Adele cancelled her North America tour because she had to have surgery on her vocal cords, but The Smoking Gun just leaked the tour rider. Herewith, grapefriend’s fave items: She gets a bottle of the “very best quality red wine (Italian, Spanish or French)” in her dressing room. Then for her tour bus, she asks … Continue reading
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a very grapey gift guide!
Oooooooohhh I just love presents. Obviously, grapefriend’s favorites come in bottles but there are plenty of other fun holiday treats to try! stylin bottles Every time I look at these I just crack up – so random and whimsical!!! Great to warm up a bottle of red that you’ve been hauling out in the cold … Continue reading
GIANT wine discovery!
As a Giants fan, it’s been a painful football season for grapefriend. The reason, however, isn’t because of last night’s painful loss to the Packers or because they’re not killing it in their division (we’re actually doing ok, even if we’re not a lock by far for the playoffs). The reason is because we don’t … Continue reading
winemonds
I have to say, I’ve never drooled much over diamonds. I grew up on Breakfast at Tiffany’s and will point you to this scene that supports my stance: Salesman: IS THERE SOMETHING SPECIAL YOU HAD IN MIND? Fred: WELL, WE HAD CONSIDERED DIAMONDS, AND I DON’T WANT TO OFFEND YOU, BUT THE LADY FEELS THAT … Continue reading
best new artist buzz
So the Grammy noms came out yesterday and I have to say the Best New Artist category confused me quite a bit. Who ARE these people? grapefriend had to do some research not only on who they were but of course what their association with wine is in order to determine my vote. (Note: I … Continue reading
drink me: bodegas frontaura tempranillo
grape: Tempranillo producer: Bodegas Frontaura, Dominio de Valdecasa country: Spain region: Toro – a badass region where grapes get concentrated from the intense heat and Tempranillo’s called “Tinta de Toro” year: 2006 price: $22 yum factors: blackberry/raspberry along with some tobacco, leather and cocoa all mixing up into a rich, deep wine with good tannins … Continue reading
you deserve a grape today, breaking dawn!
As Breaking Dawn passes the $200 million mark in its second week, there really isn’t any other movie that merits celebrating more. But what wine to toast with??? Here are a few points we should consider: red, not white While filming in Baton Rouge, R Pats and K Stew often went to a local wine … Continue reading
happy barolo happy hour!
Beni di Batasiolo Barolo 2006 while the veal ragu simmers! Yummy black cherry and tobacco. Continue reading
mila & me: GFF (grapefriends forever)
Mila Kunis is on the cover of the latest GQ, and in the accompanying story she tries to make the cold-ridden writer better with a homemade remedy: Kunis starts making us hot tea when she gets a better idea. “Let’s get some Cabernet going,” she says. “It’ll make you feel better and it will make … Continue reading
wines i’m thankful for
As we contemplate what we’re all thankful for on this Thanksgiving, I think it’ll come as no surprise that grapefriend is thankful for wine! Here are a few I’ve been most thankful for sipping this year. chateauneuf du pape – a little bit of everything, a lot of amazing What I love about the CdP … Continue reading
