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Unfiltered: Emmy Wines Behind the Scenes: Stars Dish on Awards Drinks (Wine Spectator)
Last night’s Primetime Emmy Awards featured some familiar honorees—Game of Thrones, 96-year-old national treasure Betty White, and Napa’s Sterling Vineyards and Italy’s Ferrari Trento costarring as the official still and sparkling wines of the Emmy Awards Season.
But the night wasn’t without primetime-style twists, and the best of them were accompanied by a glass of wine in hand. Here’s the scoop on what (wines) went down at the 70th Emmy Awards.
Sterling Vineyards images from Vince Bucci/Invision/AP; Ferrari Trento images courtesy of Ferrari Trento
The cast and crew of newcomer The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel had a lot to celebrate, taking home the big Outstanding Comedy Series win. One immediate perk: Mrs. Maisel herself, Rachel Brosnahan, was one of the first people to get a taste of the yet-to-be-released Sterling Iridium Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 after receiving her own statuette for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, a Sterling rep informed us.
Awardees George R. R. Martin, Bill Hader and Henry Winkler were also given their own customized bottles of Iridium. “I love Sterling—this is a great wine,” first-time winner and longtime nominee Winkler was overheard saying. “But I’ve never had a bottle with my name on it!”
Director and producer Glenn Weiss certainly earned his personalized bottle, and plenty of occasion for popping it: Upon taking the stage to accept his Emmy for directing … the Oscars (meta), Weiss proposed to his girlfriend, Jan Svendsen. Unfiltered does wonder what would’ve happened if he hadn’t won or she hadn’t said yes, but thankfully for everyone, he did and so did she, and the showbiz mogul toasted both his exciting milestones later on with his own bottle of 2015 Iridium.
In celebration of the awards show’s platinum anniversary, the Governor’s Ball after-party—typically a formal sit-down dinner in a ballroom—transformed into an outdoor rooftop bash, complete with more than 35 different plates from Patina Catering, directed by chef Joachim Splichal of Wine Spectator Grand Award winner Patina restaurant in Los Angeles. The 4,000 attendees noshed on dishes such as bamboo-spiked prime short rib, “favacado” toast, and their own creations from a DIY baked-potato bar.
As for the party’s booze, Ketel One vodka guest-starred with three Emmys-themed cocktails: “Radiance,” “Enlightenment” and “Restoration,” which required some 6,000 pounds of ice, 75 pounds of strawberries and 2,400 edible flowers throughout the night, among other garnishes. In addition to Iridium, Sterling also poured its 2015 Platinum Cabernet Sauvignon, 2016 Napa Valley Chardonnay and 2016 Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc. On the bubbly side, Ferrari greeted Gov’s Ball guests upon arrival with glasses of its Brut Trentodoc, and posted up at its own “Ferrari Bar” to pour its full lineup, including the Brut, Brut Rosé, Perlé 2012 and Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore 2005.
“We are honored to have been chosen once again as the toast of excellence in television entertainment,” Ferrari president and CEO Matteo Lunelli said in a statement provided to Unfiltered. “We are also delighted to bring a touch of Italian lifestyle to this glamorous season of celebration.” Cin cin to all who put on the night’s memorable performances, both on the stage and behind the bar.
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Ferrari announced 15 new ponies for their stable on Tuesday, adding a huge amount of diversity and specialty to the fabled luxury automaker’s lineup. That includes forays into both the utility vehicle and hybrid categories, neither of which Ferrari has ever pursued before.
It’s a logical step forward for the Italian brand, which has largely silent on those fronts while upscale rivals Bentley, Maserati, Jaguar and Lamborghini have all introduced SUVs. Meanwhile, Porsche’s Mission E project and the just-unveiled fully electric Audi may very well be the impetus behind Ferrari’s latest electric endeavors.
Ferrari’s ostensible goal is to double its earnings as a result of the more diverse lineup, but they’re not only relying on these new categories to achieve that substantial endgame. Special projects like the roofless Monza SP1 and SP2 will serve as reminders of Ferrari’s historic rise and status as an innovative trailblazer, co-opting Ferrari’s unique styling of yesteryear.
Of course, the new 488 Pista is the latest model that’s getting Ferrari’s award-winning turbo-charged V8 and is set to pump out over 700 horsepower under the exquisitely-styled hood and body.
Only time will tell if Ferrari can stay the course and keep on the up in the absence of their recently deceased leader, Sergio Marchionne, but, when the announced plans have us this eager to see the form all these new models take, we think Ferrari will be just fine.
Peter Dinklage Referenced a Popular ‘Game of Thrones’ Theory in His Emmys Speech and Fans Are Losing It
Game of Thrones actors really know how to tweak their fans. Peter Dinklage, aka Tyrion Lannister, may have used his speech for winning the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama to do just that.
As he accepted the award, Dinklage thanked co-star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jaime Lannister, calling him “My brother from another.”
That’s the hint. A longtime fan theory that attempts to resolve one of the many mysteries buried in the show’s various plot threads is that Dinklage’s Tyrion is a Targaryen.
If he is, then his character will satisfy the Three Headed Dragon prophecy as one of three Targaryens jockeying dragons on the battlefield. If Tyrion is indeed that Targaryen, Jaime Lannister would be his half-brother.
Unlike the show itself, it’s really that simple. However, as mentioned above, GoT actors do seem to share a mischievous streak, dangling tantalizing threads of innuendo and rumor in various interviews without ever really springing a leak.
As usual, we won’t really know till 2019, and the fans will keep hanging onto every thread for dear life until then.
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