Receipts, proof, timeline: To celebrate nearly two decades of the Bravo-verse, we rounded up the network’s 20 most memorable wine moments.
By Elissa Halperin
For nearly 20 years, booze has been a cornerstone of Bravo’s brand identity. From visiting vineyards on cast trips to Bravo-lebrities launching their own adult beverage brands, this is a network that knows its audience.
With the flagship series of the Real Housewives franchise, Orange County, recently kicking off its 19th season, we are looking back at two decades of the Bravo-verse and celebrating the network’s 20 most iconic wine and spirits moments.
So raise your glasses high, Bravo fans! This one’s for you, tonight …
2017-2025
Summer House Drinks Rosé All Day
The core premise of Summer House is people in the Hamptons drinking on the weekends. Exhibit A: Back in season one, reality TV all-timer Lindsay Hubbard said when she met her co-star, Kyle Cook, he was drinking a bottle of rosé the size of a seven-year-old.
After guzzling dozens of cases of Whispering Angel, in 2018, Cook launched Loverboy sparkling hard tea, which immediately became the official drink of Summer House. Meanwhile, after a struggle with alcoholism, Kyle’s co-star and former employee Carl Radke is embracing a non-alc lifestyle and launching a mindful consumption space called “Soft Bar.”