Moët Ice Impérial is the official Champagne of the Miami Heat playoffs. Now that we have the news out of the way, we can get to the good part – namely, the hilarious SB Nation post about it. They show this kind of cheesy pic of the goblets: And they go, “Damn son, those goblets are so … Continue reading
Based on the bubble-filled promo pics, we’d expect nothing less. At last night’s Gatsby premeire, people drank a lot of bubbly. Champagne? Oh no, they got some Ferrari Metodo Classico. I actually put this in my Cosmo bubbly story (check it here) and thought I told you guys about it but I never did. It’s … Continue reading
So prior to the MLK assassination plotline, we were at the advertising awards thingy and Megan was packin’. She sipped her Champagne (which, as a reminder, does not count in the wine count), but after that there was very little drinking – of grapes or even cocktails. Even Don wasn’t drinking in the office, though then … Continue reading
It’s Thursday, and here’s what I’m throwing back: There are so many well-known and well-marketed Champagnes in the 40-buck range. So when I find one that’s the same price but so gorgeous and unknown, I gotta tell grapefriends about it. Gorgeous nutty brioche! You could smell it for hours (ok, minutes, because you’ll want to … Continue reading
“You don’t know how to drink. Your whole generation, you drink for the wrong reasons. My generation we drink because it’s good. Because it feels better than unbuttoning your collar. Because we deserve it. We drink because it’s what men do.” – roger sterling In a world where cocktails ruled, where wine was treated like early-days … 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
This has got to be one of the prettiest bottles of Champagne on the market. And the bubbly inside is sooooooooo good! Yeah, ok, so it’s $150 – but that’s a small price to pay for a little spring in your glass, is it not??? Continue reading
Dukes of Melrose is my new fave show. Just premiered on Bravo this week and is about the guys who run the amazing vintage store Decades in LA. I used to have a major Decades problem. I was in LA every month or so for work and would never leave the city without a trip … Continue reading
If you’re not following grapefriend on Twitter, you may have missed these great grapey gems this week! Katie Couric tweeted to ask what people thought about “wine play dates” http://ktie.tv/15vd1n6. Lately there’s been all this chatter about moms who need wine blah, blah, blah. Why are moms different? Grapefriends are grapefriends, mom dad, or whatever. Wine play dates … Continue reading
If you’re not following grapefriend on Twitter, you may have missed these amazing grape gems this week! Nelson Mandela’s daughter and granddaughter are launching House of Mandela wines. His granddaughter Tukwini Mandela said: “The wine movement is growing.” Ohhhhhhhhhh yeah it is! Not sure how I missed this Clicquot Airstream thing, but it looks pretty awesome … Continue reading
