Happy Pinot Noir happy hour! In my other life I meet smart people through work and have great drinks convos with them. Also, they wait for grapefriend to arrive to pick the wine! This rosé is from the Loire and very yummy. Continue reading
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ramona and luann – grape fight!
Grapefriend had other stuff going on the week of LuAnn’s infamous blind tasting set up challenge to Ramona. Recap: LuAnn and her wine boyfriend were doing a blind wine tasting, Ramona called the wine lacking in depth and flavor, and it turned out to be the Ramona Pinot Grigio she endorses. Wine fight! In Ramona’s … Continue reading
getting your grape on: summer
Haven’t done one of these in so long, but people have been sending me tons of fantastic grapefriendy pics of what they’re drinking lately! Love it. Keep them coming! If you’re obsessed with what you’re drinking (I don’t know anyone like that obviously), send me a pic via twitter @grapefriend, email at grapefriend@gmail.com, or join our … Continue reading
wine qualifies for the olympics!
For the first time in Olympics history there are official Olympic wines!!! This is so cool! And pretty fascinating in terms of how they chose the wines. The three official Olympic wines, a red a white and a rosé, are the only ones on sale at the Olympic Park and pretty much every other 2012 venue. … Continue reading
drink me: great greeks
I’ve been having some really good Greek wines lately, and not just because it’s Olympic time. Made from the popular Greek grape Assyrtiko, they’re perfect for summer – light, crisp, refreshing. Think: white cliffs on Santorini, fresh fish, cool wine on a warm beachy night… So let’s get to it! argyros Olympian comparison: Ryan Lochte, my … Continue reading
happy precipice happy hour
Clean Slate Riesling – apropos name for the impending start of a new week. Continue reading
happy olympic happy hour!
Let the games begin! We’re having a Greek feast in honor of the Opening Ceremonies, accompanied by two Greek wines of course. Full report Monday. Continue reading
show some respect
Love this label! Have no proof this is a real wine since I can’t find it anywhere legit on the interwebs. Still, words of wisdom… And true respect for the grapes haha! Continue reading
olympic wine drinking on ab fab
It was good to have Eddy and Pats back last night, even though their Olympics special was a little lackluster. Still, there’s was lots of Bolly all over the place – empty ones on the counters, half-full ones on the kitchen table, and of course tons in the ab fab Champagne fridge. Among the Bolly … Continue reading
bubbly celeb smackdown
Champagne does a much better job at marketing than wine does. They do more advertising, more events, and even sign up celebrity endorsers. Let’s take a look at some of them: megan hilty and nicolas feuillatte She’s the blond girl on Smash, in case you’re one of the millions who don’t watch it. NF recently … Continue reading
