I love popcorn action flicks, and will defend Twister, Con Air and any Simpson Bruckheimer movie without hesitation. But when you ditch the cool effects and paint by numbers plots and go outside of the system, everyone gets all that great funky, quirky stuff – Pulp Fiction, Scream, Trainspotting. And that’s where grower Champagnes come in. Basically, farmers in … Continue reading
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wine bottle christmas tree!
Merry Christmas, grapefriends!!! Thought you’d like a glimpse of the tree I made out of the bottles I drank this year. What a monument to merriment! Just kidding – I found this pic online. Don’t know what wacky grapefriend made this, but I love it! Hope you have a fantastic Christmas full of great wine … Continue reading
champagne sorbetnova
Everyone’s heard of putting your Champagne on ice – but in it? grapefriend likes the sound of that! This artisan ice cream place LA Creamery is making a Dom Perignon-infused sorbet this holiday season. Um, YUM. They made it last year too, but only used regular Dom. This year, they’re using 1990 vintage Dom (average cost: $300 … Continue reading
harold & kumar go to napa
Usually you chow down some White Castle after a rocking night of wine. Now, you might be graping it up with your slider. Full disclosure, never been a huge fan of the Castle. Their square patties weird me out and I’ve never loved the taste – Mickey D’s was always my jam. But they just … Continue reading
wine angels
In grapefriend’s world, absolutely anyone who serves me wine is an angel. But in some restaurants, Wine Angel is an actual job title. I first heard about wine angels when Aureole opened in Vegas. These women get strapped into a harness and are lifted up a huge wall of wine to grab whatever bottled was … Continue reading
most invited sparklers
The holiday happiness continues! And like the coolest girls with the most party invites, here are the top 10 Champagnes searched for on Snooth: 1 NV Heidsieck Monopole Blue Top Brut 2 NV Bisenger Grand Prestige Champagne Premium Cuvee 3 NV Veuve Cliquot Brut 4 NV Louis Charey Champagne 5 George Cartier Premier Cuvee Brut … Continue reading
frizzante! spumante! italy sparkles
So we chatted about the Rudolphy Lambrusco yesterday. But today we’re going to drool over Italy’s two other (and better) sparklers. prosecco Prosecco is from the Prosecco grape. It’s made in the Charmat method, which means its second fermentation is in a large stainless steel tank rather than in the bottle. Largely, this is what … Continue reading
what goes with bubbly?
Short answer: EVERYTHING! Long answer: well, see below if you really need a little more detail. fatty foods Chowing on some hush puppies, fried chicken or tempura and you’re gonna be pretty pleased if you wash it down with some sparkling wine. The bubbles and the acid cut through the fat in an amazing way. … Continue reading
the rudolph of sparkling wines
This holiday season I’ve been thinking about the song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and how really all the other reindeer are kind of assholes. This cute reindeer had a different nose and they all laughed and called him names. This would so turn into a case of cyber-bullying in today’s times. Enter Lambrusco. It, too, … Continue reading
