Robert Mondavi always said that sharing wine and food with friends and family is one of life’s greatest pleasures – who wouldn’t agree with that! Today would’ve been his 100th birthday, so there have been lots of events in honor of it since he is largely responsible for forming Napa Valley’s reputation, which basically served … Continue reading »
After last night’s wine-drinking on Mad Men, I can be summed up like this: How I feel when no one drinks wine on Mad Men https://t.co/Z1TGpuCw5h — grapefriend (@grapefriend) June 17, 2013 Megan had ample opportunity to pop a cork when they came home from the movies; instead she just gave Don grief for pouring … Continue reading »
If you’re not following grapefriend on Twitter, you may have missed these juicy grapes: I was interviewed by Bon Appetit about one of my favorite grapefriendy posts – the Mad Men wine count! Screw Don and his Old Fashioneds – we got grapes! We also played a fun game matching the characters to different types of … Continue reading »
So excited for The Bling Ring, since I’m obsessed with Sofia Coppola movies. And here she is drinking wine with my other favorite modern director, Wes Anderson! As if I didn’t think she was awesome enough just from her movies, her dad named both a bubbly and a rosé after her. Major grapefriend jealousy! If … Continue reading »
So Naomi Watts’ brother Ben debuted his rosé last night in NYC and ordered the sickest sunset as his backdrop. A limited run of 8,000 bottles will be sold at wineawesomeness.com, $18 each. It’s from Rioja and very light, like strawberry water. But I like how they say in their descrip that it’s “Perfect with everything, especially tans.” … Continue reading »
So Cameron Diaz is shooting a new movie called The Other Woman. She plays a woman who finds out her boyfriend is married and and then teams up with his wife to get revenge on him, but then he’s even cheating on them with Kate Upton, or something like that. Sounds dumb, and to make it worse … Continue reading »
The whole episode was causing me a lot of anxiety because wine didn’t make an appearance until the last scene. Torture! But then it made up for it. First, I don’t like how they’re manipulating me into liking Megan by having her drink wine all the time. It’s obvious and shameless. But I mean, it … Continue reading »
A little Barolo as we prep the veal saltimbocca! I don’t usually drink Italian reds but Barolo (made from the Nebbiolo grape) is good. Also, very expensive. For my own palate I’d usually buy another red for the price but people do go crazy over them. Medium body for a red, tart cherry, and great … Continue reading »
So here’s a fun one for Friday: Spirit Airlines is now serving wine in a can. It’s from some wine company called Friends Just Wine. As if canned wine doesn’t sound bad enough, it comes in barfy flavors like Grape Melon (um, yeah, all wine is “grape”) and Strawberry Moscato. Apparently cans are easier to … Continue reading »
Love bourbon, so any good cocktail made with it usually makes me happy. This one’s delicious and a little sweet – though not overly so – due to said bourbon and some maple syrup. Such a pretty party for the launch last night! Town and Country yummy cocktail and gorge party @tandcmag vine.co/v/b3LP0WO9bqg — grapefriend … Continue reading »
