Grapefriends: meet grapenut! He likes wine, he likes fun and he likes torturing grapefriend when he’s in wine country and she isn’t. I get multiple daily texts all about the wineries he’s visiting and wines he’s drinking accompanied by notes like this: “In Glen Ellen, Sonoma today over my cousin’s and had a Pine Ridge … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2012
happy i hate berger happy hour
I hate people who don’t invite me to Napa and only text me pictures. I’m drinking Cab in New York and freezing my butt off! Continue reading
nfc championship winner!
It’s New York versus San Fran in the NFC Championship this weekend and we’ve got a winner already on grapefriend! We’re talking about New york Freaking Cuvees! San Francisco thinks it’s soooo cool with its Napa and Sonoma and 49 other overpriced wine places. But New York is making some damn good grape plays. My … Continue reading
cougars love wine
Have we ever heard of more awesome TV grapefriends than the “Cougar Town” people? No! The return date of Courteney Cox’s “Cougar Town” was just announced and it’s a doozy – Valentine’s Day, aka day when so many people grab the vino if they’re Valentine-less. Unless they don’t care about Valentine’s Day, in which case … Continue reading
lana del rey was maderized
So unless you haven’t been on any form of electronic device since Saturday, you’ve heard that Lana Del Rey kind of bombed on SNL. She had a ton of hype due to her 19+ mil views of her video on YouTube, and as we well know from the Bieb this kind of attention gets some … Continue reading
and the golden grape goes to…
Viola Davis! So she didn’t win Best Actress because of course Meryl Streep did. But she wins in our book for mouthing “Thank you” to the server as she got poured more Moet – her eye was on the prize! Congrats to our newest grapefriend! Continue reading
angie, brad and golden globe grapes
The Golden Globes is like grapefriend’s fave awards show, and we all know why! People get all graped up at their tables and it makes for a way more fun night to watch. Ever wonder what they’re drinking? Of course you do! Moet & Chandon has been the official Champagne for the Golden Globes for the … Continue reading
steak ‘n grape
Breaking News from fearless midwestern-turned-NYC reporters: the new Steak ‘n Shake serves wine! They also serve beer but who cares. So let’s take a look at this wine list: First we have a 2010 Bogle Chardonnay for $3.50. Bogle is barf. Plus I don’t want white wine with a burger. Scared. The second SnS offering is … Continue reading
globetrotting for grapes
The Post just did a fun little roundup of where stars want to travel this year. Lots of cool and interesting places made their lists, but we know they’re all jetting for one reason only: the wine! Here’s what they can drink while vacationing. george clooney “I’ll be back in Africa. Also, Lake Como, one of … Continue reading
gifting the royals with grapes
Kate Middleton celebrated her 30th birthday last night with a private dinner for a small group of friends. So far no details on what they ate or, more importantly, drank. Did they pop open some leftover Pol Roger champers from the wedding? Did they down some Casa Lapostolle Sav Blanc like they did the night before … Continue reading