So last night I had drinks with the guys from Envolve Wines, Bachelor Ben Flajnik’s winery. All three of them were really fun and down to earth and brought all of their wines for us to sample – all around, a grapefriend dream night. Their wines go for $20-$40 (thoroughly dug the Russian River Pinot … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2012
super bowl wine trail
It’s Super Bowl Week on grapefriend!!! As I blaze huge trails in making wine a more acceptable accompaniment to football, I have to point out that this year’s Superbowl city is on my side. They have an Indy Wine Trail (whose logo is seemingly a relative of my own) with 7 wineries on the map: Buck Creek, … Continue reading
undercover wine
I don’t watch Undercover Boss that much but last night the CEO of Kendall-Jackson Vineyards was on so grapefriend had to watch. It was sooo good! We got to see the CEO, Rick Tigner, going undercover to try out all different jobs within the company and meet employees. We saw him bottling, labeling, and packing … Continue reading
drinking in downton abbey
Downton Abbey takes place in England, so you wouldn’t think you’d need an translator to watch it. But when it comes to wine speak, you might! Check out Anna’s speech to Molesley as she tells him about what wines to serve as they go through dinner prep: ANNA Mr. Carson likes to serve two white … Continue reading
friend request: romorantin
One of my New Year’s resolutions was to try a new grape at least once a month. This month was a great one: Romorantin! Maybe the dead of winter in NYC isn’t the time you normally think about eating oysters, but not us. We started out with a bottle of Muscadet, a crispy and briny … Continue reading
beverly bling bling
There are few reality show characters who irk me more than the wedding planner on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. I can’t believe people would actually pay this guy to come and annoy them for weeks or possibly months of planning. Even Lisa seemed to think he was sketch at times. One wedding detail I … Continue reading
the adventures of grapenut at happy hour!
grapenut grabbed some bub for happy hour at Mumm. Soooo pretty. Continue reading
gisele grabs grapes for football
As we all know, I’ve been on a mission to make it acceptable to drink good wine during games, if that’s your preference over beer (ohhh yeah). Progress: very little. Last time I asked what kind of wine they had at Blondie’s, I was told “red or white.” But you know who’s with me on … Continue reading
the adventures of grapenut, day 2!
grapenut is still rolling in wine country, documenting his journey to torture us along the way. Here’s his photo journal from Duckhorn and Pine Ridge (Stags Leap Disctrict) in Napa. Continue reading
happy torture times two happy hour
So my other friend Berger is in Napa this weekend too, and now he’s sending me torturous texts and pictures of what he’s drinking. What’s a grapefriend to do stuck in snowy New York? At least it’s happy hour. Grapenut who you met earlier today gave me winery suggestions for Berger. But then Berger said … Continue reading
