I was recently inducted into the Ordre des Compagnons du Beaujolais. Created in 1948, the organization celebrates wines from the Beaujolais region. The ceremony involved a lot of Beaujolais drinking and one moment of guzzling from a tastevin which then had to be held above your head to prove you finished it all. This year, they toasted the 100th anniversary … Continue reading
We’ll see how this 2020 football season plays out. But one thing that’s for sure is how good chilled reds will be when watching at least one week of games. We all know whites and rosés get chilled on ice, and in the summer the frostier the better. But I feel like people don’t fully … Continue reading
When Quintessential wines asked me to partner with them for a post about Beaujolais Nouveau, it was a no brainer. After all, it’s fall, which means two things: I’m watching football and drinking light reds. So as I was watching the Cowboys-Vikings game last week and tasting the Beaujolais Nouveau that was just released, it occurred to … Continue reading
Dearest Gladiator Grapefriends: Apologies for missing the action last week! Between SXSW and other real life obligations, we missed Liv’s return to wine. But fear not, we’re back on track with an extra long recap. Let’s quickly talk about last week where we opened an episode with Liv guzzling white wine straight from the bottle. … Continue reading
Technically this went down yesterday, but you can take my drink choice and apply it to tonight’s happy hour! It’s still pretty nice out in NYC – not sweltering and not cold, which means the perfect time for a light red. People usually think Pinot Noir, but even lighter is Gamay. Gamay is the grape … Continue reading
It makes sense that Marie is my new hero, since she gave birth to Megan, the Official Mad Men Grapefriend. She may have just usurped the title though. First, we get both mom and daughter having Jadot Beaujolais Blanc at dinner. About 99% of Beaujolais is red and made from Gamay grapes, but the Blanc … Continue reading
So after I did the post about Jennifer Lawrence drinking BV Cab in Hawaii, she found out about it and started tagging me in pics when she was drinking wine. With a total of four tags, she’s our March Grapefriend of the Month! We all now how big of a grapefriend she is, so this … Continue reading
If you’re not following grapefriend on Twitter, you may have missed these great grapey gems this week! No seriously, these people sell an abalone Grenache Blanc for $25: It’s not the abalone farm I went to but obsessed that they have their own wine: Chateau d’Abalone! @giovannisfish giovannisfishmarket.com/fish/Chateau-d… — grapefriend (@grapefriend) March 22, 2013 My Glossi … Continue reading
Domaine Vissoux, Beaujolais – great summer red. Ignore the ice cube – it’s hot, yo, and the wine was outside temp! Don’t leave Wardy Loo! Continue reading
Are you kidding me? Jeez, the things you find out about people. Steve Carell is hilarious and makes a ton of coin acting now, but he recently told Parade that he used to be a wine telemarketer! “Talking people into buying wine on the phone is not an easy job to begin with” he said, … Continue reading
