If you’re not following grapefriend on Twitter, you may have missed these great grapey gems this week!
No seriously, these people sell an abalone Grenache Blanc for $25:
It’s not the abalone farm I went to but obsessed that they have their own wine: Chateau d’Abalone! @giovannisfish giovannisfishmarket.com/fish/Chateau-d…
— grapefriend (@grapefriend) March 22, 2013
My Glossi friends needed some spring wine suggestions and of course grapefriend was at the ready! Look for a spring wine post and a Glossi on it soon!
@glossi not only is #winewednesday a big deal for grapefriends we love lots for spring: Grenache Blanc, Gruner Veltliner, Beaujolais & rosé!
— grapefriend (@grapefriend) March 21, 2013
Went to go hear Jancis Robinson, one of the world’s most renowned wine critics, speak at the 92nd St Y on Wednesday. Little did I know that morning she basically tried to steal my job wine-writing for Cosmo by suggesting some grapes to Cosmo’s editor in chief! 😉
Haha Jancis trying to nab my job! @joannacoles @jancisrobinson cc: @abbygardner @kgreenpr
— grapefriend (@grapefriend) March 21, 2013
This was an interesting article about how people’s expectations of a wine (like what grape it is or how much it costs) can inform what they taste in a wine. All I’ll say is blind tasting is hard, y’all.
wine expectation: 54 ppl thought white wine with a few drops of added food coloring was actually red wine @lifehacker lifehacker.com/5990737/why-we…
— grapefriend (@grapefriend) March 19, 2013
Some people slag celeb wines, but apparently some aren’t bad at all.
Celeb mktg may be good or bad but legit wine sources said Brad & Angie’s rosé, Yao Ming’s Cab & Ommegang’s Game of Thrones beer are all good
— grapefriend (@grapefriend) March 22, 2013
And last, definitely holding Gary Eberle to this next time I see him:
@grapefriend Next time! 😉
— Eberle Winery (@EberleBoar) March 18, 2013
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