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Entries from December 2008

the grape shop

December 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

I just wanted to introduce my aStore Grape Shop that launched today.  Please help support Grapeinabottle by shopping for all your wine accessory needs and last minute Holiday gifts. Enjoy and Happy Holidays.

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five great wine drink recipes for your holiday party

December 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Champagne/Sparkling White

While Mrs. Grapeinabottle and I plan our holiday parties this season, we decided to share drink recipes we found on The Food Network that  wewant to try.  All of these recipes include some form of wine with a twist, or “kick,” as Emeril says. Check out the links for the full drink recipes at the [...]

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can I buy you a drink?

December 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Have you ever wanted to treat a friend to a birthday drink, but you’re, um, not in the same zip code?  Now this kind of festive sharing is possible with the new Facebook application Real Drinks.  A beta version of this program was released in September, and the public version is now available. The way [...]

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best cheap bottle of wine ever?

December 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Shiraz, Wine Reviews

Tonight, Mrs. Grapeinabottle and I shared a great new bottle of wine while beginning our Christmas decorating. One reason we thought the wine was so good was the price. The Tisdale Shiraz from California was a steal at $3.33 a bottle.  It was on sale for three for $10, so I could not resist giving [...]

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overheard in ikea

December 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Her, holding up IKEA’s box o’wine glass: “Which ones go with box wine?”
Him:  “Dixie cups?”

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