastwards

Pho Xe Lua - House Red

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

House Merlot:

Ashley: “Philadelphia is for lovers, mustaches, and thick, burly, pudgy wines. Choo choo.”

Pho Xe Lua Viet Thai - Philadelphia, PA

Highlander Cafe - House Red

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

House Red:

Ashley: “It was as if the platonic ideal of wine and the concept of the color red had a child together and it was in the gifted program. I’ve been through the house wine rodeo more times than I’d care to mention, and never have I experienced a more typical and delightful house red. An excellent compliment to lovely company and burgers aplenty.”

Highland Kitchen - Somerville, MA

Nepenthe - House Red

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:40:19 -0500

2009 Neil Ellis Pinotage Stellenbosch:

Ashley: “Just really really really good. Subtle, smooth, full of vigor. Why am I blogging this in my crappy wine blog? What have I become?!”

Nepenthe - Big Sur, California

Virgin America Airlines - House White

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:33:00 -0500

Wente Vineyards House Chardonnay:

Ashley: “Baby’s first in-flight alcohol! I was filled with child-like wonder and anticipation at how it would be to be drunk in the sky, and the experience did not disappoint. I learned two things:

First, I discovered that Virgin has a $6 mini wine bottle (similar to the Amtrak Woodbridge size), and it *also* has a $12 near-full-sized bottle. I had chosen the full-size, unaware there was an option for modesty. KNOW THIS, FUTURE TRAVELERS.

Second, I learned that being buzzed from a near-full-sized bottle of wine, in a 2000 lb tube of recycled air suspended by magic about 9000 meters above the earth is at least as exquisite as you would expect.”

Virgin America - en route

Lucy's - House Red

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:38:00 -0500

House Red:

Ashley: “The details are foggy, but I definitely finished drinking it, so it must have been alright? What am I, some rocket genius who can just remember every wine she drank all night?”

Lucy’s - New York City, NY

The Watering Hole - House White

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:35:00 -0500

House Sauvignon Blanc:

Ashley: “This little jerk started out with a sharp nose Simple Green and an acrid, nigh crumbly mouthfeel. After allowing it to breath via spilling it all over my table, it relaxed into a mellow ride through a history of Jolly Rancher candy - from sour apple to watermelon.

Also, this bar will give you free wings and fries if you live without fear of disease. Overall, A-.”

The Watering Hole - New York City, NY

Saloon - House Red

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:09:00 -0500

House Red:

Ashley: “An equestrian wine, evoking leather straps, hay, rustic Vermont barns and their various wood-parts; some porcupine food undertones. Not bad, but it was preceded by a bacon-infused rye, so like, forget it.”

Saloon - Somerville, MA

Church - House White

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:46:00 -0500

House White:

Ashley: “Nose of Bonnie Bell lipsmackers. Palette of rice vinegar, Farley’s fruit snacks and cardamom. Truly shocking.”

Church - Boston, MA

Radio - House Red

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:17:00 -0500

House Merlot:

Ashley: “Opaque and paste-like, this uncharismatic red opens with notes of dust, rocks, and fallen plaster, gradually leading into the claustrophobic sensation of an entire mouthful of Hunts ketchup. Then, there were more rocks. I implore you to learn from my mistakes and not put this wine in your body.”

Radio (formerly Club Choices) - Somerville, MA

Grendel's Den - House White

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:47:00 -0500

House Pinot Grigio:

Ashley: “Harsh. Sore throat, cleaning products, notes of falsehoods and chicanery. All wrong, all done. I wouldn’t regret it, even if I had the choice. “

Grendel’s Den - Cambridge, MA

St. Anselm - House Red & White

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:33:24 -0500

Draught Syrah:

Ashley, heavily DayQuil’d: “This tastes like KETCHUP and smells like NOTHING!”

Draught White Wine:

Dan: “Sweet white, paired well with various animals.”

St Anselm - Brooklyn, NY

The Soda Bar - House White

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

House Pinot Grigio:

Christmas: “FUEL. Pure fucking rocket fuel. San Diego, I’m yours.”

The Soda Bar - San Diego, CA

The Model Cafe - House White

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

“This Is White, I Think”:

Ashley: “The details of the actual flavors elude me, which in retrospect was all part of the plan. Better than the many other poisonous and/or inorganic liquids that could have been poured in rather than wine. At least, I think.”

The Model - Allston, MA