When you’re in Rias Baixas, you drink a ton of Albariño. It makes up 96% of the wine they make here, so that makes sense. It’s one of the only wine regions that’s so weighted to just one grape. It’s a great wine for summer – really crisp and citrusy. Great for seafood and summer … Continue reading
Godello. Pan con tomate. Jamon. Spain is in FULL SWING. (And this pan con tomate is out of this world!) Just got to Spain and will be drinking some awesome Albariño and other vinos all week, so stay tuned! Also, staying in Santiago de Compostelo tonight at the Paradores Hotel – which they think is … Continue reading
grape: Merlot. It gets a bad rap from Sideways, but it’s an excellent grape that just got overdone. Revisit some good ones and you’ll get why it got so popular in the first place. producer: Emmolo. This is a relatively new wine line made by Jenny Wagner, who’s the daughter of the Caymus winemaker. We were at … Continue reading
As another awesome kickoff to summer passes, let us remember the fantastic summer meals we made this weekend. Along with their grapey pairings, of course. First, I made veal saltimbocca, which no one guessed based on this lovely little Vine. What are we making for dinner? https://t.co/RuSV9QIrsV — grapefriend (@grapefriend) May 24, 2014 You basically … Continue reading
No one deserves a glass more than people who fight for us to be free. CHEERS. Love this Charles & Charles rosé. My go-to for quick and easy drinking, Walla Walla, Syrah-based and $14 or less depending on where you find it. Continue reading
I’m doing two posts in one since I was away last week, which is a huge shame since last week contained the greatest Mad Men wine scene in the history of the show: DON OPENED A BOTTLE OF WINE! Don Draper. Opening wine. https://t.co/ffjGwSXJCE — grapefriend (@grapefriend) May 26, 2014 We didn’t see them drink … Continue reading
Pack it up, grapefriends! SUMMER. HAS. BEGUN!!!!!!!!! What’s everyone drinking this Memorial Day weekend? Obv, I’ll be rocking some rosé. Continue reading
It’s finally spring!!! The flowers, the dresses, the sandals, and now special spring Champagne! Perrier Jouet just created a cuvee entriely inspired and dedicated to spring. I like this kind of thinking both for its warm-weather mental space and its rose-sipping mental space. The Edition Premiere (must be said with fun frilly French accent) has … Continue reading
First course: Cab. Last course: cake. Love this Cliff Lede – all the vineyards are named after rock songs. And I highly recommend chocolate cake with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups – but not with the wine. Not a of chocolate and wine, except for ruby port. TIP: Dessert wine should always be sweeter than your … Continue reading
Many people have said “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” Can’t really replicate one art form with another – unless you’re writing poems about wine! Why haven’t we done more of this? Rhone Valley Wines had a brilliant event where they poured out wines from different regions of the Rhone and then had … Continue reading
