Paul F. Tompkins (Bojack Horseman, Comedy Bang! Bang!) Janie Haddad Tompkins (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Comedy Bang! Bang!) splashed by to whine about adult costume parties, and left full of Eight Arms Cellars “The Tentacle”, chosen for being the perfect wine to bring to a party! A blend of Syrah, Zinfandel and Petite Sirah, it’s a visually cool bottle, and thoroughly swillable! Thanks to sponsor Gregory Condes Wines !

The Hip Sip Tip from Shaughn is a Müller-Thurgau from Alto Adige. Ellen’s was a Brewer-Clifton Chardonnay.

All agree–costume parties are too much work! As the wine flows the whines fly! The Emmy’s, drones, Twin Peaks and tennis bracelets all get the wine treatment.

For the lightning round we cover malolactic fermentation, Mendocino crops—and what the hell is petite sirah anyway?