A toast to
the Berkshires ‘Real Housewives’ star creates her own bourbon inspired by her Berkshire home BY JENNIFER HUBERDEAU GREAT BARRINGTON
luxurious 11,000-square-foot estate in
The seven-episode series features Med-
Great Barrington, which became a go-
ley and six former Housewives: Jill Zaran
to vacation destination for “The Real
(NYC), Taylor Armstrong and Brandi
native and “The Real Housewives of
Housewives” cast members during her
Glanville (Beverly Hills), Eva Marcille
New York City” cast member was put on
time on the show.
and Phaedra Parks (Atlanta), and Tamra
Dorinda Medley has been very busy. In August 2020, the Great Barrington
Judge and Vicki Gunvalson (Orange
“pause” by Bravo. Instead of seeing her
Bluestone Manor is also the location
hiatus from the show as a negative, she’s
for the second season of Peacock’s latest
County). The first three episodes start
been using the time wisely. She’s written a
spinoff series, “The Real Housewives Ulti-
streaming on Peacock on June 23.
memoir titled “Make It Nice.” She created
mate Girls Trip Ex-Wives Club.”
Dorobics, a high-energy, ’80s-inspired aer-
“Bluestone Manor is a very special
We recently caught up with Medley, who took a few moments from her tour
obics workout. And she started her own
place. If you enter those doors, some-
promoting Bluestone Manor Bourbon, to
line of bourbon called Bluestone Manor.
thing happens,” Medley says in a trailer
answer a few of our questions about her
for the show.
newest venture.
The bourbon is named after her
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