It’s getting close to wintertime lockdown when it’ll soon be too cold to leave the house and all we’ll want to do is stay home, cuddle up, and chill. Lately the weather’s been at that comfy gap between crisp and sunny chill and “oh, hell no” freezing cold where luckily, our cute fur-accented wool coats still prevail over the enormous and unflattering puffer. However, soon the temperatures will drop and the city will go from fashion to straight function cuing in the months when we stop feeling cute and opt to stay in.
My favorite winter activities of all time are cooking, drinking, and smoking. I used to date this guy who loved to cook (an essential quality in a man), and we came up with the perfect setup for a great wintertime date. First pick a recipe, something that you both agree on and you can’t go wrong. Then head to the grocery store for the ingredients and a couple bottles of wine- one to drink while cooking and one to drink with dinner! Make sure to give your boy chopping duties since he insists he’s handy with knives while you take on the duty of measuring and keeping track of time. By the time you’ve polished off that first bottle of Pinot, you’ve spent some quality catch up time camped out in the kitchen and have a hot home-cooked meal ready and waiting to be devoured.
For dessert: skip the dishes, twist up a J, insert the Gil Scott Heron (or Aretha) and you’ve got the perfect ambiance for everyone’s other favorite winter time activity…
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If you are jonesing for an extra bottle or simply forgot to grab one at the store, New York has you covered. Pretty much every wine shop will deliver right to your door. My personal favorite of the moment is the 2005 Medici Grasparossa-a chilled sweet red sparkling wine available at De Vino for $12.
If you are in the Lower East Side, call Eva at September Wines & Spirits. She recommends El Chapparal Navarra Grenache ($11.99), made by a female wine maker and winner of their World Cup of Wine competition. Gabrio of De Vino is also super friendly and very helpful. He’s the son of wine makers and extremely passionate about his craft.
If you are in Brooklyn, we like Uva Wines. Talk to anybody there since we know you’re just trying to get faded.
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Check out some Bendall wine if you get the chance. They wouldn’t send me any, so I’ve never had it but my guess is that it tastes like beer and toe hair.