Dearest Gladiator Grapefriends: Apologies for missing the action last week! Between SXSW and other real life obligations, we missed Liv’s return to wine. But fear not, we’re back on track with an extra long recap. Let’s quickly talk about last week where we opened an episode with Liv guzzling white wine straight from the bottle. … Continue reading
Everyone is over winter. OVER. But there’s nothing like an awesome all-Champagne dinner to brighten your cold and slushy night. Marika Vida-Arnold, the wine director at the Ritz’s Auden Bistro, puts together Phenomenal Femmes wine dinners throughout the year to showcase wines made by women. At yet another fantastic one last week, I had dinner with Maison … Continue reading
Today is International Women’s Day, so wanted to share a few of my favorite wines made by women. Winemaking has traditionally been a male-dominated art, and in California only 10% of the lead winemakers at wineries are women (this website is great for stats and education resources). I’ve travelled all over the world and have met so … Continue reading
According to every channel of social media, this is pretty much what everyone did this weekend: My friends even had a contest to see who could create the most “grapefriendy” photo of their wine and their HOC. In the final episode they drink Siduri, a Pinot Noir-only winery who told me they gave their wine to production … Continue reading
At the Oscars, Piper-Heidsieck will be the exclusive Champagne (Cuvée Brut and Rosé Sauvage during the pre-show, and Prestige Cuvée at the Governors Ball). And for the wine, Sterling Vineyards will provide a Limited Edition Red Carpet Reserve, Sauvignon Blanc, and Chardonnay. But in The Grand Budapest Hotel, which won the Writer’s Guild Award for best original screenplay and … Continue reading
Things continue to be horridly non-grapey on Scandal. I’ll let Abby walk you through the non-wine plot and get back to snoring… Well, Liv didn’t die at the hands of her kidnappers. I KNOW…HUGE NON-SHOCKER. The most realistic part of this episode was Quinn admitting that she couldn’t get that red wine stain out of the … Continue reading
The holidays are long over, but we look back on them happily – especially these people, who won the grapefriend #yoleaux contest! The holidays are a time for traditions, but I challenged people to do something they’ve never done before. The prize: an awesome Yoleaux shirt, tote bag, and chocolates from Wines of Bordeaux. I, … Continue reading
Everyone had quite the time pointing out that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dozed off during the State of the Union the other week. So then Ruth tells everyone that Justice Kennedy brought wine to the dinner they had before the SOTU and therefore she “wasn’t 100% sober.” Hilarious – because who doesn’t knock back a glass … Continue reading
Liv is inching closer back to grapefriend status… Abby will walk us through the plot. Gladiator grapefriends, I don’t know about you but I definitely needed a big gulp after seeing Huck doing the grossest Huckiest of things possible. Also Liv’s been sold to Iran (allegedly…though I still think it’s her dad) so that’s, um, … Continue reading
Let’s just cut to the chase here: It is 9 degrees in NYC. Other parts of the east coast have 18 inches of snow that isn’t going anywhere any time soon. There is one thing that will save us all: MITTEN FLASKS. My friend Bobby pointed out that his friend on Instagram had just made … Continue reading
