It has been a ROUGH month – the rosé sampling required for grapefriend to do Rosé Week is just exhausting! The things I go through to bring you good info. But obviously, I freaking love rosé. I read that other people love it because it’s décontractée, which means laid back and casual. Like you’re drinking it in … Continue reading
So last night we were going out with a big group, and someone had made a reservation at a South African restaurant. “Ballsy!” I thought, since who knew if everyone would like it. But grapefriend was very excited because I knew what I was in for – some awesome South African wines! When some initial bubbly … Continue reading
The club can’t even handle me right now. See ya next week, Rosé Week! Continue reading
Domaine Vissoux, Beaujolais – great summer red. Ignore the ice cube – it’s hot, yo, and the wine was outside temp! Don’t leave Wardy Loo! Continue reading
Even though he lost to Federer (and who doesn’t, yawn), Murray was the first Brit to be in the finals since 1938! So he should still celebrate – with Champagne Lanson, the official bubbly of Wimbledon for the past 30 years. Lanson’s really popular around the world, and is one of the biggets sellers in the UK, … Continue reading
Tanglewood really is a grapefriend paradise! Everyone comes with wine for their picnics, pouring it out on the lawn and then under the stars once the sun sets. People even came over and asked to borrow our corkscrew – it’s so grapefriendly there! As you saw yesterday, we had some Cliff Lede Sauvignon Blanc – … Continue reading
It’s opening night at Tanglewood! Classical music? Pfff. This place is a grapefriendy paradise!!! So many people are rocking good wines with their picnics. We’ve got some great Cliff Lede Sauvignon Blanc. Beethoven would approve, def. Continue reading
Aside from being bountiful and, you know, a lover of freedom and stuff, here’s the real reason grapefriend knows America is the place for me: the U.S. is the world’s biggest wine market! Wine consumption has increased here every year since 1994. And last year, total wine sales here hit a new record: American grapefriends … Continue reading
How to Be a Baller: 1) buy a sports team 2) buy an island 3) bring your own vintage wine to a restaurant Jay-Z crossed #1 off the list a while ago, and it’s now official that he rocks #3 too. This little pic hit the Twitterverse last week – it’s of Jay having lunch … Continue reading
When we think bubbly we usually mentally head to Champagne. Or maybe you pop Prosecco or Cava, which have also become popular and tend to cost less (a lot less). But American sparklers don’t get the same love. Not sure why, since there are so many great ones. Maybe we need a cool name to … Continue reading
