I love a good egg hunt, but I don’t like hunting for good wine and I know you don’t either. So here’s grapefriend’s handy guide to what to drink with some traditional Easter foods. honey spiral ham This is probably the biggest Easter staple. And with a honey-baked one the sweetness mixes so yummily with … Continue reading
Ok we’re rockin’ some Weimer Riesling, Frenzy Sav B, Flowers Chard. Continue reading
At this point, any Easter bunny who knows me knows that I’d prefer wine over jellybeans in my basket. This is now sort of happening. People have started using these concrete, egg-shaped tanks for fermentation and aging wine. They’re supposed to be better for winemaking: while the wine is fermenting, the juice naturally moves up the … Continue reading
grape: Riesling (good for Easter ham, stay tuned for more reco’s this week) producer: Josef Leitz country: Germany region: Rheingau year: 2010 price: $16 yum factors: I’ve been having so many sweet Rieslings lately that this was really refreshing. The importer’s website went on and on about how it’s so dry, but for me there … Continue reading
I don’t watch this Shahs of Sunset show on the regular, but I recently caught a repeat of the one where Reza throws a Champagne party. So for that alone, grapefriend is a fan. I like Reza’s style. First of all, he drinks cocktails and serves people champagne in his office. Second, he decides to throw … Continue reading
There are only two things I like about Megan: 1) her insane wardrobe 2) she was the only person who drank wine last night Megan did have some perspicacity in this episode about Betty just wanting to find a reason to keep calling Don, but in general I find the old guy/new young wife storylines … Continue reading
More rose mmmm… Continue reading
I’ll admit I’m not a Hello Kitty fanatic, but I know a lot of people are. I don’t totally get it but it’s just a fact I’ve stopped questioning, like why some people tolerate or even like mayonnaise. Anyway, yummy Ladurée just came out with limited-edition Hello Kitty macarons (though they aren’t even shaped like … Continue reading
Chateau Bellevue La Foret rose. Let summer kick off! Continue reading
Let me state my allegiances very clearly: 1) the Giants and 2) Mark Sanchez. Damn, I can call ’em. Why? I need to just let the Post relay this sad tale: Tim Tebow has only just become a Jet, but the Florida-bred backup quarterback has already earned his own namesake table at Philippe New York. … Continue reading
