The holidays are long over, but we look back on them happily – especially these people, who won the grapefriend #yoleaux contest! The holidays are a time for traditions, but I challenged people to do something they’ve never done before. The prize: an awesome Yoleaux shirt, tote bag, and chocolates from Wines of Bordeaux. I, … Continue reading
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grapefriend ginsburg reveals her nap wine
Everyone had quite the time pointing out that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dozed off during the State of the Union the other week. So then Ruth tells everyone that Justice Kennedy brought wine to the dinner they had before the SOTU and therefore she “wasn’t 100% sober.” Hilarious – because who doesn’t knock back a glass … Continue reading
scandal wine recap: no more bubbly, bitch
Liv is inching closer back to grapefriend status… Abby will walk us through the plot. Gladiator grapefriends, I don’t know about you but I definitely needed a big gulp after seeing Huck doing the grossest Huckiest of things possible. Also Liv’s been sold to Iran (allegedly…though I still think it’s her dad) so that’s, um, … Continue reading
mitten. flasks. exist.
Let’s just cut to the chase here: It is 9 degrees in NYC. Other parts of the east coast have 18 inches of snow that isn’t going anywhere any time soon. There is one thing that will save us all: MITTEN FLASKS. My friend Bobby pointed out that his friend on Instagram had just made … Continue reading
scandal wine recap: liv sort of betrays us
I had some grapey issues with this week’s episode, which I’ll get to. I did, however, think the plot was really good so let’s have Abby kick us off with that part. Olivia may not have gotten her grape on this week. But at least by the end of the episode she got a shower … Continue reading
super bowl of grapes: patriots vs seahawks
We’ll leave the debate about who should win the Super Bowl based on athletic skill to the sportscasters. At grapefriend, we discuss all important issues based on grapefriendiness. So let’s take a look at which team is the bigger grapefriend. patriots Exhibit #1: Former quarterback Drew Bledsoe makes Doubleback wine in his hometown Walla Walla, Washington, … Continue reading
scandal wine recap: spillgate
It’s been a long draught without Scandal these past few months – but this week it came back with the fury of a grapefriend denied their grapes! Let’s get to it with our plot recapper, Abby! Scandal is back, grapefriends, and it brought a whole lot of crazy to our TVs. Unfortunately this week did … Continue reading
super bowl bets: grapefriend style
For this year’s Super Bowl governors bet, they’re not even betting stuff to give to each other – it’s all being donated to food pantries (which is very nice) but the weird part is that they’ll do it “win or lose.” I get why they’re doing this – you can’t exactly get a food pantries hopes up … Continue reading
getting your grape on: juno style
Blizzards mean one thing and one thing only: getting to stay inside and drink wine! And from all the pics you tagged me in, looks like everyone’s Juno game was on point! Then when it’s all over, you get to go frolic in the snow! With bubbles of course. Continue reading
grapefriend’s 8 steps to blizzard preparedness
Juno is coming! Every year we get at least one apocalyptic snowmageddon, and to further freak people out they’re calling it potentially “historic.” Grapefriends don’t sweat it – it just means allowance to stay in a drink wine! I’ve shown you how we prep, for hurricanes, and blizzards are pretty much the same: 1) Flashlight and … Continue reading