Would you like some wine with that cheese?
Hump Day isn’t just for humping anymore — it’s for drinking wine. Apparently Wednesday has been declared wine day, at least in regards to drink specials at wine bars. And in this economy even vino is better on clearance.
The "Wino Wednesday" selection includes ...
The Wine Loft, which recently uncorked in SouthEnd and Moorseville, offers free wine tastings on Wine Down Wednesday.
Corkscrew in Birkdale Village has Wine-O-the-Week Wednesday (and on April 30 they’re having an Ed Hardy Party).
Arooji’s Wine Room has wine tastings at their SouthPark location.
RuSan's and 300 East offer 50 percent off bottles.
The Grape in Northlake Mall and SouthPark hosts Wednesday Grape Crush from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. where they offer complimentary appetizers to compliment your wine.
Vintage Wine Cellar is having their two-year anniversary party next Wednesday.
And this Saturday is Rockhouse Events' Rockin&Ragin Winery Tour to Elkin Creek Vineyard and Round Peak Vineyard.
And Dolce Vita is home to a Habitat Young Professionals Charity tasting next Wednesday.
Meanwhile, last night it was Wine and Wii night at Pop Life at Apostrophe Lounge.
Other good wine bars … Press, Wine Up in NoDa, PJ’s in the EpiCentre, Dolcetta Wine Room, The Wine Vault in University, Dean & Deluca in Phillip’s Place, Ratcliffe on the Green, and Under the Grape in Ballantyne.
But you can make every day wine day; for a full list of Wine Events throughout Charlotte visit CL's Food & Drink event database or click here.
Last night was the last Bobcat’s home game. Thanks to the Jumper Classic, the Bobcats have been evicted from their home court and have to play their way to the playoffs on the road.
The Bobcats are actually good this year ... and like we’ve learned with the Panthers and their Field of Dreams — in Charlotte, if you win they will come. For the final game, the arena was packed, like a concert. And they actually have a chance to go to the play-offs ... if they win the next four consecutive games and Detroit loses three games — miracles do happen.
The Bobcats not only went green from all the ticket sales — but green as in Green Uniforms, which they gave away signed and sweaty after the game during the “shirts and shorts ceremony.” And the GameTime program included recycling tips and Harris Teeter even gave out reusable shopping bags.
The Bobcats biggest fan, LaMichael, announced that he officially named the stuffed-afro-wearing monkey he wears around his neck ... Brittney Cason — he even wrote about it on his blog. That might just be the sweetest thing a guy has ever done for me.
It’s a good thing I wear tips thus physically can’t bite my nails ... cause it was a nail-biter of a game.
But the Bobcats won 101 – 98. And what’s even more exciting is that since the Bobcats broke 100 points we can all get free tacos from Taco Bell with our ticket stubs.
As in the band; I really just went to the KISS 95.1 studios to rock out with Chad Rock and Danny and Foz from REHAB.
Our conversations quickly went from
CHAD ROCK: “How are you?”
DANNY: “I feel like a million pennies”
CHAD ROCK: “Well you look like shit man!”
DANNY: “Yeah, we got a little rowdy last night”
ME: (pointing to his fresh bloody knuckles): “What’d you punch last night?”
DANNY: “The TV”
Ouch ...
Before I knew it we were having a “tell off” about bed wetting stories and singing in studio karaoke. They remixed November Rain, Living on a Prayer … and My Humps. “My lovely lady lumps, check em’ out” … Danny’s deep man voice made it sound even better than Fergie. I then got to sing along to the best sing along song, ever – theirs: "Bartender."
The rockstars who truly party like rockstars rated Charlotte in the top 5 in terms of party towns.
“Everything’s new, the women are hot and every show we’ve played here someone gets kicked out,” Danny said as Foz nodded in agreement, “there’s a bald headed bouncer at Amos' that will fuck shit up.”
They were in town to play an all ages show at Amo’s SouthEnd … and they left me an autographed album to give to you.
Just as Ponce de Leon set out looking for the Fountain of Youth, I set out looking for the Fountain of Detox — as in escape from hangover hell. Sure, there’s Advil and Pepto for the breakfast of champions, a greasy morning after meal and even getting hair off the dog that bit you. But if you don’t want to follow-up the 500 liquid calories with McDonalds, or drink like you’re on vacation, my hippie ass has found a holistic approach to hangover healing ... The Hydration Station at Planet Beach Contempo Spa in Caramel Commons.
It’s the perfect hangover elixir. You lay in this space ship looking contraption and sweat out all the toxins in your body while rehydrating and moisturizing your skin. Oh, but it gets better ... you burn 300 to 500 calories while doing so. It’s like a steam room on steroids; a detox spa.
I appreciate my readers so much that I wish I could handwrite each of you a personalized “Thank You” card. But I can do you one better — I am going to write you a prescription for a hangover cure — I have 30 free passes to Planet Beach so you can try recuperation at the Hydration Station, and it includes three sessions so you can also try their Lumiere Facial Rejuvination.
All you have to do is join my blog group then e-mail me an address (brittney.cason@creativeloafing.com) so I can mail you your certificate — well, at least the first 30 people to e-mail me.
P.S. HOM’s re-opening has moved to next Friday, April 3. Oh darn, guess that mean’s we’ll have to miss the Hootie and the Blowfish ballet ... wtf?
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