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).
My Favorite White Wines Worth Drinking Right Now (No Apologies)
From a $7 Trader Joe’s find to a classic Alsatian Pinot Blanc, these are the white wines I’d actually drink — with zero apologies and no Yellowtail in sight.
Cold-Weather Wines: What to Drink When Winter Gets Dramatic
When winter turns chaotic, your wine should rise to the occasion. A guide to cold-weather wines that actually make sense when it’s freezing.
Glühwein: Warm Wine Is Not a Crime | Proof That Winter Is Better, Slightly Buzzed
What is Glühwein? A cozy German mulled wine tradition, why it works, and how to make it at home. Warm wine, winter survival, lightly buzzed.
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
Real quick…So, I don’t know if you’re in a relationship, married, divorced, happily single or bitter party of one your table is ready.
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