Happy weekend for grapefriend – I went to a place where they had wines and beers right next to each other on tap. The wine on tap trend has been around for a little bit, but I just hadn’t personally seen it in effect. Yes, there are those places where they have bottles in cold … Continue reading
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you deserve a grape today, NFL fans!
The ridiculousness is over – no lockout!!! I really didn’t think it would happen but at some point these past few months all the football experts in my life were genuinely scared it would, so I bended to their fear. But me and the NFL now prevail!!!!!! Fans deserve a drink for sweating this all … Continue reading
everything coming up rosés
It’s my favorite time of year: summer. That means a) I’m not freezing my ass off and b) I drink a lot more rosé. I’ll drink rosé sometimes during the rest of the year, but it never feels totally right. It’s weird, because I’ve even started drinking a lot more whites in the winter but for … Continue reading
eat badly, drink well!
Last week I was quoted in an article in the Wall Street Journal. It was no big deal. HAHA, totally kidding, it was AWESOME. It was a fun article about junk food and drink pairings, and the quote they used of mine was about how I love Diet Coke and pizza. This is 100% true, … Continue reading
keep it clean, kids
I just read about this new study that tried to figure out how Millennials (hate that term) drink wine. It was done by the Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State University, and the awesomest things to come out of it were the random comments. People said they like to drink wine while hiking, reading and … Continue reading
screw this
Screw caps are not the devil. By which I mean they are no indication of a bad wine. Tons of wines are switching away from corks these days, something I used to think meant “here’s some liquid puke in a bottle.” Not so any more. Sort of like how Justin Timberlake used to be in … Continue reading
happy happy hour!
beach edition! 2010 Domaine Houchart Cotes de Provence Continue reading
this sounds top cheffy and cool
My friend is casting a new chef competition show, so I’m helping her out! Magical Elves who does Top Chef and Project Runway (LOVE them) is looking for professional chefs of all levels in LA, NY, San Francisco, Chicago and Austin. Here’s the blurb, good luck!: FROM MAGICAL ELVES, THE PRODUCERS OF BRAVO’S EMMY AWARD-WINNING … Continue reading
a very super market
I don’t know how I missed this story, but some 23-year-old girl in France was in a supermarket last month and tried to change the bar code on two bottles of Petrus, switching the price of about €2,300 per bottle with €2.50 labels. Apparently label switching is common in France, especially during “foires aux vins” … Continue reading
you deserve a grape today, america!
America’s getting its grape due today basically just because it rules. We’re free, and though this country may have its flaws it’s my favorite place ever. Wine-wise it might be decades behind the Old World, but man has it done a lot in its short vine-growing time. Napa Cabs, Oregon Pinots (Noir & Gris), Washington … Continue reading
