Comments on: Pregnant Pause: Faking It

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:59:05 +0000

Oh, I’m well aware of the Navarro juice — we got a case of it before I knew I was pregnant — but don’t like it unless it’s cut with soda water, which is how Nopa does it. However, I do like their Verjus; far more happily sour for my taste. I already did “waste my time” with N/A wines, since I was curious and like to try things for myself, but as I said, that’s for next time.

By: sam breach

sam breach — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:16:09 +0000

Firstly – you had us fooled. I even switched from wine to Boddingtons *when I saw you* drinking Boddingtons at your birthday party. Yes, I was fooled hook line and sinker.
Secondly – you’re right this ‘breach’ has absolutely nothing to do with wine slapping across your lips.

By: Michael Procopio

Michael Procopio — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:22:30 +0000

I don’t know if I would even bother with N.A. wines, Stephanie. Ariel and the other brands are a little too depressing to consider.

When a good friend of mine was pregnant with her first child, I got her six bottles of Navarro grape juice. Three Pinot Noir and three Gewürtztraminer. It’s been a while since I’ve had them, but they are nowhere near as cloying as the Welch’s variety. They’ve got some good acidity going on.

The come in wine bottles, are to be drunk in wine glasses, but do not pretend to be anything other than juice.

Also, in terms of cocktails or (eew) mocktails, whenever I ask a pregnant woman in my restaurant care if she’d like something other than water and she says yes, I bring her one of our bartenders’ concoctions in a martini glass, suggesting that sometimes people simply miss holding one, and that it’s great fun shocking neighboring diners.