Grape Friends

Hang out in the (virtual) park every Monday with three Grape Friends as they try and make the wine world a little more palatable for everyone. Each week we tackle three wines on a theme, offer tips on how to find them in your local wine shop, and answer listener questions. Remember, there are no dumb questions in wine!

Episode 27 - Holiday Wines 11/27/2021

Episode 27 - Holiday Wines It's the holidays, Grape Friends, and you know what that means -- long days filled with food and family and weird conversations and more food. Follow our tips for failsafe wine pairings for your next holiday gathering! /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/21296003

Episode 26 - Album Pairings 11/12/2021

Episode 26 - Album Pairings What do hip-hop, 70s rock, and modern soul have in common? That’s right, nothing! Come on a musical journey through our favorite albums and the bottles we expertly chose to pair with them. /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/21147881

Episode 26 - Album Pairings 11/12/2021

Episode 25 - Anna's Birthday 10/29/2021

Episode 25 - Anna's Birthday It’s Anna’s birthday and she’ll cry if she wants to! She’s not crying though, she is bringing you a stellar lineup of her favorite wines from France. Hold onto your chapeaux, mesdames et messieurs! /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/20982839

Episode 24 - Oktoberfest 10/15/2021

Episode 24 - Oktoberfest We’re BREWING up something good this week! Your Grape Friends are SQUASHING podcast norms and HOPPING on over to the magical land of Fall Beers. Do we even like beer? Only time will tell. /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/20828027

Episode 23 - Chaat Party 10/01/2021

Episode 23 - Chaat Party It’s Anand’s birthday week and we’re celebrating the only way we know how — by eating and drinking to our heart’s content. Grab a glass of fruity white and join us as we try our darndest to pair wines with the delicious spice explosion that is chaat. HBD Anand! /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/20673695

Episode 22 - Summer Wines 09/23/2021

Episode 22 - Summer Wines Did you miss us, Grape Friends? We're back with another season of shenanigans, killer wines, and questionable advice from the trio. This week, we reflect on our hot vaxx summers and taste some seriously savory sippers. Welcome back! /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/20576951

Episode 21 - Bubbles Part 2 04/26/2021

Episode 21 - Bubbles Part 2 Believe it or not, your Grape Friends have made it across the finish line of another season! Cheers to all of you, our loyal listeners, for sticking with us through this hot & cold & mountainous & beachy journey. Listen in as we toast terroir with some great, and some really not so great, bubbles! /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/18862271

Episode 20 - Blind Tasting Challenge 04/12/2021

Episode 20 - Blind Tasting Challenge Well, Grape Friends, this week we finally put our bountiful wine knowledge to the test with a blind tasting, and boy did one of us rise to the challenge. You'll have to listen to find out who was crowned the winner and earned eternal bragging rights! /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/18690488

Episode 19 - Liquor Store Wines 04/05/2021

Episode 19 - Liquor Store Wines It's time to go on an adventure to your local liquor store! This week, we grabbed a few bottles under $13 to find out for our Grape Friends which big names are worth trying, and which ones you should stay far away from. It's a wild ride, friends. /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/18606710

Episode 18 - Cold Climate Wines 03/29/2021

Episode 18 - Cold Climate Wines This week we're moving on to Amanda's favorite wine category: cold climates! Listen in to learn what Northern France, Tasmania, and the Finger Lakes have in common. /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/18511457

Episode 17 - Hot Climate Wines 03/22/2021

Episode 17 - Hot Climate Wines We're feelin' hot hot hot! this week, Grape Friends. Get ready for some big, bold, Anand-loving wines as we travel to Morocco, Southern Italy, and Argentina. We also talk about which wine grape matches our personality best, and the results are truly telling. /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/18421274

Episode 16 - Woman-Made Wines 03/15/2021

Episode 16 - Woman-Made Wines Women's History Month is well underway, and we thought it was time to highlight some badass female winemakers from across the globe! Anna and Amanda also talk about how to punctuate your emails. Join us in making a point to buy woman-made wines this month! /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/18328226

Episode 15 - Island Wines 03/08/2021

Episode 15 - Island Wines The Terroir Trio is at it again with island wines this week, and our tasting notes are hot as lava. We hop from Santorini to the Canary Islands to Sardinia, uncover the different ways "minerality" shows up in a wine, and get worked up about Monica's apartment from Friends. /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/18231620

Episode 14 - Coastal Wines 03/01/2021

Episode 14 - Coastal Wines This week your Grape Friends are taking a trip to the beach to teach you about coastal wines and all the beautiful saltiness they have to offer. Let our our choices carry your mind to sunnier times, but most importantly, listen as Amanda reveals herself to be a true, NYC fire-escape hero. /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/18132776

Episode 13 - Black-Owned Wines 02/22/2021

Episode 13 - Black-Owned Wines It's time to showcase some black-owned wines and wine brands this week, friends! Amanda hops on the bubbles train, Anna brings the pod's first Chardonnay, and Anand teaches us all a little about hip hop. We also talk about our role in making black-owned wines more accessible in our local shops. /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/18041195

Episode 12 - Mountain Wines 02/15/2021

Episode 12 - Mountain Wines It's time we dive into what Season 2 is all about – terroir! Take a trip up into the mountains with us as we learn about acidity, aromatics, and how to convert meters to feet in our heads. /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/17954159

Episode 11 : Valentine's Day "Wines" 02/08/2021

Episode 11 : Valentine's Day "Wines" We're back with season 2, Grape Friends! As Amanda's favorite holiday draws near, we come to you with some ideas for what to drink with your special someone (or alone!) this V-Day. We prove that rosé should be a year-round drink, and Anna reminds us why Burgundy has such a stellar reputation. /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/17864723

Episode 10 - Bubbles. Bubbles. Bubbles. 12/29/2020

Episode 10 - Bubbles. Bubbles. Bubbles. This week, we ring in the new (and hopefully improved) year by popping some corks and drinking some bubbly! Listen and figure out what you'll drink to celebrate the end of 2020. Happy New Year Grape Friends! /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/17358290

Episode 09 - Natural Wines 12/21/2020

Episode 09 - Natural Wines Friends, we're coming to you au naturale this week with the wide wide world of natural wine! We tackle a Spanish Albillo, a German Dornfelder, and a French Gamay/Malbec blend, all the while asking Amanda the hard questions about her belief in certain childhood holiday characters. /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/17277140

Episode 08 - Label Challenge 12/15/2020

Episode 08 - Label Challenge You know when you're dog-tired at the end of the day, and you just want to grab a bottle off the shelf and pray that it's a good one? That's where we were at this week, Grape Friends. Listen to our alter-egos take a gamble on wines that we picked purely because they had great labels, and nothing else. /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/17202680

Episode 07 - Orange Wines 12/07/2020

Episode 07 - Orange Wines We finally did it, Grape Friends. We finally tackled orange wine, and it was a grape success. Join us for some skin contact in Italy, Chile, and Georgia, and hear about that one time Amanda seared off her taste buds with Anand’s family. /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/17092949

Episode 06 - Wine Challenge 11/30/2020

Episode 06 - Wine Challenge Friends, you might have noticed we were getting a little too comfortable in our typical roles on this pod, so we decided to change things up a bit this week! Amanda presents at least 5 fun facts about New Mexico, Anand shows us his softer side, and Anna proves that wine can truly smell like anything. /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/17000183

Episode 05 - American Wines 11/25/2020

Episode 05 - American Wines In honor of Turkey Day, we decided to keep our wines stateside this week. We settle deeper into our usual roles -- Anna starts us off with a dry white (Riesling), Amanda continues to push for that Virginia wine sponsorship, and Anand kicks us in the gut with a Meritage. Gobble gobble! /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/16959335

Episode 04 - Wines Over $25 11/19/2020

Episode 04 - Wines Over $25 It's time to get a little bougie with some grape ideas for your holiday table! We talk volcanic wine from the Canary Islands, full-bodied white Bordeaux, and the cassis-bomb of Anand's dreams. Pinkies up! /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/16874735

Episode 03 - Wines Under $15 11/11/2020

Episode 03 - Wines Under $15 Join us at the inexpensive table, friends! We run through a full range of wines that come in under $15 (in NY dollars) and get into how to find some good bang for your buck in Italy, Spain, and France! /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/16768736

Episode 02 - Election Night Wines 11/02/2020

Episode 02 - Election Night Wines Friends, election night is here, which means we're all in need of something strong to drink while glued to the TV. Anna talks Spanish pet-nat, Anand teaches us about Madeira, and Amanda lobbies hard for Port. Vote, people! /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/16649201

Episode 01 - Fall Wines 10/27/2020

Episode 01 - Fall Wines Just three uptown pals talking about the wine they like to drink in the park. /episode/index/show/grapefriends/id/16565717

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