Sooo excited about my very first post for Cosmo! Did a fun one about what bubbly you should pop on New Year’s based on your Resolutions, which I know everyone will stick to… Lots of fun suggestions if you’re searching for your perfect sparkler for the night! Check them all out here: http://www.cosmopolitan.com/food/party-ideas/champagne-recommendations Tweet us … Continue reading
For best-of lists, most people get all well, well, well look at the old amazing wines I drank, 1000’s of dollars worth, and say stuff like “it’s drinking well now.” That’s not really grapefriend though. Partly because I don’t have the money, partly because you probably don’t either, partly because sometimes I love non-expensive wine. … Continue reading
For those of you travelling out of DC today, here’s a little silver lining: the Starbucks at Dulles now serves wine (and reportedly LAX is getting one next year). In non-airport land, these “Starbucks Evenings” places are now in LA, Atlanta, Portland, and Chicago. The variety is actually really good; they all have one sparkling, … Continue reading
grape: Pinot Noir producer: Wrath, named after the wrath of Juno that sent Aeneas wandering the Mediterranean in Vergil’s Aeneid. They say, “One can argue that we see such fury in both the might of nature and the passion of art.” And there’s passion in this wine for sure. country: USA region: Monterey year: 2009 yum factors: Whoa! Great dried cranberry … Continue reading
Now that Fizzmas is over, we return to our usual favorite topic – wine (of the non-sparkling kind)! The latest news is that Jeff Koons designed the newest Mouton-Rothschild label. Mouton is a first-growth Bordeaux that has been commissioning cool artists to do their labels since 1945, so Koons joins a club that includes Warhol, Dali, … Continue reading
We made it! 12 Days of Fizzmas officially ends tonight (at least for this year) and we’re ringing it out amazingly, with this Laurent Perrier Grand Siècle. This Champagne’s half Chardonnay and half Pinot Noir and all from Grand Cru villages. It’s uniquely made from three great vintages (rather than just the normal single vintage), so it doesn’t … Continue reading
Think you’ve been popping some good bubbles for the holidays? Here are the Rich Kids of Instagram to best you at Fizzmas. I have to point out that we’re a little light on the world’s most expensive: Bollinger Blanc de Noirs Vieilles Vignes Francaises (average $813), Krug Clos Du Mesnil ($1,072), Krug Clos d’Ambonnay ($2,642). Such Scrooges… Maybe they’re saving … Continue reading
