Category Archives: free run juice
fizzmas fun fact!
mommy, where do bubbles come from?
On the 5th day of Fizzmas my true love gave to me… a lesson on bubbles! This is actually pretty fun. So during fermentation, carbon dioxide is produced. For most wines, this CO2 is just released into the air, never to be seen again. But Champagne actually undergoes two fermentations, and in the second one … Continue reading
happy ball so hard happy hour!
I’ve been waiting to try the bub in this gold bottle for a while! Armand de Brignac, aka Ace of Spades, aka $300 a pop (no pun intended). Jay-Z has this coming out of his faucets, and whenever he or Rihanna are around, it’s there. It’s 40% Chardonnay, 40%, Pinot Noir, and 20% Pinot Meunier. Continue reading
cupcakes, churchill, and of course champagne
Even though National Cupcake Day (it really exists) is tomorrow, Cupcake Vineyards is celebrating it today by handing out cupcakes and pouring wine samples all over the city. They’re mostly known for their Angel Food and Red Velvet wines (which freakily smell like those desserts). But since it’s the 12 Days of Fizzmas here on … Continue reading
who what wine
I always get asked what wine people should give as gifts. I’m no fool, I realize people just want these for themselves. But at holiday time I’m more prone to believing people when they ask, so here are grapes for everyone on your list. Including yourself. party hostess Nothing says party like the pop of a … Continue reading
drinking in a winter wonderland
I’m really racking up things I like about winter this season. Today’s love is that you can keep your Champagne chilled in the snow. The Great Outdoors is such a grapefriend. Happy holidays, happy winter, happy bubbly! Continue reading
a classic gentleman and his killer wine
“My father was a classic gentleman.” This is what Bernard Portet said about his dad, who was the technical director at Château Lafite in Bordeaux back int he day, while we tasted his wines. Well, the grape doesn’t fall far from the vine. Bernard is French, charming (obviously), and a Napa legend who has made amazing … Continue reading
champagne party nails
There are very few good things about winter, but one of them is that it’s Clicquot in the Snow time! We kicked it off tonight with a champagne mani party. I got my nails done in Veuve gold – not really, it was Chanel Delight but Veuve is delightful so it feels like it should … Continue reading
wine brine – we’re doing it!
Ok, so we’re very excited to wine our turkey – aka, brine as other people say, but those people aren’t grapefriends and are missing the point. Traditionally, we never do this but after I wrote about Martha’s winey recipe we decided to give it a go. First, here’s what brining does – it sounds very … Continue reading
