Dear Senator, It has come to my attention that the state’s two biggest liquor distributors are lobbying you to include an “at rest” provision in the 2012 budget. They’re claiming “at rest” will create revenue for the State, by allowing only distributors delivering product out of New York warehouses to legally sell wine to retailers. But … Continue reading
Category Archives: grape juice
no, no nouveau
Today’s the third Thursday of November, and that means you’ve probably seen or heard “Le Beaujolias Nouveau est arrivée!” When I was younger these two guys I went to college with used to throw a Beaujolais Nouveau party every year in their little apartment, and it was always fun but I can’t say I remember … Continue reading
nailing that wine scent
This is just random and odd. Gallo came out with nail wraps that you stick to your nails, and when you rub them they give off scents of their Merlot Rosé (which, according to them, is ripe plum, blueberry and hints of cranberry). A marketing person from Gallo explained: Quote #1: “Nail wraps are the … Continue reading
hi, sweetie!
Americans apparently are developing a big fat sweet tooth. Not for candy or dessert, but for wine. Sweet wine trend #1: MOSCATO Moscato is one of the oldest grapes we know about, but it’s getting some modern love with sales doubling lately. I love a nice Moscato d’Asti after dinner every once in a while … Continue reading
apples and iphones
The wait is over. If you’re in the wine world, October means it’s harvest and grapes are ready to be picked. If you’re in my world, it means the iPhone 5 is finally coming! Winemakers and Steve Jobs have been making their products all year – but I’m going to be able to get my … Continue reading
join match.com, or just sample wines by the glass
I was out with someone the other night and he was confused by the very large wine menu. He was trying to decide between two wines so I told him to ask the bartender for samples of both. “You can’t do that!” he said. I asked the bartender and got the samples. My friend was … Continue reading
wine spa treatments, aka the biggest waste of wine grapes ever?
So I was perusing around the internet as grapefriend likes to do when not drinking wine, and I came across this Wine Enthusiast story about spa treatments from around the world that entail wine grapes. Idea being grapes have polyphenols that can trap free radicals and do all sorts of stuff like that for your … Continue reading
hurricane preparedness
The east coast is bracing for Irene. This, after we just had an earthquake (during which the only thing that got truly rocked was nerves). Thanks to everyone’s severe and successful attempts at freaking me out, I’ll be evacuating. If you’re sticking around, though, you don’t want to be caught unprepared. grapefriend suggests having the … 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
rushing the greek system
The strongest memory I have of Greek wine is when I was doing a summer share in the Hamptons years ago and we all went to a fun but cheap Greek restaurant where they only served really bad Greek wine. We got a bottle – I think it was Retsina but can’t even remember. It … Continue reading
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