throwback thursday: carrie & big
Forget Cosmo’s. Sex and the City also had tons of Champagne, a few bottles of wine, and Big even wound up moving to Napa. Oh, and look whose glass is empty? Miss that show.
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ace of spades swiftly kicks every other bottle service’s ass
So Ace of Spades now has this thing called Armand de Brignac Dynastie that’s a collection of every available bottle format it comes in. It goes for the low, low price of half a million bucks. Why’s it called Dynastie? Wouldn’t have anything to do with Jay-Z’s Dynasty album, would it now? This Dynastie includes nine … Continue reading »
reese and rosé: two months later…
What a difference a two months and one arrest make. Yesterday Reese and Jim Toth were spotted having lunch at the Soho House. While Jim is going for the grape, Reese looks like she’s very politically drinking water. But remember her birthday in Cabo in March? Ah, but that was all pre “Do you know … Continue reading »
happy mother’s day happy hour!
Happy Mother’s Day to moms of all types! A half bottle (accompanied by a full bottle, obvs) is a fantastic present. Continue reading »
ICYMI: weekly wine tweets
If you’re not following grapefriend on Twitter, you may have missed these amazing grape gems this week! Did an awesome Twitter sake tasting with the winemaker for SakeOne. These two int he front were my faves – the SakeMoto had a kind of anise touch but mellow and complex, and the Yoshinogawa Winter Warrior had some super … Continue reading »
drink me: zarate tras da viña albariño
It’s the second annual Albarino Day! And if you want an Albariño, this is one of the best I’ve seen, yo. grape: Albariño producer: Zarate – they make amaaazing Albariño’s country: Spain region: Rías Baixas, reigning king of Albariño making year: 2009 yum factors: This has the crispy yellow apple and citrus that’s typical Albariño but this cool touch of almond … Continue reading »
drink me: dana estate hershey vineyard cabernet
Straight up I’m going to tell you it’s over $400 so just know that going into this post. That said, it’s one of those wines that’s so EFFING good you’d feel like it was worth it. grape: Cabernet producer: Dana (pronounced “dahna”). It’s the owner’s nickname, which means “generosity” in Sanskrit. And the lotus flower on their labels represents … Continue reading »
chanel gives good grape at dinner
The Chanel Culture exhibit opened in Paris yesterday. It’s a collection of art, photos, and objects that inspired Coco Chanel’s work, like this Essence of Dali photo at the right. So Chanel hosted a dinner to give some media people a sneak peek of the show on Friday and Leah, the Beauty Director at Cosmo, … Continue reading »
mad men wine: we have a new hero
It makes sense that Marie is my new hero, since she gave birth to Megan, the Official Mad Men Grapefriend. She may have just usurped the title though. First, we get both mom and daughter having Jadot Beaujolais Blanc at dinner. About 99% of Beaujolais is red and made from Gamay grapes, but the Blanc … Continue reading »
cocktail friend: the seersucker julep
I’ve never watched the Kentucky Derby in my life, but who am I to not acknowledge an event that has a special cocktail! Also, people wear hats. So it’s good all around. The cocktail of choice at the racetrack is the mint julep. Being a classic southern cocktail, it’s no surprise that the amazing Seersucker … Continue reading »
heat from miami, ice from moet – all in a white goblet
Moët Ice Impérial is the official Champagne of the Miami Heat playoffs. Now that we have the news out of the way, we can get to the good part – namely, the hilarious SB Nation post about it. They show this kind of cheesy pic of the goblets: And they go, “Damn son, those goblets are so … Continue reading »
