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
We were gonna get red but the guy said they only do white sangria pitchers. “More summery!” Love. Continue reading
I was actually going to compare Magic Mike to an unoaked Chardonnay or a filtered “stripped-down” wine for this post, but then this Groupon thing for Naked Wines got emailed to me yesterday and so he we are. Naked Wines is this new company that supports independent winemakers around the world. They help them produce wine … Continue reading
Santa Margherita basically introduced America to Pinot Grigio in 1979. We know how I feel about this varietal in the states. Santa Margherita’s PG isn’t the worst by far (it’s from my fave Italian region, Alto Adige), but even Jay McInerney now cops to embarrassment over drinking it at Elaine’s back in the day in … Continue reading
It’s June, which means wedding season is in full force. At these love fests, most people just serve whatever the caterer or venue offers, or whatever pairs well with their chosen menu. I say why be so boring? Pair your wedding with one of these love-themed wines instead! just married The Just Married wines were inspired by … Continue reading
