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
Author Archives: grapefriend
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
nicole richie wines
I was pretty surprised when Nicole Richie got a boob job. She just didn’t seem like the type. But hey, some people just want more body I guess, either on their chest or in their glass. Body is the only aspect of wine that you use your sense of touch for as opposed to sight, … Continue reading
friend request: aglianico
Some common descriptors of wine can sound so gross. Who would normally want to drink liquid versions of leather, slate or forest floor? I actually love tasting all of those things in a glass now, but I get how it could sound like a total turnoff. That’s how I felt when someone told me I … Continue reading
hi, sweetie!
Americans apparently are developing a big fat sweet tooth. Not for candy or dessert, but for wine. Sweet wine trend #1: MOSCATO Moscato is one of the oldest grapes we know about, but it’s getting some modern love with sales doubling lately. I love a nice Moscato d’Asti after dinner every once in a while … Continue reading
employees who bring you dom
The second annual Champagne Day is October 28. I don’t really know what that means, but as I always say, any of these made-up wine celebration days is ok with me. So speaking of champagne, it looks like Joey – Rachel Zoe’s makeup artist who she convinced to move to LA while she was pregs … Continue reading
