Alex James’ Britpop wine announcement blurred the lines between him and Alan Partridge
Blur bassist-turned-cheesemaker, Alex James, posted a short clip announcing his new wine, with the puntastic name of Britpop.
Here’s what that looked like.
Britpop English sparkling wine available from @laithwaites. @furleighwine #britpop #sparklingwine pic.twitter.com/oGnc76k0hi
— Alex James (@alexjameshq) August 2, 2023
“Great at lunchtime, great at dinner time, great at breakfast time.”
Please drink your breakfast wine responsibly.
Almost inevitably, Accidental Partridge got wind of it.
#AccidentalPartridge pic.twitter.com/SufkQTQHKi
— Accidental Partridge (@AccidentalP) August 3, 2023
This is what everyone else had to say about it.
1.
And just like that… Britpop is dead.
— Jim Salveson (@Mr_Jimbob) August 3, 2023
2.
This looks like Bob Mortimer doing a skit. He even has a wine bottle with a label written in Sharpie, the kind of improvised prop they used to use on Vic Reeves Big Night Out. https://t.co/tORgrVAlg2
— SHOW\TRIAL (@ShowTrialStudio) August 3, 2023
3.
When Jarvis Cocker did the cover of GQ it was put on a billboard near his flat. It horrified him. Despite his best efforts he’d become what he always hated. It deepened the personal crisis that became This is Hardcore.
The bassist of beloved cheeky mod lads Blur, however: https://t.co/n49QVRA2sB
— Justin Sherin (@wychstreet) August 2, 2023
4.
I fuckin told you…
— 🏴☠️ Geoff Barrow 🏴☠️ (@jetfury) August 2, 2023
5.
I mean, if he had any intelligence he’d have called it Blurred Vines https://t.co/LZBwpyAuzO
— CorporateGorilla (@CorporateGorila) August 3, 2023
6.
Fuck😳 pic.twitter.com/qtwK1ddJHt
— Reverend&TheMakers (@Reverend_Makers) August 3, 2023
7.
Because no drink summed up the Britpop era more than sparkling wine.
You should try my Punk Foie Gras. 👊🏻 https://t.co/lEt4gggfio
— Chris Duffy (@vonduffer) August 3, 2023
8.
“This week! I ‘ave mostly been drinking,
BRITPOP!”
— Danny Kelly (@DanKelly72) August 3, 2023
9.
Oasis would never inflict this on us https://t.co/pig2tyzTb6
— Emlyn Pratt (@EmlynJP) August 3, 2023
10.
What next – NuMetal green tea ??? https://t.co/RjBW3zhmmk
— Artsfluencer (@SteveStubbsman) August 3, 2023
11.
Shit ploppic.twitter.com/r3EL1KdYxy
— The Jase 🐶 🎸 🎥 (@jasemonkey) August 3, 2023
12.
This is the most Partridge anybody has ever Partridged
— Billy Edwards (@biiilyedwards) August 3, 2023
Alex James‘ wine isn’t everybody’s cup of tea.
Think I'll wait for that bloke from Dodgy to release a bucket of homebrew.
— Thom Beaterson (@TBeaterson) August 2, 2023
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