This is about as green as I’ll get. No need for green dye. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Continue reading
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cocktail friend: when irish whiskey wins
Drinks served on St. Patrick’s Day are usually green-dyed beer and maybe wine. You can’t really even just honor Ireland by drinking an Irish wine since there’s very little grape growing there, although there are a few vineyards and producers which are mostly in Country Cork. But let’s face it – no one in the … Continue reading
pharrell’s “happy” – on wine glasses!!!
As you may recall, I’m obsessed with the song “Happy.” That dumb song from Frozen beat it out of an Oscar, but whatever. Anyway, imagine the level of Happy I achieved when I saw this video of this guy Dan playing it on wine glasses! (There are also two pans and clapping involved, but after … Continue reading
scandal wine recap: “I want to drink way too much wine”
Scandal wine recaps continue, with our Gladiator Grapefriend Abby Gardner at the helm! . OH MY GOD, WHO GOT SHOT? Pour me another glass! . While we won’t know whether David or James (or both!) was shot by Jake until next week, we do know that Liv drank a lot of wine last night—and with … Continue reading
NOT happy winter happy hour
It’s back to freezing here in NYC. Sorel boots and red wine are the only things holding the remnants of my sanity together. Syrah, btw. Could go even heavier for cold nights, but I’m on a kick lately. Continue reading
tay tay swiftly goes for grapes
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new grapefriend! Welcome to the club, Taylor Swift. She was selecting her grapes in Whole Foods, which actually has an interesting and pretty good wine selection. Can’t tell what wine region Taylor’s picking from. When she told Esquire two years ago that she drinks wine “sometimes, because it makes … Continue reading
#ThrowbackThursday: Get it, Carrie
pancakes with the wrong rosé!
Today is National Pancake Day, a holiday my nephew celebrates every day just like I celebrate National Wine Day every day. Anyway, the Daily Mail reported that a restaurant in Manchester, England has created a pancake that costs £800 (that’s $1333). It includes lobster, caviar, truffles, and is topped with a hollandaise sauce made with Dom Pérignon … Continue reading
getting your grape on: the oscars
Well my fave song of the year didn’t win, but two things made me Happy anyway! One, I won my Oscar pool, netting a sweet trophy, snacks delivered to me for the week, and a hefty wad o’ cash. Two, all of the wine-while-watching photos that grapefriends tagged me in! Well done, movie-loving grapefriends. Here were a … Continue reading
the grapefriend oscar goes to…
Out of the people nominated for Oscars, there were a few good grapey characters. Not as many as I’d like, but we work with what we get! Here are my nominees for Biggest Grapefriend. jennifer lawrence, american hustle Right before she confronts Amy Adams in the bathroom, Jennifer Lawrence marches up to all the guys they’re … Continue reading
