I have to interrupt Rosé Week for one very important post: One of my favorite movies of all time turns 17 today – a year older than Cher herself! There are so many genius lines by Amy Heckerling, but being grapefriend I’d like to highlight the one wine mention: CHER: Do you want something to … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2012
fun with rosé labels
Lately I’ve been thinking about wine labels – good ones and sucky ones. It shouldn’t matter what’s on the label, but since it happens (really often) that you’re buying something in the store you’ve never tried, you do sort of go by the label. And the cliché about judging a book by its cover is … Continue reading
drink me: fab french rosés
Maybe some of you have been waiting all week for French rosé day, but grapefriend doesn’t roll like that. Still, most people just think France when they think rosé and with good reason: it produces most of the world’s rosé, and the pink juice actually outsells white wine in France. Provence is the major player, as it produces … Continue reading
drink me: spiffy spanish rosados
First, let’s get the vocab lesson out of the way: in Spain, rosé is called rosado. (It’s rosé in America and France, and rosato in Italy.) Second, let’s discuss how awesome Spanish rosados are: amazing, incredible, yummy! They tend to be darker in color, and full of ripe, juicy red berry flavors. (And btw, that doesn’t mean … Continue reading
i feel like makin’… rosé
Apparently there’s quite a bit of misconception about how rosé wine is made, so of course grapefriend is here to clarify it all for you. The three ways you can make this delicious stuff is as follows: common way Red grapes are crushed and the skins usually stay in contact with the juice for a … Continue reading
drink me: awesome american rosé
Unlike other countries which usually have one or two primary grapes that they make rosé from, the US accepts all different kinds of grapes! Highly recommend experimenting and taking note of what grape it’s made from if you like it. The quality can vary a bit with the American rosés, so take a few bottle … Continue reading
rosé week – it’s here! it’s here!
It has been a ROUGH month – the rosé sampling required for grapefriend to do Rosé Week is just exhausting! The things I go through to bring you good info. But obviously, I freaking love rosé. I read that other people love it because it’s décontractée, which means laid back and casual. Like you’re drinking it in … Continue reading
drink me: south african goodies
So last night we were going out with a big group, and someone had made a reservation at a South African restaurant. “Ballsy!” I thought, since who knew if everyone would like it. But grapefriend was very excited because I knew what I was in for – some awesome South African wines! When some initial bubbly … Continue reading
rosé week has been delayed due to massive sampling still needed
The club can’t even handle me right now. See ya next week, Rosé Week! Continue reading
happy standard happy hour
Domaine Vissoux, Beaujolais – great summer red. Ignore the ice cube – it’s hot, yo, and the wine was outside temp! Don’t leave Wardy Loo! Continue reading
