Marlborough vs Napa. Marlborough won hands down!!! Love Heitz Cab, but this Sav Blanc didn’t have much going on compared to NZ. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2012
mad men: the coronation of megan
First of all, this is really delayed because I was on vacation and am just catching up on my Mad Men. So this one’s about the episode where Don and Joan went drinking and the other dude went chanting. It was getting really treacherous at the end because we were at like the 50-minute mark … Continue reading
this is what a wine blogger’s fridge looks like
Only room for essentials. And this doesn’t include the two wine fridges, or the reds on the floor that will definitely be prematurely aging in this heat! Continue reading
courtney loves wine
We all know Courtney Love has had her share of, uh, messy periods, but I am very jealous of this one story. “I’m not a big drinker, but Bono once gave me a bottle of Petrus in France. It gets you so stoned in a really opiated way, like you’d just taken a Vicodin. A … Continue reading
memorial day skate of wine!
This just happened. Skate of Wine. Venice Beach. So at Venice Ale House, you get to order samplers of wine and they serve it to you in an environmentally-apropos skateboard. I LOVE skaters and obv I love wine, so this was a slam dunk. They’ll choose the wines for you if you want, but that’s … Continue reading
happy pre-memorial day happy hour!
Love a good Cotes du Rhone rosé! Summer’s officially here! Continue reading
oh yeah, you blend
Went to an awesome event the other night, where we got to blend our own Sancerre wines! Winemaker Pierre-Jean Sauvion brought samples of four Sauvignon Blancs (the grape in Sancerre) from different soils. It’s sometimes embarrassing to admit, but I totally geek out about soil. The kind of soil you plant a grape in will … Continue reading
millennials are grapefriends!
I really hate the term “millennials” but that doesn’t mean I hate them. Here are a few awesome things I’ve learned in my grapey travels (aka research) that make my palate smile: they love wine “37% of Millennials say beer is their drink of choice, compared to 41% of Generation Xers. The shift is toward wine; … Continue reading
jimmy fallon’s cheeky wine
Jimmy Fallon debuted the cover of his new comedy album, which comes out this summer. He’s lounging by a fireplace, pants-less but drinking a glass of red wine. “It’s just a guy relaxing at home,” he said on his show. “He has a nice glass of wine. … Started listening to the album and his … Continue reading
mad men wine count – on vacation!
If you’re anxiously awaiting this week’s Mad Men Wine Count, it sadly isn’t happening today. I’m on vacation and will have to tally the glasses next week. Hope there’s lots to count! xoxo grapefriend Continue reading
