Where Snark Meets Midlife Mayhem, & Wine Solves Everything
Your backstage pass to wine picks, wicked recaps, and midlife mayhem.
Welcome to Wine & Drama.
We roast bad shows. We toast good wine. And we serve it all with a side of sarcasm that pairs beautifully with a smoky eye and Costco snacks.
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Your Gen X hideout for unapologetic recaps, brutally honest wine picks, random midlife musings,
and the occasional recipe that might keep your in-laws from judging you (too much).
Because life’s too short for bad wine, boring TV, or people who can’t find the corkscrew.
Read It and Weep (With Laughter)
Random Hot Flash
Or what I like to call the, “Is It Just Me?” Diaries. Unsolicited advice and survival tips from a woman on the edge (of greatness).
I Found a 96-Point Albariño at Costco, and Apparently Spain Is Calling Me
I found a 96-point Costco Albariño. Here’s what it tastes like, what to pair with it, and whether it’s worth buying.
Boxed Wine Gets Legitimate: Tequila Royalty, Burgundy in a Box & Caymus Zinfandel
A Saturday liquor-store run turned into tequila royalty, three surprisingly good boxed wines and Caymus Zinfandel. Then a cheesemonger told me white Burgundy comes in a box. Apparently boxed wine has grown up.
My Wine Almost Fell in My Paint (And I Blame Agreeable Gray)
A 2025 Famille Perrin Côtes du Rhône Réserve Blanc, a can of Cotswold, and a very close call. If you bought a house sometime in the last 8 -12 years, there is an excellent chance somebody painted the entire thing Agreeable Gray. Every room. Every hallway. Every goddamn wall. Our house is no exception. And…
What I’m Obsessed With This Month…
One Perfect Shade of Grown Woman – Hermès Lipstick and the Art of Looking Alive
When Hermès opened downtown, I didn’t plan to buy anything—until one perfect lipstick shade reminded me that elegance can still be armor.
Emeralds, Empresses, and Champagne Smugglers
A stolen Louvre necklace, a scandalous emperor, and the widow who built a champagne empire. History, heartbreak, and green fire in one glass.
Lambrusco’s Reputation Was Murdered in the ’70s…Here’s the Resurrection Bottle
Forget Riunite’s jug-wine shame. Meet Cleto Chiarli Vecchia Modena, the Lambrusco that proves fizzy red wine can actually be chic, not cheap.
Welcome to the lair. I’m Alexandra—
founder of Wine & Drama, where I mix wine, TV recaps, and midlife truth bombs.
Think Nigella’s confidence, Ina’s warmth, Martha’s competence — with a mouth your aunt says is ‘too much’.
Pull up a glass. You’re gonna love it here.
2 Steps to Pair Food & Wine
How to Pair Food and Wine: 2 Steps for Perfect Pairing Every. Single. Time.
Is It Just Me? Diaries
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