St. Patrick’s Day might be over but you can stay green, grapefriends. Now that all that green beer is out of the way, pick organic wines which are basically made without the use of chemicals. Here are two faves to get your green on every day! Sattlerhof Südsteiermark Sauvignon Blanc 2017: Zesty lemon, white peach and herbs … Continue reading
I’m always surprised when people don’t know that Oregon makes wine. And not only does it just make wine, it makes some of my favorite wine in the US. The Pinot Noirs are a balance between elegant, earthy Burgundies and heavily-fruity ones from Sonoma. But you also have delicious Pinot Noir-based rosés, lush and pear-flavored Pinot … Continue reading
IT’S FINALLY BACK!!! Let us re-commence the deviousness, the machinations, the goblets of wine, and the torturous moment every Sunday night when Game of Thrones ends, usually on a can-NOT-wait-a-week cliffhanger. So obsessed with this show and all the wine drinking they do, especially by the show’s biggest grapefriends, Tyrion and Cersei (the Lannisters clearly win … Continue reading
Giving anything but grapes would just be completely un-grapefriendy or friend-y at all pretty much. So here’s my rundown of some great and fun bottles to give to all types of people in your life! token cheer Ah, the perennial holiday must: the token gift as a small but happy thanks to all sorts of … Continue reading
You probably haven’t had a ton of wine from Virgina. Maybe you haven’t even had any. But with over 200 wineries and 7 AVAs, Virginia’s the 7th largest winemaking region in US and the 5th largest wine grape producer (not wine, but wine grapes). A lot of the wine produced there isn’t awesome, but a handful of … Continue reading
I told everyone in the office I wasn’t going to do Wine Wednesdays anymore. I was super excited for everyone to gripe and moan and cry. All I got was one email saying that i didn’t fool them for a minute. The life of grapefriend… I got back to what I’ do best – popping … Continue reading
First, apologies for the delayed recap: Grapefriend and I were eating and drinking our way through New Orleans the past few days. I’m just sorry we couldn’t bring back beignets and praline bacon for you all! But not to worry, Scandal-watching was top priority upon return. wine moment #1 (and only) There wasn’t a lot … Continue reading
Scandal is back tonight, and a while ago they released this teaser to get everyone all excited: All quite exciting that Olivia’s taking a break from the drama to kick it except for one thing: she’s drinking red wine on the beach. VILE! Now I love Liv’s obsession with wine, but she’s gotta veer away … Continue reading
Last night was the annual Met Gala, where everyone in fashion and then a bunch of Anna Wintour blessed celebrities wear the best designer dresses. The pink! The flapper! The side boob! Everyone spends a lot of time talking and tweeting about all the choices. Well, the fashion world has been waiting for me to … Continue reading
Woo hoo, it’s the Kentucky Derby today, for the 140th time (which is pretty cool). The official cocktail is the mint julep, but any good grapefriend will be grabbing their awesome horsey accessories and even horse wine! Wild Horse is the perfect choice. They do great Pinot Noir but I love this perfumey Viognier (Paso Robles loves their … Continue reading
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