I listen to holiday songs all December long. I’m partial to jazz versions, although this season I’ve also been all about “Christmas in Hollis.” But there’s a version for every tune-taste out there, just like there’s a style of bubbly to match each song! Jingle Bell Rock: fun and fizzy Prosecco, like LaLuca. Such a great value … Continue reading
Last month, the Marlins forked over a landmark contract to Giancarlo Stanton: 13 years for a reported $325 million. Kind of a lot of money. And no better reason to celebrate. After signing, Stanton headed to FDR nightclub at the Delano in Miami and got his hands on a methuselah (a large format equal to 8 bottles in … Continue reading
It’s Fizzmas! We’ll be covering all things bubbly this week so pop your corks and enjoy. Baz Luhrmann, director of Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge, and his costume designer wife Catherine Martin did a collaboration series called Baz Dazzled with Barneys for the holidays. Included are all sorts of things you don’t need but … Continue reading
Starting early because it’s Friday, because it’s the holidays, because life is good! Villa Sandi Rosé Prosecco is hitting the spot. Continue reading
It’s back! Your guide to all the grapiest gifts, fit to be gifted to you or yours. jingle bell wine stopper Adorable – it actually jingles! The perfect little happy sound when you’re re-opening a bottle. $24 from C Wonder here. wine sriracha Most people pair wine with food – these grapefriends put it right in … Continue reading
Aside from summer, it’s the most wonderful time of year – because you get to give and receive great bottles of wine! Based on some of my favorite bottles of 2014, here’s what to give or what to tell everyone to give you (there are 12 total so you can make a whole case out of them!). for … Continue reading
My knowledge of kosher wine used to begin and end with Manischewitz. I’ve never even had it, but from what I’ve heard it’s a heavy, syrupy wine that no grapefriend in their right mind would really want to drink. Luckily, a few weeks ago I went to a tasting of Covenant wines which are all … Continue reading
When I posted this pic of me in this Yoleaux shirt on top of the Dolomites, people went crazy (the scenery and the wine didn’t hurt either). What a shirt, and what a day hiking in the clouds. I actually got the shirt from Wines of Bordeaux, who made them as a super fun play … Continue reading
grape: Trebbiano di Lugana. Trebbiano is one of the most widely planted grapes in the world because it’s used for cognac, but there are lots of subtypes and a crazy amount of confusing information about all their genetics. Anyway, the Lugana type is from that region in Italy. producer: Ottella country: Italy region: Lugana, in the Veneto region. A small … Continue reading
Another Movember came to an end yesterday. As men across the land shaved off their staches, Franciscan wine was there to applaud them with wine. So of course I was, too. Guys filed into Spiff, grabbed a glass, and waited for their time in the chair. Surprisingly, a few of them said they grew attached … Continue reading
