Take these tips as you get your grill on today! Happy 4th! Hamburgers: A Tempranillo-based Riojahas just enough spice to handle whatever you load your burger with. Look for Crianza on the label, which is a more casual style meant to be drunk younger. Anything with BBQ sauce: A spicy, jammy Zinfandel pairs super well with richly sweet … Continue reading
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scandal wine recap: last supper, best wine
I totally thought last night was the winter finale – but now I realize we have one episode left for grapey goodness. I hand you over to Abby who knows much more about B-613 than I do (I’m all wine, not warring). Buckle up, grapefriends! This is the episode before the much-promoted winter finale which … Continue reading
watts up sunset
So Naomi Watts’ brother Ben debuted his rosé last night in NYC and ordered the sickest sunset as his backdrop. A limited run of 8,000 bottles will be sold at wineawesomeness.com, $18 each. It’s from Rioja and very light, like strawberry water. But I like how they say in their descrip that it’s “Perfect with everything, especially tans.” … Continue reading
getting your grape on: october
I just love when people tag me when they drink wine. This month was pretty crazy, especially since lots of east coasters were stuck in their Sandy bunkers (those wine pics are here due to extreme circumstances and extreme wine drinking and not included in this month’s Getting Your Grape On). So let’s get to it! … Continue reading
fun with rosé labels
Lately I’ve been thinking about wine labels – good ones and sucky ones. It shouldn’t matter what’s on the label, but since it happens (really often) that you’re buying something in the store you’ve never tried, you do sort of go by the label. And the cliché about judging a book by its cover is … Continue reading
wine hook ups
I dated this guy once. He was easygoing, a bad speller, ADD and very hot. Very opposite of me, but it worked. In wine terms, we were a good blend. There are always those couples who are totally opposite and you don’t get why they’re dating, but somehow they’re just awesome together. Not only do … Continue reading
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