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absolutely fabulous fridge!
As we await the new episodes of AbFab, let’s pay homage to two of the best characters and champagne lovers ever on Global Champagne Day! Truly there is no better symbol of anyone’s love for the bubbles than the champagne fridge in Eddy’s kitchen. It was put in after Patsy started a fire in the … Continue reading
label love
Fashion blogs have all been reporting on the new designer wine labels coming out this fall, and I love that wine’s getting all this chichi press! First we have Karl Lagerfeld designing one for Château Rauzan-Ségla’s 350th anniversary. This is a Bordeaux that’s classified as a Second growth, which means it’s one level under the … Continue reading
football face-off
The Jets and Chargers are facing off today, but here at grapefriend we’ve got more important comparisons to make than just Sanchez vs Rivers. Namely, whose wine is more ring-worthy? We already know that there are many gridiron grapefriends, so let’s check out each of these team’s offerings to see who gets the W in this … Continue reading
burning bubbles
I’ve never been to any festival in the desert, including Coachella. If I’m going to a grimy, heat-filled and crowded all-day jam fest, I want to leave at the end of the day, shower well and kick back in style with some refreshing champs. Apparently, I can now do that at Burning Man of all … Continue reading
royal fuel
Why are Kate and Wills so happy here? 1) they just got married 2) they’re royal and absurdly rich 3) they’re thinking about sexy Harry 4) their car runs on wine!!!!!! NUMBER 4! NUMBER 4! Prince Charles turned his Aston Martin (the one that K&W drove from Buckingham Palace after they got hitched) into a … Continue reading
drink me: cloudline pinot noir
grape: Pinot Noir producer: Cloudline country: USA region: Oregon, Willamette Valley year: 2008 price: $18 yum factors: Loooove Pinots from Willamette Valley. Ripe dark cherries, a little more weighty and complex than other US Pinots which can either be thin and boring or way too inelegant. I had this at a blind tasting and kept … Continue reading
nailing that wine scent
This is just random and odd. Gallo came out with nail wraps that you stick to your nails, and when you rub them they give off scents of their Merlot Rosé (which, according to them, is ripe plum, blueberry and hints of cranberry). A marketing person from Gallo explained: Quote #1: “Nail wraps are the … Continue reading
Happy I needed this Happy Hour
Someone’s rocking the goblet. And I deserve it. Continue reading
so grateful (dead) for wine
I’m getting a little tired of musicians coming out with wines, but here comes the Grateful Dead wine and who’s going to argue with that? There are already J. Garcia wines made by the winemaker from Clos Du Bois that came out about 8 years ago, and there’s also a line of red wines from … Continue reading
