When I think of spring, my trends revolve around light, refreshing wines. But for a style expert, it’s all about fashion. And so it is for my friend Amy Tara Koch, who had the brilliant idea of throwing a dinner party based on spring fashion trends. She called me to do the wine pairings and … Continue reading
When Obama got to Japan, Emperor Akihito told him, “You have a very hard job.” Then he took him to dinner at the Jiro Dreams of Sushi place and also poured him some really, really awesome wine at the state dinner last night. Kudos to the way emperors do business! So at this state dinner, they kicked things off … Continue reading
MMM: Moniker wine. Mendocino region. Morrell Wine Bar pork tacos. YUM Continue reading
It’s our final Scandal wine recap (so sad), and Abby’s back with deep and meaningful insight into the inner workings of this show as grapefriend plies her with wine. First, let me just say that grapefriend sure knows how to throw the BEST #ScandalFinale party in town. We had goblets of wine and more popcorn than … Continue reading
Tonight’s the Scandal finale, and any good gladiator grapefriend will be grabbing their glass and pouring out copious amounts of red wine. Here are a few essential tips for your viewing party: most importantly, what WINE to drink??? Red, red, and then some more red. And good red. Olivia has mentioned drinking Bordeaux (love, but it … Continue reading
So everywhere I went in Washington I kept seeing a musical theme – in wines, in wineries. At Gorman Winery in Woodinville, they have a bunch of guitars hanging on the wall. In fact, Black Sabbath was playing as we walked in and sampled some wines straight from the barrel. Chris wants to start a metal band and … Continue reading
In a land where almost every guy wears Carhartt (I didn’t know what it was til I went there either), they’re making some good wine. We tried a ton when we visited Walla Walla and Red Mountain AVAs during the week. Then we headed to Seattle for the weekend to hit up Taste Washington, a huge event full of … Continue reading
If you follow grapefriend on Twitter or Instagram, you saw all the wine fun we had in Washington state a few weeks ago. I love heading to wine regions I’ve never been to, learning about their whole deal and – obvs – tasting a ton of wine. Washington state had been on my list since they’re the third … Continue reading
The final season of Mad Men started last night (the first half anyway, since it’s split into two mini-seasons). Roger Sterling, for one, was ready – WITH WINE: @MadMen_AMC @MadMenSCP What business would that be? Wine, women and song? I’m ready… — Roger Sterling (@NYRogerSterling) April 11, 2014 Between Scandal, Game of Thrones, and now … Continue reading
Game of Thrones is back, and I think it may be giving Scandal a run for its money in the grape department. And although we never really know what Olivia Pope is drinking, I’m not even going to try to figure out what’s in Game‘s medieval goblets. So let’s just pretend it’s all Rhone varietals, … Continue reading
