grape: Riesling producer: Trust Cellars country: USA region: Walla Walla, Washington – newly obsessed with wines from here. Had dinner with three winemakers from there and not only do they have good wine they are hilarious. year: 2011 yum factors: I got Gonzaga going all the way in my March Madness bracket. Yeah, that’s right, I said Gonzaga. I go bold … Continue reading
I’d never had abalone before last week, but now I want to have it all the time. That’s probably not gonna happen since apparently it’s kind of rare and sort of expensive from what I heard from the people drooling over the pictures I was posting. So at least I had it at the Ocean … Continue reading
If you haven’t been to Stone Barns, it’s one of the best restaurants ever. Farm to table and super delicious and innovative. I could almost have water with the food (only almost) but luckily we got to drink Dave Matthews’ Dreaming Tree wines with every course so I didn’t even have to contemplate such a … Continue reading
Today lots of political peeps are sitting down to lunch with the Prez for his second Inauguration. The White House understandably makes a big deal out of the menu – and the wines served with it. This year, New York’s senior senator Chuck Schumer is the chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and … Continue reading
The grapes just keep on coming! What with Christmas, New Year’s and your general grape guzzling, I’m pretty sure the last month of 2012 was the grapiest month of all. Keep it up, grapefriends! Our clear Grapefriend of the Month is Jordan from Edmonton – I think you’ll see why in this month’s gallery! As … Continue reading
For those of you travelling out of DC today, here’s a little silver lining: the Starbucks at Dulles now serves wine (and reportedly LAX is getting one next year). In non-airport land, these “Starbucks Evenings” places are now in LA, Atlanta, Portland, and Chicago. The variety is actually really good; they all have one sparkling, … Continue reading
Thanksgiving is less than a week away, so obviously Martha is really busy right now. Home chefs across the country are turning to her as they slice, dice and prep their feasts. Hopefully, they’re all doing it with a glass of wine at their side, which is the best and funnest way to cook. If … Continue reading
OK, so since last year quarterbacks got the love with this post, thought it was time to go a little wider. Yes, I just made a cheesy pun. But it works. So here are the top-ranked wide receivers and their appropriate grapey pairing! calvin johnson, lions Calvin’s like minimum 100 yards per game – big … Continue reading
Fall has sort of officially kicked off, which brings back one of my favorite things on grapefriend: FOOTBALL WEEK! This week will be chock full of football grapefriends and tons of other grapeball goodies. That said, last season took a LOT out of grapefriend. Even though my team won the Super Bowl, it wasn’t an … Continue reading
Clean Slate Riesling – apropos name for the impending start of a new week. Continue reading
