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
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drinking in a winter wonderland
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
a classic gentleman and his killer wine
“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
champagne party nails
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
brad pitt be stealing some wine names
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
so, uh, maybe justin didn’t have bad wine at his wedding
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
getting your turkey grape on!
The gluttony is over. And when you’re a grapefriend, that means gluttony of grapes! Looks like everyone drank very well on Thanksgiving – nicely done, grapefriends! We did our Fiacre grower champagne, Breggo Pinot Gris and this Wolffer Meritage (2007, decanted but still felt young). Abby and Lauren in New York rocked some Sauvignon Blanc … Continue reading
happy turkey happy hour
Happy Thanksgiving!!! I’m thankful for this amaaaaazing grower Champagne! Ohhhhh so yummy with caviar and salmon apps. #thankful Continue reading
wine brine – we’re doing it!
Ok, so we’re very excited to wine our turkey – aka, brine as other people say, but those people aren’t grapefriends and are missing the point. Traditionally, we never do this but after I wrote about Martha’s winey recipe we decided to give it a go. First, here’s what brining does – it sounds very … Continue reading
thankful for these grapes
Do you know why the Pilgrims were so awesome? The Mayflower was used mostly as a cargo ship in the trade of goods (often wine) between England and France. Wikipedia says so! So what wine did they drink at the first Thanksgiving? Well here’s the basic rule about Thanksgiving food and wine pairing: there is … Continue reading
