Had dinner with Joel Peterson, the founder and winemaker of Ravenswood. We tasted his 7 single-vineyard Zinfandels as well as the Icon from the 2009 vintage. My faves: Dickerson: this was the first one I tasted, and what I tasted was toothpaste! I couldn’t believe it since I had brushed my teeth over an hour … Continue reading
My dad said grapefriend has become very boring for him “because it’s all football!” Too bad, D, here’s one more! Football Week was officially last week, but I have to do this post because it obviously had a massive impact on lives. My worlds are colliding, my dreams are coming true: people are drinking wine while … Continue reading
This was a giveaway t-shirt at Marc Jacobs’ Fashion’s Night Out event last night. We hope at least the wine was good even if it was free! Continue reading
OK, so since last year quarterbacks got the love with this post, thought it was time to go a little wider. Yes, I just made a cheesy pun. But it works. So here are the top-ranked wide receivers and their appropriate grapey pairing! calvin johnson, lions Calvin’s like minimum 100 yards per game – big … Continue reading
They’re serving Gnarly Head wine at the US Open. My friend sent me this pic of her juice, and she was not in love. This is a friend who only drinks red wine, and I’m trying to get her to be more open to white 1) because some are phenomenal and 2) for moments like … Continue reading
With all the athletes and coaches who love wine you really have to wonder why fans always drink beer. Last Football Week we heard about a ton of past NFL dudes who now make their own wine, plus we know those three former Packers dig their Napa Cab. But the gridiron grapefriends just keep pouring in … Continue reading
As we know, Peyton Manning isn’t exactly a grapefriend. That distinction belongs to one Manning only, and that is Eli, two-time Super Bowl winner. But could things be changing??? First, I saw this pic on Twitter with the caption: “Peyton Manning’s wine locker at my hotel haha #cooool” I didn’t get any more details from … Continue reading
Fall has sort of officially kicked off, which brings back one of my favorite things on grapefriend: FOOTBALL WEEK! This week will be chock full of football grapefriends and tons of other grapeball goodies. That said, last season took a LOT out of grapefriend. Even though my team won the Super Bowl, it wasn’t an … Continue reading
After a VERY labor-intensive Labor Day, which involved baking cinnamon rolls from scratch, hiking and yard work, we earned a well-deserved cocktail hour. Despite the fact that we were toiling away in the Berkshires, we celebrated with some North Fork Wolffer rosé and some B Cellars Sauvignon Blanc from Napa. All good with our cheese … Continue reading
And the grapes just keep on coming. Especially if you’re Amy, who wins the Grapefriend of the Month award for tweeting me pictures of everything she drank on her French vacation! Salut! Here’s Amy’s trip du vin in the south of France and Paris: In other parts of the world, Lauren said this wine in … Continue reading
