This Tumblr “Rich Kids of Instagram” went up two weeks ago, and it is amazing. Private jets, Hamptons houses, ocean backflips out of helicopters, partying with large-format bottles of bubbly. Basically, mildly nauseating and everything you’d like to be doing right now. Grapefriend has been obsessed with all the pics of these kids wielding Dom … Continue reading
I know I already did a post on great American rosés, but I’m giving a whole separate post to ones from the Willamette Valley for a few reasons: 1) Willamette is one of my favorite wine regions in the US – it makes AMAZING Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris, and you should be drinking a … Continue reading
My friend works for Kiehl’s and every year goes on this LifeRide with them, where a bunch of badbass bikers and celebs two-wheel it 1800 miles from Miami to DC to support National HIV/AIDS Awareness Month. This is the third year, and she was telling me stories of lots of riding and even more partying. Now … Continue reading
We already know how it’s made, so now we can just on to the good part (drinking – duh). I love sparkling rosé for the same reasons I love still rosé – it’s a little bit weightier and a different fruit profile than white bubbly. I will warn you that some sparkling rosé can be … Continue reading
I have to interrupt Rosé Week for one very important post: One of my favorite movies of all time turns 17 today – a year older than Cher herself! There are so many genius lines by Amy Heckerling, but being grapefriend I’d like to highlight the one wine mention: CHER: Do you want something to … Continue reading
Lately I’ve been thinking about wine labels – good ones and sucky ones. It shouldn’t matter what’s on the label, but since it happens (really often) that you’re buying something in the store you’ve never tried, you do sort of go by the label. And the cliché about judging a book by its cover is … Continue reading
Maybe some of you have been waiting all week for French rosé day, but grapefriend doesn’t roll like that. Still, most people just think France when they think rosé and with good reason: it produces most of the world’s rosé, and the pink juice actually outsells white wine in France. Provence is the major player, as it produces … Continue reading
First, let’s get the vocab lesson out of the way: in Spain, rosé is called rosado. (It’s rosé in America and France, and rosato in Italy.) Second, let’s discuss how awesome Spanish rosados are: amazing, incredible, yummy! They tend to be darker in color, and full of ripe, juicy red berry flavors. (And btw, that doesn’t mean … Continue reading
Apparently there’s quite a bit of misconception about how rosé wine is made, so of course grapefriend is here to clarify it all for you. The three ways you can make this delicious stuff is as follows: common way Red grapes are crushed and the skins usually stay in contact with the juice for a … Continue reading
Unlike other countries which usually have one or two primary grapes that they make rosé from, the US accepts all different kinds of grapes! Highly recommend experimenting and taking note of what grape it’s made from if you like it. The quality can vary a bit with the American rosés, so take a few bottle … Continue reading
