Day 2 of Bubbly Week. And in the land of bubbly, Champagne rules. But here’s a big secret: Crémant is almost as good and way cheaper!!! It’s made the same way (second fermentation in the bottle you’ll be buying) and Crémant du Bourgogne even uses the same grapes (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier). But … Continue reading
So Gaga’s new single “Marry the Night” just hit #1, inspiring her to tweet in the early hours yesterday morning: “#DrunkyGaga in my hotel room with wine in a gown dancing to Born This Way. #Don’tJudgeMe” She immediately changed it to: “REVISION: #DrunkyGaga ALONE in hotel room with wine in gown dancing to Born This … Continue reading
We say adieu to yet another New York Fashion Week. And though I didn’t get my share of after-party cocktails this year, I still got to drool over the looks. Which is much better than drooling at a late-night after party after too many drinks… And in another tweak to grapefriend’s fave “stars – they’re … Continue reading
Seeing as the first games of the season start this week, IT’S FOOTBALL WEEK ON GRAPEFRIEND!!! All week, I’ll be bringing you fun football + wine posts. Trust me, there’s a lot going on! Plus, it’s my mission to get Blondie’s (where we watch every game) to carry some decent wine for grapefriend. Until then, … Continue reading
This is a very exciting edition of “stars – they’re just like wine!” because it stemmed from a request! I had to do the reverse, where I wasn’t thinking of what star was like a wine but what wine was like a star – in this case, Ryan Gosling. I’m actually not obsessed with him … Continue reading
I found out something disturbing this week. Liz Lemon drinks Pinot Grigio. We all know how I feel about Pinot Grigio. In case you don’t, a quick summation would be “makes me want to throw up in own hands/rip out tongue/wish wine was never invented.” Not that I’m dramatic at all. The state of sitcoms … Continue reading
Today is Sauvignon Blanc Day. Yeah, it’s just a holiday made up by St. Supery winery but so what? Any excuse for a holiday or for appreciating I wine I love is ok by me! Sauv Blanc can vary its style a lot from country to country. My favorites are the minerally ones from Sancerre … Continue reading
I looooooooooooove Syrah. I’m pretty much down with any wine where I smell spice, and one of the tell-tale characteristics of Syrah is the aroma of cracked black pepper. Yum Balls. So in the spirit of my favorite US Weekly page, Syrah is spicy! It’s darkly colored! It’s tannic! It’s grown all over the world, … Continue reading
One of my favorite magazine columns ever is US’s “Stars—They’re Just Like Us!” It’s seriously mundane stuff like “They text! They carry their kids! They cross streets!” And every one has an exclamation point after it. So in homage to that genius, I’m naming this column after it to show how celebs can give you … Continue reading
