It’s the holidays, so of course no one at all is over-indulging. Especially not with drinks or sweets. Yep, me neither. So I went to a dinner for Luberon wines, where we only had 7 wines and 13 desserts. Luberon is a small region in the southern Rhone valley in France. Southern Rhone wines (like … Continue reading
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rosé week #1: the minervois mindblower
We’ve made it all the way to the #1 rosé of the summer: Chateau d’Oupia! Man, this is a KILLER rosé! Absolute perfect balance of fresh strawberry and raspberry juice with an excellent nerve of minerality. So I’m sampling and sipping away and thinking this is probably in the $20 or even $30 range. But … Continue reading
reese and rosé: two months later…
What a difference a two months and one arrest make. Yesterday Reese and Jim Toth were spotted having lunch at the Soho House. While Jim is going for the grape, Reese looks like she’s very politically drinking water. But remember her birthday in Cabo in March? Ah, but that was all pre “Do you know … Continue reading
the jolie-pitts’ valentine to grapefriends
To add to the ridiculous amount of articles telling you what pink wines to drink on Valentine’s Day, news just broke that Brad and Angie are making a rosé called Miraval (the name of their estate in Provence) that’ll come out next month. Marc Perrin, owner of the amazing southern Rhone winery Château de Beaucastel, … Continue reading
happy back to business happy hour!
What I’m drinking: Chateau Revelette rosé from Coteaux d’Aix en Provence After a short stint of light reds this week due to NYC’s cooler weather, grapefriend is back to rosé! Continue reading
happy provence happy hour!
Late happy hour? Or just a loooong one. 2008 L’Alycastre rosé, Provence. Continue reading