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
I’m still gonna squeeze another month out of summer, so heavy reds aren’t what I’m gravitating towards. But it’s apparently #CabernetDay today, so of course I gotta give it a little shine. A few other grapes need the attention more, but Cabernet is nothing if not worthy. A few fun facts: WHAT’S YOUR FLAVOR? Major … Continue reading
In NYC, you tend to do a lot of rooftop drinking in the summer. I know I’ve done my share, so I started thinking about wines made at high altitudes, and then I thought about the highest winemaking area in the world: Salta, Argentina. And what do they make there that’s great for summer sipping: … Continue reading
BTW, did you see The Real Housewives of New York last night? grapefriend loved it. As if you needed another reason to want to be in St. Barths, their house had a wine dispenser that doled out chilled rosé and Pinot Grigio (ew, but Ramona was there, so…). Carole said that when Ramona and Sonja saw … Continue reading
Sad summer’s over? Not as much as the Rich Kids of Instagram. Our last post was so full of grapefriendy fun I thought we’d check out what those crazy kids have been up to since we saw them last. Let’s start with some Dom: Then we demote to Veuve: Suddenly we’re down to Moet: But … Continue reading
