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beaujolais – so bawdy!
join match.com, or just sample wines by the glass
I was out with someone the other night and he was confused by the very large wine menu. He was trying to decide between two wines so I told him to ask the bartender for samples of both. “You can’t do that!” he said. I asked the bartender and got the samples. My friend was … Continue reading
wine spa treatments, aka the biggest waste of wine grapes ever?
So I was perusing around the internet as grapefriend likes to do when not drinking wine, and I came across this Wine Enthusiast story about spa treatments from around the world that entail wine grapes. Idea being grapes have polyphenols that can trap free radicals and do all sorts of stuff like that for your … Continue reading
hurricane preparedness
The east coast is bracing for Irene. This, after we just had an earthquake (during which the only thing that got truly rocked was nerves). Thanks to everyone’s severe and successful attempts at freaking me out, I’ll be evacuating. If you’re sticking around, though, you don’t want to be caught unprepared. grapefriend suggests having the … Continue reading
michael bublé has a cute wine story
Words I never thought I’d say: I’m starting to really like Michael Bublé. First he did that funny restaurant skit with Jon Hamm on SNL and then I just read this on Wine Spectator’s site: “I bought a junior team called the Vancouver Giants, and for good luck, my grandpa brings his wine—he makes this … Continue reading
you deserve a grape today, east coast!
Earthquake in NYC??? That was nuts. I sure could use a drink – some STILL wine, please! And let’s make it one from Virginia since that’s where the epicenter was. But as one friend of mine just said, New York takes credit for everything! How about some Blenheim Vineyards wine? It’s in Charlottesville, VA and … Continue reading
felluga found!!!
When I was living in Rome I had the Livio Felluga Sauvignon Blanc one night and loved it. I hate when people say place-droppy shit like that – it’s so Jay McInerney in almost every one of his WSJ On Wine posts. But since it’s just true and relevant to what I’m writing about, I … Continue reading
happy happy hour!
Tavel rose soooo yummy! I suggested the Syrah for my friend and he loved. Plus, the colors are so complementary! Ahh, another successful and happy happy hour! Continue reading
fear is a corporate party
Scary #1: social events in my office lobby are so loud none of us can do work. Scary #2: they serve the worst wine ever. Scary #3: I usually still drink it. Scary #4: I’m not on the verge of vomiting from this $8 bottle for once. It’s a Cab from the Colchagua region of … Continue reading
