Eric Ripert just made this for me NBD. Amazing Domaine de Canton cocktail to go with. YUMMMM.

How did I miss Kobe’s new grapefriendy nickname? Aside from the “ages like fine wine” cliché and its potential for dissing wines not meant to be aged, Kobe’s new nickname - Vino!!! - makes sense to me.

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Mad Men wine count: Like Don, I’m having a lot of emotions about this, and they’re all sad. 

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Willamette Pinot it’s been too long! Never had this one - very cherry but deeeelicious!

So Ace of Spades now has this thing called Armand de Brignac Dynastie that’s a collection of every available bottle format it comes in. It goes for the low, low price of half a million bucks. Somewhere, Scott Disick is rejoicing.

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What a welcome. It’s spriiiiiiing!

Throwback Thursday: Carrie & Big

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Tipple through the tulips.

reese and rosé: what a difference two months make

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Grenache Blanc buddies! Two people brought to blind tasting night. Including grapefriend. My spring wine!

Prince Harry’s in the US - Grapefriend is heart-warmed at all the pics of him visiting soldiers and stuff, but come on, all we really care about is the wine he was served at the British Embassy dinner!

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Chile wine on a chilly night!

Perry Farrell digging some Rombauer at Bottlerock

(Source: grapefriend.com)

It’s that time of year! Once again, Team Grapefriend is raising funds for Skip Lunch Fight Hunger, City Harvest’s annual campaign that asks people to donate what they normally spend on lunch to help feed New York’s hungry children and their families. donate: http://skiplunch.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=1055616&lis=0&kntae1055616=6EBBA169B260409EBFD357727EB40489&supId=0&team=5523596&cj=Y

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Mad Men wine: “I need you, and nothing else will do” - or, why Don was especially dumb this week

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