I’ve taken amazing trips this year. Luckily, when I was bringing back wine I was able to do it without stressing about breaking bottles because I had some awesome accessories. And at high-travel holiday time, we could all use the same assurance. Even when you’re not starring in your own version of Planes, Trains and Automobiles, … Continue reading
David Wilson is MAKING our afternoon. 155 yards, two plays, one touchdown. Screams all around. Wine for Wilson. Continue reading
Hitchcock just opened today, and apparently Alfred was a huge grapefriend. Just a few examples: • In 1928, he made a silent film called Champagne. • When Mel Brooks came out with High Anxiety, a parody of Hitchcock movies, Hitchcock actually loved it and sent him a case of 1961 Château Haut-Brion magnums. (Note: I’ll happily spoof … Continue reading
Huge month of everyone getting their grape on! We had a lot of grapefriends drinking some good grapes with their turkey, but holiday drinking is never included in the Grapefriend of the Month competition. So here’s what everyone drank every other day in November, at least the ones they tagged me in… Stephanie in Aurora, … Continue reading
The Palace confirmed this morning that Kate’s pregnant, and it’s been a social media bombardment ever since (the Royal Fetus even already has its own Twitter account). So even though she can’t be graping it up for the next few months, I can already hear the rest of the royals and every tabloid magazine popping … Continue reading
I’m really racking up things I like about winter this season. Today’s love is that you can keep your Champagne chilled in the snow. The Great Outdoors is such a grapefriend. Happy holidays, happy winter, happy bubbly! Continue reading
“My father was a classic gentleman.” This is what Bernard Portet said about his dad, who was the technical director at Château Lafite in Bordeaux back int he day, while we tasted his wines. Well, the grape doesn’t fall far from the vine. Bernard is French, charming (obviously), and a Napa legend who has made amazing … Continue reading
There are very few good things about winter, but one of them is that it’s Clicquot in the Snow time! We kicked it off tonight with a champagne mani party. I got my nails done in Veuve gold – not really, it was Chanel Delight but Veuve is delightful so it feels like it should … Continue reading
Apparently it’s wedding week on grapefriend. Not really, but it’s the second wedding-related post in a row. Anyway, last night Brad Pitt said that his wedding to Angelina Jolie might happen soon. “The time is nigh…it’s soon,” was his exact quote to People. “I got a good feeling about it.” He also said that his … Continue reading
I may have previously thought that Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel drank shitty wine at their wedding (see: “Justin Timberlake probably drank shitty wine at his wedding“). But the evidence at that point seemed to be clear. Anyway, it has come to my attention that Justin and Jessica made their own custom blend for their … Continue reading
