City Harvest’s Skip Lunch Fight Hunger is a citywide initiative that asks individuals to donate what you normally spend on lunch to help feed NYC’s children and their families. School food programs are limited to school days, but kids need food during the summer. $10 can help feed 6 children for a week $20 can … Continue reading
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happy albariño day!
One of my favorite summer wines is getting celebrated today! Albariño is so perfect for my favorite season because it’s light, zippy and pairs so amazingly well with seafood. It mainly comes from Rías Baixas (REE-ahss BY-shuss), which is located in Galicia in northwest Spain. So what are you in for with this wine? A … Continue reading
slow your roll, ace of spades PR
Thought this was pretty hilarious. You know how I get annoyed with all the press about Jay Z’s bub of choice, Armand de Brignac aka Ace of Spades? Well I think the Instagram founders are now on grapefriend’s side. Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger were in Vegas celebrating their acquisition by Facebook, and Armand De Brignac issued a statement … Continue reading
the hamptons go green!
Happy Earth Day! God, my crunchy college would be so proud of me. And so would my Long Island hometown with today’s post. Did you know that Long Island has two wine AVA’s? The Hamptons are one, and the North Fork is the other. And the big news today is: the first sustainable vineyard certification … Continue reading
sorry for party rocking, earth
Lots of cool Earth Day festivities are on tap this weekend – and they have wine! The Wine Institute is rocking a new campaign called “Down to Earth.” It’s a month-long celebration of California’s sustainable wineries, who’ll be doing cool little events. here are just a few I thought sounded especially unique: Riverbench Winery: They’re doing … Continue reading
grapes that give back
We all know drinking wine makes you feel good. Now just buying it makes you feel good too. pine ridge From April to June, Pine Ridge will donate $1 for every bottle of Chenin Blanc + Viognier sold (even in restaurants) to American Forests to plant up to 5,000 trees. At $14, I HIGHLY recommend … Continue reading
my, that’s a nice package
Boxed wine isn’t something you’d normally get excited about – unless it’s Green Week and grapefriend is telling you about some good, non-bottle grapes and packaging! Then you’re so excited you can’t even stand it! After yesterday’s post you know all about how wineries are getting green in the vineyard and in terms of how … Continue reading
grapefriend goes green!
Welcome to Green Week, the sexiest week on grapefriend! Don’t think green is sexy? I’ve got someone who’d disagree! Earth Day is this weekend, and it’s mid-April and in the 80’s so things are officially dire. We all know that our activity is releasing tons of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide … Continue reading
cartier, clou & champagne
Things I currently need more of in my life: sleep Viognier Champagne made mostly from Pinot Meunier I can probably get the first two. The third is a little harder to come by, although apparently everyone who went to the Cartier after-party last night had it handed to them on a platter (literally). Apparently, Cartier … Continue reading
football players are obsessed with Napa Cab
Together, these three offensive linemen weigh almost 1,000 pounds. Do you think they drink beer or wine? Holla! They’re grapefriends! Daryn Colledge, Tony Moll and Jason Spitz were all drafted by the Packers in 2006. They’ve all moved on to other teams now but they make Three Fat Guys wine together and are about to … Continue reading
