OK so I’m a day late with this whole start of the week thing, but grapefriend has been busy! And lots of celebrating has been involved! But Bubbly Week starts…NOW. So obviously it’s the holidays, and obviously most people start popping bottles of Champagne around now. Well, the bub is back, baby! Sales have been … Continue reading
Category Archives: free run juice
a very grapey gift guide!
Oooooooohhh I just love presents. Obviously, grapefriend’s favorites come in bottles but there are plenty of other fun holiday treats to try! stylin bottles Every time I look at these I just crack up – so random and whimsical!!! Great to warm up a bottle of red that you’ve been hauling out in the cold … Continue reading
winemonds
I have to say, I’ve never drooled much over diamonds. I grew up on Breakfast at Tiffany’s and will point you to this scene that supports my stance: Salesman: IS THERE SOMETHING SPECIAL YOU HAD IN MIND? Fred: WELL, WE HAD CONSIDERED DIAMONDS, AND I DON’T WANT TO OFFEND YOU, BUT THE LADY FEELS THAT … Continue reading
wines i’m thankful for
As we contemplate what we’re all thankful for on this Thanksgiving, I think it’ll come as no surprise that grapefriend is thankful for wine! Here are a few I’ve been most thankful for sipping this year. chateauneuf du pape – a little bit of everything, a lot of amazing What I love about the CdP … Continue reading
tommy boy, grapefriend’s founding father
On the day before Thanksgiving, it’s time to get our study on! Back in the day, Europeans thought that the New World would be a perfect place to make wine. It was not. Colonists tried to make wine out of native grapes like Concord, Catawba and Delaware which are from a different kind of vine … Continue reading
gobble gobble grapes
I really wasn’t going to do straight-up wine pairing suggestions for Thanksgiving. But I’ve been reading a lot of these other articles and there are some…”interesting” suggestions flying around, so I realized you may want a grapefriend in your time of need. Also, my mom sent me an email saying I should do it. So … Continue reading
burning bubbles
I’ve never been to any festival in the desert, including Coachella. If I’m going to a grimy, heat-filled and crowded all-day jam fest, I want to leave at the end of the day, shower well and kick back in style with some refreshing champs. Apparently, I can now do that at Burning Man of all … Continue reading
Happy I needed this Happy Hour
Someone’s rocking the goblet. And I deserve it. Continue reading
fantasy football of the wine kind
CellarTracker.com has a league where instead of money, people ante up a $50-75 bottle of wine. So obsessed. I asked if I could join but they said it was already full. Boooooo. I bet now that they know it’s Football Week on grapefriend they’re pretty sorry! Anyway, here are the wines that have been pledged … Continue reading
felluga found!!!
When I was living in Rome I had the Livio Felluga Sauvignon Blanc one night and loved it. I hate when people say place-droppy shit like that – it’s so Jay McInerney in almost every one of his WSJ On Wine posts. But since it’s just true and relevant to what I’m writing about, I … Continue reading
