I love the playoff bets that happen every year! It’s usually the mayors of the cities who are in the games, although this year the governors of Indiana and Massachusetts got in on it for the AFC. Here are my predictions of who should win the conference titles, based on their bets. If there’s a more … Continue reading
Category Archives: sporty grape
you deserve a grape today, san francisco giants!
Congrats, Giants! Man, I wish I were talking about the NY Giants – but sadly the east coast G-men don’t looked poised for a championship this year and don’t have their own wine!!! The San Francisco Giants, on the other hand, won the World Series last night (their 8th championship title) and have their own … Continue reading
patriot-ic grapefriends
As a Giants fan, I’ve had the joy of beating the Patriots twice in the Super Bowl. So it makes me sad that Patriots fans can’t get certain wines shipped directly to them for consolation. It makes former Patriots QB Drew Bledsoe sad, too. After he retired from the NFL, Bledsoe moved back to his hometown of Walla … Continue reading
the $64,000 nfl rookie dinner
Before the football season begins every year, it’s a tradition for rookies to pick up (at least part of) the tab for the veteran players who go to dinner with them. Cowboys’ wide receiver Dez Bryant told people he was pissed off when he was rookie and had to pick up the dinner tab in … Continue reading
you deserve a grape today, matt ryan!
Matt Ryan threw for 440 yards in his first game of the 2014 season – holy moly! He’s the 5th QB since the AFL-NFL merger to throw for at least 440 yards in a season-opening win. The even better news? All the previous four guys who did that made the playoffs. As insane as 440 … Continue reading
tight ends – they’re just like wine!
In past Football Weeks, we’ve done our grapey comparisons of the QBs, the Wide Receivers, and the Running Backs. Now, the Tight Ends get their time to shine! jimmy graham Crushes it for the Saints. He scores so many points that he actually argued he should be classified as a wide receiver when he was negotiating … Continue reading
Football Week Kickoff!
Jerseys on, fantasy apps fired up, and bottles popped! FOOTBALL. IS. BACK!!!!!!!!! We kick off this year’s Football Week with a vintage rosé Champagne to celebrate the awesomeness of the grape + gridiron pairing. Lots of good things in store this week. See you tomorrow, I got games to watch and bubbles to drink! Continue reading
fill your world cup – with wine
It’s an Argentina vs Germany World Cup! We’ve got gritty Malbec on one side and sugar-acid Riesling on the other. Who are you rooting for? Continue reading
the official world cup wine
Brazil isn’t known for their wine (more cachaça cocktails), but don’t let that stop grapefriends from getting into the futbol spirit. There isn’t just one but three official World Cup wines. Lidio Carraro launched a line called Faces, and gets to put the official FIFA seal on the bottles and serve them at the World Cup. The winery is based in Serra … Continue reading
does tom brady even drink wine?
Everyone is talking about the mansion that Tom Brady and Gisele are building in Boston. According to TMZ, 100 workers a day are trying to finish it by July. The place will have 5 bedrooms, 4-bathrooms, a basement spa, a motor court, a pool with a “Baja shelf”, a library with a balcony (for calling out … Continue reading