I travel to explore wine, so here are some good tips to help your grapey travel experiences. . drink Here’s a full list of wineries in the region. But aside from your usual fun sampling wine, you can: Play bocce at Balo Visit Pennyroyal Farm to sample some handcrafted cheese they make from goats and sheep raised on their family … Continue reading
So aside from the great Masut which I told you about yesterday, here were a bunch of other wines I liked from Mendocino. Some were sampled in NY, but most were tasted right in Mendo when I was there. . Drew Pinot Noir, all 2012 I had three of their Pinot Noirs from three different … Continue reading
Went to Mendocino, CA a few weeks ago and tasted a ton of good Pinot Noir. To me, it’s probably what they do best. But one of my favorite visits was to Masút. The guys who make Masút are two brothers, Jake and Ben, who are from the Fetzer family. At first I was like, … Continue reading
A Tribute to all dads in their natural grilling habitat. Also, awesome wine from Benziger. 81% Cab, 10% Cab Franc, 9% Petit Verdot. $70 and one of the best biodynamic producers in Sonoma. Continue reading
Do you realize why Italy is the greatest country on earth??? Because THIS: I mean yay for you if you win a World Cup game. But if you’re a grapefriend, now THAT is really winning in life. This guy HAS HIS OWN VINEYARD!!!!! I can’t. Just read this. Vincerò, Andrea Pirlo. Vincerò. Continue reading
Cabernet and steaks on the grill: one of life’s better combinations. What’s your favorite grilling wine? Continue reading
Rosé isn’t just for sunny days. You can have it whenever (even in winter, but thankfully we are not in the Season of Hell and we are in fact in Season of Joy even if it’s been rainy). Love this frosty glass, which looks like it has a heart in it, which is appropriate. This is … Continue reading
Brazil isn’t known for their wine (more cachaça cocktails), but don’t let that stop grapefriends from getting into the futbol spirit. There isn’t just one but three official World Cup wines. Lidio Carraro launched a line called Faces, and gets to put the official FIFA seal on the bottles and serve them at the World Cup. The winery is based in Serra … Continue reading
So last week Lena Dunham and Katie Holmes had dinner at Osteria Morini. I find this an incredibly odd pairing, as did pretty much everyone else. People are speculating all over the place about why these two completely opposite end of the cool spectrum girls would be eating together. Grapefriend has some questions too! 1) what did they … Continue reading
I travel to explore wine, so by no means are my travel posts exhaustive in terms of sightseeing. Just good tips to help your grapey travel experiences. Rias Baixas is in the northwest of Spain, north of Portugal, and a fun way to drink a lot of Albariño while seeing a part of Spain that’s much … Continue reading
