Maybe you know this guy – he’s a chef and has a bunch of shows on Food Network, like Tyler’s Ultimate and The Great Food Truck Race. But like any good chef, he knows what’s most important – wine! Went to a tasting of his 5 wines last night. He makes three limited-production ones: TF … Continue reading
grape: 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Sangiovese, 22% Syrah. producer: B Cellars. I also had their Sauvignon Blanc (yum) and their Sangiovese (good, but I’m not the world’s biggest Sangio fan) country: USA region: Napa year: 2009 yum factors: Cab/Sangiovese is the classic pairing in Super Tuscans. Cab gives bold black cherry, and the SG adds grit and … Continue reading
Love this: Wine Spectator is doing a running count of what kind of bubbly baseball teams are spraying in the locker room when they win. I don’t watch baseball unless the Yankees are in the playoffs, mostly because I devote enough of my time and gray hair to football. But I love a good grapefriend … Continue reading
We were telling my nephews how funny The Jerk is this weekend. It reminded me of one of my favorite grapefriendy scenes: Once he gets rich from the Opti-Grab glasses, Steve Martin gets a bottle of Chateau Latour at a restaurant – it’s a Premier Cru Bordeaux, arguably one of the best wines in the world. Waiter: … Continue reading
So last night I’m hanging at this WSJ Magazine event at Burberry for the launch of The Britain watch. I was happy enough just sipping on my Veuve when I heard there were Giants on premises: cornerbacks Prince Amukamara and Justin Tryon. Well of course I had to meet them, and they were really lovely … Continue reading
So now that I’ve stayed at a wine hotel, I might need to move into a wine apartment building. They’re doing one in Tokyo, something called the Shibuya Shinsen Wine Apartment Project that’s slated to be done next September. Only 18 rentals apartments in the building, and grapefriendy features include: wine cellar with capacity for 10,000 bottles for … Continue reading
BEREFT that September is over, but so many grapefriends sent me pics of what they were drinking all month. The memories will warm me as we head into cold climes… William in Boston texted me: “Dear grapefriend, I’m drinking Gruner Veltliner.” That made me happy enough, but then two days later he sent me this … Continue reading
There’s incredibly conflicting research about wine and health, in all categories. I read a lot of it and usually wind up confused and/or annoyed. But last week my doctor asked me the routine “How much do you drink a week?” – being grapefriend, I have a bit more of an explanation about why I have … Continue reading
To be honest, there are better “pink” wines I could recommend you drink (namely, any rosé). But every year for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Sutter Home does Capsules for Hope. When you send in your capsule or twist-off cap receipt, they’ll donate a dollar to City of Hope to help find a cure. This year, … Continue reading
