Author Archives: grapefriend
summer of riesling is back
I’m a week late to Summer of Riesling, which officially kicked off on June 20. I’m a loser. And I’ve done none of the preparation which, according to the offical website, suggests the following this year: -exchange all your Euros for Reals -include more umläuts in your wrïtïng -read the biography of Kraftwerk -spend a … Continue reading
steve carell used to work in wine!
Are you kidding me? Jeez, the things you find out about people. Steve Carell is hilarious and makes a ton of coin acting now, but he recently told Parade that he used to be a wine telemarketer! “Talking people into buying wine on the phone is not an easy job to begin with” he said, … Continue reading
labels that aren’t vile
I totally get that this label might be too Gothic, turn-offy, and possibly terrifying for some people: Fine. That doesn’t mean that wines have to do this: Or this: And for god’s sake not this: We’ve already talked about how wineries seem to be getting it wrong when trying to market to younger people, so … Continue reading
happy wine in the surf happy hour!
Paul Jaboulet, Paralelle 45. Love that Grenache… Continue reading
happy fuissé day!
Among a million other things, my dad taught me how to love wine. Most specifically, how to love Burgundy. He’s partial to the reds, which are made from Pinot Noir, and his favorite is Gevrey-Chambertin. We’re also big fans of the whites, which many people are surprised to find out are all made from Chardonnay. … Continue reading
happy rosé bubbly happy hour
We start Father’s Day early here. And even though my mom is actually the bubbly fan, grapefriend has some sampling to do. It’s going quite well with the farmer’s market cheese and tangy pine nut red pepper dip! Look for full reviews during Rosé Week, coming end of month. Very exciting. Continue reading
wine pops: best summer invention ever
I love boats. I used to joke that instead of having an open drink that would splash all over me when I was on the high seas (or, the ocean waters off of Connecticut) that we should make frozen wine popsicles. Well, my dreams have come true!!! Kim Crawford teamed up with People’s Pops to … Continue reading
heathers lunchtime poll: kanye & kris kare about kars
So apparently Kanye is buying Kris Jenner all of these presents to get in good with the K Fam. Ugh, they’re so vile-ly materialistic and all so perfect for each other. If Kris keeps pretending she doesn’t like Kanye it could be quite lucrative for her. He recently bought her a $200,000 Bentley with her initials … Continue reading
demented fermented fashion
This is so gross!!!!! Supposedly, these people in Australia made a dress out of wine. I have my doubts about the authenticity of this story since all of the links to the alleged website haven’t worked since last night. But the pictures were so disgusting that I had to show them to grapefriends. They say … Continue reading
