Well, we didn’t have a drop of wine on the finale (boooooo) but we still beat last year’s count! Season 5’s total glasses was 22, and this season clocked in at 23. Eh, we only got one more glass, but I’ll take it. Plus, last season was more about having wine at dinners out, and … Continue reading
Rosé Week is coming!!! Get ready. Also, I just saw The doc SOMM and it made me laugh when he had to chill the wine. I still haven’t found the perfect way to do that quickly! Continue reading
If you’re not following grapefriend on Twitter, you may have missed these juicy grapes: 1 So remember how it was Robert Mondavi’s 100th birthday this past Tuesday? Well they had a huge bash at the winery and had wine cupcakes!! Kara’s Cupcakes made these vanilla “Cent’anni” cupcakes with Fumé Blanc curd filling and Fumé Blanc buttercream frosting (and there’s actual wine … Continue reading
It’s a sad Throwback Thursday, but instead of being down let’s applaud some of James Gandolfini’s wine moments on The Sopranos. 1 Before delivering a family ultimatum, he brings an Acuto di Soprano Taurasi as a gift. Taurasi is a baller wine, made from really inky, bold Aglianico grapes. Great choice to have coming from … Continue reading
It would be surprising enough if the baby name wasn’t something decidedly British and royal like Elizabeth or Diana or even Alexandra (which are all the frontrunner girl names). But apparently Chardonnay is also in the lead as one of the names! This is really all too much for grapefriend to handle. OK, so it’s only … Continue reading
Robert Mondavi always said that sharing wine and food with friends and family is one of life’s greatest pleasures – who wouldn’t agree with that! Today would’ve been his 100th birthday, so there have been lots of events in honor of it since he is largely responsible for forming Napa Valley’s reputation, which basically served … Continue reading
After last night’s wine-drinking on Mad Men, I can be summed up like this: How I feel when no one drinks wine on Mad Men https://t.co/Z1TGpuCw5h — grapefriend (@grapefriend) June 17, 2013 Megan had ample opportunity to pop a cork when they came home from the movies; instead she just gave Don grief for pouring … Continue reading
If you’re not following grapefriend on Twitter, you may have missed these juicy grapes: I was interviewed by Bon Appetit about one of my favorite grapefriendy posts – the Mad Men wine count! Screw Don and his Old Fashioneds – we got grapes! We also played a fun game matching the characters to different types of … Continue reading
So excited for The Bling Ring, since I’m obsessed with Sofia Coppola movies. And here she is drinking wine with my other favorite modern director, Wes Anderson! As if I didn’t think she was awesome enough just from her movies, her dad named both a bubbly and a rosé after her. Major grapefriend jealousy! If … Continue reading
So Naomi Watts’ brother Ben debuted his rosé last night in NYC and ordered the sickest sunset as his backdrop. A limited run of 8,000 bottles will be sold at wineawesomeness.com, $18 each. It’s from Rioja and very light, like strawberry water. But I like how they say in their descrip that it’s “Perfect with everything, especially tans.” … Continue reading
