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Wine Snobbery for Dummies, Part XIII

Apr 17, 2014

MW
Stage· 328 messages
Apr 17, 2014

Welcome back, Molly Wolfgram! In honor of our beloved co-hosts return, this week the winos will be enjoying TWO wines in a head to head evaluationof hearty reds; Zinfandel vs. Malbec. And, of course, hearing all about Miss Molly's wine adventures in Spain!nn Here't to life!

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:00 AM

Oh, thank God it's Wednesday!
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:00 AM

Amen, sista.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:01 AM

And WELCOME BACK MOLLY!!! Hey, is that sister Becky I see in the audience??? :)
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:01 AM

Hi, Rae Rae!
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:01 AM

Well, I declare! Hi BECKY!!!
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:02 AM

Evenin' Mr. Hotpants! ;)
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:02 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“Hello! :)”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:02 AM

It's a lovely spring we're having this winter, isn't it Rachel?
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:02 AM

Mr. Donaghy! Welcome!
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:02 AM

★ Spotlighted from Steve Hoffman

“evening folks”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:02 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“nice blizzard we are having in MN and WI Jenn? I am assuming so”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:02 AM

Sean, do you want to tell them that it was in the 60s here in GA today, or should I?
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:03 AM

Wait - reverse that. A lovely winter we're having this spring. Gah! I messed up Steve's joke!
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:03 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“Good evening all !!”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:03 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“cheers to everyone! :)”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:03 AM

We all have our dirty little secrets, Rachel.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:03 AM

Hi, JD! Boy, I bet Sean's glad he doesn't have to manage BOTH of us this week! lol
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:04 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“don't judge me I mixed two wines together so I didn't waste them lol”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:04 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“Hey it was windy for about 10 minutes too, oh the suffering”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:04 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“Ugh, it's awful up here...”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:04 AM

Well, winos...who missed Miss Molly? I mean, like, painfully missed her? Cuz I did!
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:04 AM

The wines from Spain were absolutely divine.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:05 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“I made it!”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:05 AM

And did you drink a "metric shit ton" of Spanish wine, as promised?
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:05 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“So how about those wines from Spain Molly? tasty? bold? what's the word?”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:05 AM

I did go to Spain! Along with 7 other Wolfgrams. It was epic.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:06 AM

Is Spain still there?
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:06 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“I missed you both, I haven't been here in a while either! :)”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:06 AM

I guess...it't got a lot of old stuff.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:06 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“you went to Spain??”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:06 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“omg I am SO JEALOUS! that is awesome! :)”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:06 AM

YES. Rioja region.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:06 AM

so good.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:06 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“Wolgrampalooza”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:07 AM

BUT, we started off with a BOX of Don Tinto purchased from the gas station on our road trip down to the coast.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:07 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“Maybe next week could be all about the Wines of Spain.”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:07 AM

Because that's how we Wolfgrams do.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:07 AM

Ahhh...you can take the Wolfgram out of the south, but...
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:08 AM

hey, Sean - we don't judge.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:08 AM

And now I'm being fancy by shooting Malbec and shame eating Cinnamon Toast Crunch out of the box.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:08 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“lots of REDS in Spain I would think <3”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:08 AM

I'm just going to keep my mouth shut about your apparent box fixation...
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:08 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“Gas station wine in a box, now that's Classy”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:08 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“I mean is Don Tinto a standard gas station wine in spain? lol”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:09 AM

The wines in Spain, both red and white (though I preferred the red) were delish AND incredibly inexpensive.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:09 AM

Certainly better that gas station sushi...
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:09 AM

Pair it with reds, you won't be sorry.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:09 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“fun and "class" aren't always synonymous... but fun is always better lol”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:09 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“if gas station wine in a box is wrong, i don't want to be right”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:09 AM

What pairs well with Cinnamon Toast Crunch, anyway?
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:10 AM

Rachel, come to Wisconsin. lol
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:10 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“mmm, cinnamon toast crunch, haven't had that in ages!”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:10 AM

Depends on how much wine you have consumed prior to opening your daughter's cereal box.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:10 AM

In a regular store the MOST you might pay is 10 euros.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:10 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“that is one of the things I miss about the south... you can buy alcohol in a gas station... the way it was meant to be lol and not 3.2”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:10 AM

Most were around 2-5 Euros
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:10 AM

I thought she said EXPENSIVE. Molly, please clarify.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:11 AM

Conversion?
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:11 AM

Damn math...AGAIN.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:11 AM

It's all Monopoly money, right?
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:11 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“how inexpensive? compared to what we pay?”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:11 AM

Exactly, Shannon. lol!
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:12 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“Sounds like wine heaven ...in Spain”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:12 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“MAth is hard whilst drinking”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:12 AM

Welcome back, Becky!
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:12 AM

There is...it's called every Saturday and Sunday.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:12 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“I think it depends, Sean. If it's cereal for breakfast-white wine. If for dinner, red, always.”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:12 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“Okay, I really am here....I was here but then I wasn't because I live with a 3 foot tall dictator”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:12 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“A Euro is about $1.30”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:12 AM

I really like the sangria in Spain.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:13 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“breakfast wine...I knew there was such a thing!”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:13 AM

We drank a metric shit ton of that, for sure.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:13 AM

Mmmm...sangria in Spain. Sounds sexy, somehow.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:13 AM

Well, at least you got your fruit.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:13 AM

Unless you're with my dad...then no.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:13 AM

No sexiness.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:13 AM

Lol!
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:13 AM

Yesssss!!! Let's drink Sangria and dream of summer!
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:14 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“I love a good beer buzz early in the morning...”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:14 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“Maybe wine would be good too...”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:14 AM

Papa Leonard loves Carlo Rossi Sangria.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:14 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“I will be sporadic at best participant - mostly because little hitler isn't in bed yet and because I am trying to drink and type and well its hard to do both so you know what will win out...or should I say "wine" out”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:14 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“Oh Sangria! A nice Tawkers transition to the spring/summer!?”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:14 AM

And apparently boxed wine from Spanish gas stations.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:14 AM

Kim makes some wicked good Sangria.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:14 AM

@Rachel - dilute w/ vodka. lol
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:15 AM

Do tell, Sean!
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:15 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“Molly, you'll have to share - at some point - any tips or tricks for a good Sangria, more authentic!”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:15 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“I like Sangria but it gets to be a bit sweet for me.. I wonder how would I dial down the "sweetness" choice of fruit maybe?”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:15 AM

Did someone say that they put a bit of cognac in sangria? Becky, please verify.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:15 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“Did I mention my embarrassing Sangria story ?”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:15 AM

Brandy?
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:15 AM

What's everybody drinking tonight? I know we were gonna talk Zin vs. Malbec, but this is more fun!
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:15 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“NOt yet, Sean, you'll have to then. . .”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:15 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“let's hear the story Sean! :)”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:16 AM

Brandy, Cognac - both good.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:16 AM

I feel like there is more to that story...
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:17 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“10 years ago the ex and my Brother and Sister in Law do a full day in Napa, wonderful day pretty loaded at the end”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:17 AM

Well, at least you didn't ask if they had any Ice Wines!
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:17 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“I am sure we heard that somewhere but it really could be the special "blend" they started serving us to get us drunk and take more of our "reubels"”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:17 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“I am drinking a mix of malbec and shiraz-cabernet it is pretty good :)”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:17 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“We get to Mondavi, go through the tour, "any questions" Hey yeah do you make Sangria here ? Brother wanted to drop me offr a cliff”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:18 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“I have a red italian called "Riserva Taurasi", finishing up the bottle -- (and watching playoff hockey too, of course!)”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:18 AM

I have a delightful Zin that I chose solely because I like the label. I love it when that strategy works out.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:19 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“I am drinking "the Show" Cabernet.”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:19 AM

Haha! Rae, your ice wine comment was perfect following Shannon's hockey watching...
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:19 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“haha ice wines lol”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:19 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“does "the show" come with a musical number? lol :)”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:19 AM

Right? That was somewhat anticlimactic...
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:20 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“In keeping with the Wolfgram love of boxed wine my husband bought me Black Box Pinot Noir. That shit is disgusting so I moved on”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:20 AM

I've got a pretty bold Malbec from Argentina.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:20 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“Sean, maybe you can tell us more of the stry each week-- theres got to be more”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:20 AM

It's a numbers game, Sean.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:20 AM

Well, Sean, could you make up an alternate ending or something? :)
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:21 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“they can't all be gems”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:21 AM

You could turn that nasty wine into sangria!
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:21 AM

Bahahaaaa! Love it!
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:21 AM

So great!!
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:21 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“I have only had boxed wine a few times, but it never disappointed me... if I recall I always ended up by the stereo singin, nothing wrong with that :)”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:21 AM

Did you ladies visit any wineries whilst in Spain?
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:21 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“As my flight attendant called it "CardBordeaux"”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:22 AM

@Sean - and did they have sangria?
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:22 AM

I hear ya!
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:22 AM

So, I bought a few bottles of wine in Spain (one for Sean), but in a panic that I was going to have to check my bag on my connecting flight out of JFK I ended up dumping the bottles in the garbage of the Women's Bathroom, Terminal 4, JFK. Sorry Sean.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:22 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“So the hostess invites us to the back, with her three girlfriends, oh wait that story is for another "Forum"”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:22 AM

Quick! Who's near JFK???
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:23 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“oooh, great idea. I won't let my husband throw it out. Because as much as I hate that wine I really hate to waste the booze”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:23 AM

the second gunman on the grassy knoll?
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:23 AM

Wah wah wahhh...
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:23 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“me too rebecca! the only things I have ever thrown is boonesfarm, arbor mist, wine coolers bleh”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:24 AM

So there I am, crying, thinking I'm going to miss my flight, pulling bottles of wine out of my bag and dumping them in the garbage. Not my finest moment. I'm surprised I wasn't arrested.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:24 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“Badumtissss. . Molly with the funny”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:24 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“oh and barcardi-lemon we are no longer on speaking terms lol”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:24 AM

I was worried I'd be detained if I tried.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:25 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“Molly, I won't judge, but you could given them to a custodian or somehting”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:25 AM

Molly, that is simply tragic. Better have some wine to drown your sorrow.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:25 AM

I just chucked the whole, full bottle.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:25 AM

I hadn't showered in, like, 8 years so I looked a little suspect anyway.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:26 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“I'm more impressed you got them open, clearly you had an opener, or did you have to go MacGyver?”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:26 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“tossing out perfectly good bottles of wine, and you say I kill unicorns”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:26 AM

MacGyver-style wine opening has saved me on numerous occasions...
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:26 AM

At least the wine was cheap?
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:26 AM

I think...how much is 5 rubles?
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:26 AM

In Monopoly? Or real life?
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:26 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“and a little piece of your heart died right there.”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:26 AM

Poor little grapes...
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:27 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“well then, I think there IS a happy ending for a smart custodian in JFK, I will rest a little easier tonight”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:27 AM

Atta girl, Shannon!
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:27 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“Even cheap wine deserves a chance. Some shitty little grape gave his life”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:27 AM

Well, there ya go, Sean. I spent 14 cents on your bottle of wine.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:27 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“I used a steak knife once in a hotel in New Hampshire to pop the cork of a delicious bottle of red, it was desperate times--but it was character building.”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:28 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“google says 14 cents”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:28 AM

Pocket knife for me. Shoved the cork right down in there, but at least I got the wine out. Damn dry-on-Sundays Kansas.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:28 AM

Yeah, JD - I gotta try that one!
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:28 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“what if you are alone in the woods and need to open a bottle of wine? We should have a tawk on outdoors and wine :)”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:29 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“I have a video somewhere of a guy opening a wine bottle with a shoe. It was cool...”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:29 AM

Jenn...Mexican wines?
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:29 AM

I never get past the TEQUILA.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:29 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“Yeah, lets stick with rubles. Then we won't feel so bad about how much money we spent over there”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:29 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“I;m sure you could walk some back from Mexico -- speaking of, any good wines from there? I actually don't know”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:29 AM

@Shannon, we gotta hang out. I like your style.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:29 AM

Hmmmmmm
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:29 AM

Not super knowledgable on Mexican wines. Tequila - now that's another story...
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:30 AM

Well, lots of stories, I'm sure - if only I could remember...
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:30 AM

Fermented shoes. Delish, Sean.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:30 AM

Shannon, this is a must.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:30 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“put the bottle in your shoe and gently hit the shoe on a hard surface...the cork will come out from air I guess...seen it done.”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:30 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“hahaha, Tequila, the finest wine in all of MExico!”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:31 AM

I can make a mean marg.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:31 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“and your shoes have a nice scent for the next month”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:31 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“I like to think all alcohol liquids have a place--perhaps we can have a "liquors and spirits" tawkers”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:31 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“I always thought it would be a good story to tell it from the perspective of a bottle...”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:31 AM

Well, now that we've got our basic "snobbery" skills down, there's no reason we can't start branching out to include the rest of the wide, wide world of booze.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:31 AM

This is an amazing idea.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:32 AM

Ooh! We should have a margarita-off! Kim would HAVE to be here for that one!
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:32 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“I think Margarita's were already suggested in a previous talk. I am having a Cinco de Mayo / Margarita Monday party -- I will report back, hopefully”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:32 AM

This just turned into the happiest day of my life.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:32 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“i like daquari's and martini's :)”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:32 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“Our booze empire is only in an infant stage my ladies!”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:33 AM

Oh, Becky! We can do better than that! ;)
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:33 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“I am all in on a Marg-off”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:33 AM

Right, Shannon - it's in my mouth.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:33 AM

Agave nectar, lime, tequila...and voila! Rose colored glasses.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:33 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“Okay, mine usually comes in a bottle of store bought deliciousness and then I just add more tequila”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:33 AM

Died
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:34 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“There's a place for all margartias”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:34 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“hahaha, nailed it”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:34 AM

That's why you have a husband who doesn't want you to go insane make them for you :)
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:34 AM

When you have a two year old, finding time to drink isn't really an option. It's a necessity.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:34 AM

Soon, hopefully!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:34 AM

Yummmmm...
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:34 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“As I have mentioned I have a 2 year old that is "special" meaning crazy, I don't have time to make fancy drinks but I have time to drink them :)”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:35 AM

Agave is amazing in mixed drinks.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:35 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“Well Molly, you've convinced me.. .you CAN make me a marg next time I visit!”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:35 AM

Basil martinis? So yummy.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:35 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“ooh I have a bunch of Agave left I bought it for syrup on pancakes but didn't taste the same.. now I can use it! :)”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:35 AM

Check out this margarita menu - http://osorioslatinfusion.com/from-the-bar/margaritas/
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:35 AM

Will she share a recipe for us all to make one night?
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:36 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“@JF - so damn true! Love that girl to bits, she will take the world by storm but run me over in the process :)”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:36 AM

Holy crap...Sangrita? Need this now.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:37 AM

Oh no, Shannon! The cheese is just there to absorb all the booze! We are the #1 binge-drinking state in the nation, after all.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:37 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“And I thought Wisconsin only had cheese!”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:37 AM

Yeah, Molly...it's pretty amazing!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:37 AM

Of the top 5 alcohol consuming states in the nation, I've lived in 3.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:38 AM

Great idea, Rachel! We'll take a little bit of everyone's "signature" mix & make the BEST MARGARITA EVER!
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:38 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“random thought (largely due to tequila tawk): what is a selfie called if you have multiple personalities?”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:38 AM

It's important to have a legacy, Molly. Well done!
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:38 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“yeah we should make a recipe one night! :)”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:39 AM

True story.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:39 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“That is true, Jenn-- I saw the report on the most alcohol violations at college campuses--WI won!”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:39 AM

Okey dokey, my lovies...we only have 20 mins left.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:39 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“She keeps moving her states up in the rankings all by herself”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:39 AM

Hmmm...I could have a Molly thing going on. Come to think of it, AZ has the highest percentage of alcoholics. Thank goodness I got out of there1
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:40 AM

Whaaaat??? Where does the time always go???
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:40 AM

Should we actually talk about the vino we're tasting/shooting?
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:40 AM

Yes! Mine comes with a ridiculous story.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:40 AM

I'm lucky I got out of that store alive.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:40 AM

But this wine is well worth the trauma experienced while attempting to purchase it.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:41 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“Is that statistic a coincidence Moly, or have you single-handedly made your mark?”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:41 AM

Yeah, Shannon - I like that one.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:41 AM

Wisconsin can be scary.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:41 AM

So I was at the check out with my cart full o' booze, when I realized my purse had disappeared.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:41 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“And Spotted Cow beer? Delicious!”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:42 AM

STOLEN! Or...not stolen. I thought it was stolen.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:42 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“@Jenn--do tell!”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:43 AM

After about an hour of the manager dudes carefully combing through the security footage of my entire journey through the store, turns out I just grabbed someone else's cart in produce...
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:43 AM

Ugh...
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:43 AM

Shit
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:43 AM

Hahahahaha!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:43 AM

Not embarrassing at all.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:43 AM

Purse still sitting right there by the tomatoes. Yay, benign Wisconsin peeps resisting temptation in the produce section!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:44 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“that's too damn funny”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:44 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“aww... at least you found your purse tho!”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:44 AM

All's well that ends well. Thanks to Steve for buying this delicious wine with his credit card over the phone to the grocery store. lol
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:45 AM

I'm sure they saw all the booze in her cart and understood why she made the mistake :)
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:45 AM

So...you guys wanna do this margarita thing next week? I think that sounds like a whole lotta fun!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:45 AM

Margs...YES!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:45 AM

Haha, Molly! It's not like it was sample day or anything!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:45 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“and I'm sure seeing all the booze in your cart had them thinking, wth is her problem”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:45 AM

Gawd. Can you imagine us all on tequila?
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:46 AM

Yes, yes I can. And it's wonderful.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:46 AM

:)
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:46 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“lol, now that is the best part of it all!”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:46 AM

I think I remember a certain Wolfgram and the Finnell sisters on tequila in the past...
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:46 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“good ending too”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:46 AM

I think I remember...could have been Dad's hallucinogenic wine, though.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:46 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“I need to get my rations for my party anyways, i can test out some options”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:47 AM

@Shannon, I LOVE tequila in a "test kitchen"!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:48 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“ahh that was awesome steve! :)”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:48 AM

@Rachel, get a very small bottle of silver tequila.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:48 AM

Okay, so everyone is responsible for showing up with at least 2 signature ingredients. We'll mix n match until we come up with the greatest margarita in history.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:49 AM

Nah, Rachel - come to my house! :)
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:49 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“omg I normally don't do tequila”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:49 AM

We cannot survive on wine alone. Well, maybe we could, but...
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:49 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“tequila, huh? wow this little wine thing sure took a turn for the boozier...”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:50 AM

Sean, sister Kim does margarita pairing dinners too!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:50 AM

Waffle House will cure any hangover. I know this. I have tested this theory many times.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:50 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“I couldn't eat enough biscuits and gravy to get over that hangover!”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:50 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“For twp weeks out could we have sister Kim, suggest a wine and a food pairing, a little orderves and then a main dish with a specific bottle of wine ?”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:51 AM

What is this Waffle House you speak of?
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:51 AM

Wait...um, WHAT?
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:51 AM

It's where Kid Rock got arrested a few years back.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:51 AM

I know what will cure that hangover. More tequila!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:51 AM

Oh. I see. lol
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:51 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“mmm Waffle House”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:51 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“I will soon Jenn only 3 more weeks of school wohoo! :)”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:51 AM

Did Kid Rock have a hangover?
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:51 AM

Most likely.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:52 AM

I wonder what wine pairs best with biscuits & gravy.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:52 AM

Waffle House is like Perkins for people who don't have dental insurance.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:52 AM

@Rachel, that's it! We have to make a movie!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:52 AM

Becky and I met Kid Rock once.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:53 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“THE HANGOVER: WINO STYLE lol!”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:53 AM

It was awkward...for everyone.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:53 AM

He looks like a bird.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:53 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“Went radio silent because I needed to put kids to bed. What I gathered is next week there is tequila involved and you all will help me get over my bottle of Margarita mixer and make my shit legit”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:53 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“and where Bubba Watson took his wife after winning the Masters”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:53 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“Jesse took me to one in Alabama once, he was shocked I never heard of it... Southern”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:53 AM

I know his stage manager. He's a great guy, though I question his taste in clientele.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:53 AM

He was super polite.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:53 AM

haha, Rachel! Looks like we've created a monster!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:53 AM

Monster Wino!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:54 AM

If I recall correctly, you called him Mr Rock.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:54 AM

Sir Rock?
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:54 AM

★ Spotlighted from Jennifer "JD" Arbuckle

“IHOP...fancy...that's funny”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:54 AM

Mr. Kid?
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:54 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“WE did. Wasn't sure what to call him - Mr. Rock, Mr. Kid, skeezy looking guy...”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:54 AM

Well done, sister Becky. Always with the manners & such.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:55 AM

I bet he drinks white zinfandel.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:55 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“Pretty sure I did. Because I am respectful and stuff”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:55 AM

Dude, definitely the zimas.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:55 AM

@Shannon - Bahahahaaa!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:56 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“Or Zimas”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:56 AM

I wanted to give him a bottle of Pantene and bar of Irish Spring.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:56 AM

Okay, gang - so next week it's margaritas. Bring on your best, cuz this crowd seems to know their stuff! Invite Mr. Kid if you want. And tell your friends! Let's make this one a real show down!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:56 AM

with zima
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:57 AM

it's luxurious
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:57 AM

Beck, give Kim Jong-Il some melatonin before the show starts next week :)
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:57 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“That, and because while I could beat him up - I couldn't take on his bouncery type people”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:57 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“would have said "you have luxurious blonde locks, how do you condition them so well?!"”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:57 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“He does strike me as a zima man. Good Call”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:58 AM

Ohhhh, Becky. I'm sorry, but you just got uninvited.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:58 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“I am pretty sure Zima makes everything better. I will attempt a Zimarita”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:58 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“@ MOlly or some lithium...in a child dose of course”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:58 AM

I'm slobbering on my keyboard, I'm laughing so hard.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:58 AM

Then again, it sounds like you could really use our help. Okay, you can come - but NO ZIMA! Unless, of course, Kid Rock comes over. Then you can get him what he wants.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:58 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“wow this is some kid, Hitler and Kim Jong Ill reference in 40 minutes”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:59 AM

Like a bath and a new shirt.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:59 AM

Omg, Shannon. Dying.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:59 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“If you have a cat, you can name it Chairman Meow”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:59 AM

Oh my winos...how I have missed Wednesday nights.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:59 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“@ shannon - just spit my wine out through my nose”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:59 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“they HAVE to still make Zima, how would they sell Kid Rock tickets without it?!”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:00 AM

Can't. Speak. Laughing. Too. Hard.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:00 AM

Ohhhhh, 9:00 (or 10), why must you always end our fun so soon? CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT WEEK!!!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:01 AM

Only with slightly less mascara
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:01 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“we love your music mr. kid (or i do) but the appearance.. gots ta go”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:01 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rebecca Davis

“its time to go wipe off my face, and tuck my eldest, who is seriously worried about me, into bed. Until, next week.....”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:01 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“kind of a female Courtney Love”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:01 AM

Good night, my lovelies. I'm going to go finish this hard-earned bottle of fabulous vino. Until #tequilawednesday!!!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:02 AM

Good night, Gracie. ;)
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:02 AM

★ Spotlighted from Shannon Kelley

“Night!”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:02 AM

★ Spotlighted from Rachel McDonnell

“great tawk! :) had fun!”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:02 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“Good night ladies, thank you”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:03 AM

Buenos noches
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:03 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“Say good night Gracie”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:03 AM

Bonus nachos!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:04 AM

Great...now I'm hungry.