Everyone’s been doing posts about what to drink on Thanksgiving. But here’s the truth: You can just drink whatever the eff you want. So if you were feeling like this about picking Thanksgiving wine: you should now just feel like this: Thanksgiving is a mishmash of a million foods – how could you possibly pair … Continue reading
Author Archives: grapefriend
bordeaux bottle quest
I recently went on an expedition for Bordeaux Wines to see how you could navigate wine store shelves to pick some great Bordeaux bottles for all different tastes. With over 40 appellations, Bordeaux can be a confusing wine region but it’s totally worth exploring to find the incredibly complex and extraordinarily delicious wines. whites Bordeaux wines are all about the … Continue reading
hop to your wine glass
It’s happy hour and maybe you’re distracted or maybe you’ve had many sips – have no fear, now everyone can keep track of their glass with these cute bunny ear glass markers. You can also liven things up and put them on the rim for real rabbit fun. (Actually, that would be great for Easter! … Continue reading
olive & poppy obsession
California wine country produces a ton of wine and food, but I like when it inspires non-wine products too – and Olive & Poppy has taken grapey accessories to the next level. Love their totes ($76) – spacious, rugged, and stylish with three cool grapefriendy features: 1) It has an inner attached wine pocket to … Continue reading
i hope you like jammin’ too
One of the best parts of being a houseguest is getting treated to a homemade breakfast. But any good grapefriend would never show up to the table empty-handed. We show up with the proper gifts that add a grapey touch to the meal. I mean you can have some regular blueberry jam, but what … Continue reading
gem of a wine cooler
It’s summer time, and that means getting invited to lots of fun things like BBQs, pool parties, and summer house weekends! Fun will be had and wine will be drunk, but you don’t want to show up to your host’s house empty handed. So this week we’re going to be giving some great grapey recommendations … Continue reading
randall grahm wants you to name a new grape!
Randall Grahm is one of the coolest winemakers. Not only does he do a ton of experimenting with his Bonny Doon wines, but he has a ton of fun with the names (like the 2013 I’m Not Drinking Any £#ƒ€!¢ Merlot!) and gives them whimsical labels with alien spaceships (full story on that here). He recently launched a crowdfunding … Continue reading
virginia wine camp adventures
You probably haven’t had a ton of wine from Virgina. Maybe you haven’t even had any. But with over 200 wineries and 7 AVAs, Virginia’s the 7th largest winemaking region in US and the 5th largest wine grape producer (not wine, but wine grapes). A lot of the wine produced there isn’t awesome, but a handful of … Continue reading
super summer dinner
Check out this excellent halibut I made! Was so easy too! Just butter and loads of black pepper on the halibut, then roast it over tomato slices and basil leaves. Recipe here but definitely add some fresh basil on top once it’s out of the oven! Perfectly paired with some crisp Sauvignon Blanc. This one … Continue reading
mick rock-s a wine pairing
Mick Rock is a British photographer who’s shot everyone from the Beatles to Blondie, and is still clicking away. In this new show On The Record With Mick Rock, Mick heads to the hometowns of musicians like Kings of Leon and The Flaming Lips to see what’s inspired them. Well aside from awesome music, we all know what … Continue reading