One of my favorite things ever is Inniskillin’s ice wine. It’s berry and syrupy-sweet but super elegant and silky. You serve it cold (though not over ice, despite its name) and then just sit back and enjoy the yumness. I recently served it to a few friends after dinner and their eyes just lit up …
Most hilarious episode of Mad Men ever. But what isn’t funny at all is that we’ve now had two weeks in a row without a drop of wine! At first I thought the Drapers had some sort of ferris wheel of fun where wine bottles were placed on a round rack in their kitchen. That …
Oh hey, have you heard? Prince Harry’s in the US. The Daily Beast is doing rolling updates on his every move which is hilarious. Grapefriend is heart-warmed at all the pics of him visiting soldiers and stuff, but come on, all we really care about is the wine he was served at the British Embassy …
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis spent this past weekend in Jerez, the Spanish town where sherry is made. The Daily Mail said he’s “clutching a bottle of what looked like red wine” – good lord, please call grapefriend before printing these things. They’re in Jerez, and the bottle clearly says “Cream” on it which means …
In the 50s, Jack Cakebread had a car repair business, Cakebread’s Garage. But he’d also studied with photographer Ansel Adams and, in 1972, was hired to take wine country photos for a book. While snapping pictures in Napa, Jack visited some old family friends and wound up buying their property. Cakebread Cellars was born. Now it’s an iconic …
I just went down a really weird hole looking at wine-related Hey Girl memes. And since Ryan Gosling‘s not making any movies for a while, these should tide you over. I swear I’m not even into Ryan Gosling, but these just started making me laugh. Clearly we need a new meme “Hey Grapefriend.” follow @grapefriend on Twitter …
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Well spring finally sprang – and so did a lot of corks. It was a crazy month so let’s get right to it! LOVE when people tag me in Mouton pics because I’m obsessed with seeing all the artist-created labels! Looove that Marie-Laure discovered Kerner – such a great crisp white from Alto Adige. Lillet … Continue reading »
Based on the bubble-filled promo pics, we’d expect nothing less. At last night’s Gatsby premeire, people drank a lot of bubbly. Champagne? Oh no, they got some Ferrari Metodo Classico. I actually put this in my Cosmo bubbly story (check it here) and thought I told you guys about it but I never did. It’s … Continue reading »
grape: Carmenere – usually super inky and thick, but this one’s lightened up with 30% Merlot producer: Inama country: Italy region: Colli Berici DOC zone, east of the Soave area year: 2009 yum factors: This has that cocoa and a touch of black pepper that Carmenere usually has, but it’s so much lighter and softer with the dark plum from the … Continue reading »
So prior to the MLK assassination plotline, we were at the advertising awards thingy and Megan was packin’. She sipped her Champagne (which, as a reminder, does not count in the wine count), but after that there was very little drinking – of grapes or even cocktails. Even Don wasn’t drinking in the office, though then … Continue reading »
Rihanna posted these pics on Instagram late Friday night. She may be wily about not showing the label, but I can 90% tell it’s Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio. Singers’ backstage riders BAFFLE me. She’s a platinum artist and all she has is a $22 wine. True, maybe this wasn’t on her rider and was just … Continue reading »
