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Robin Salls, founder of Girls Gone Grape (GGG), joins us on World Malbec Day. We chat wine, women, adventures, haikus, cocktails, and more. We share the story of GGG, upcoming trips to Tuscany and beyond, as well as climate change and extinct grapes. Yes, it’s all here, including some epic #WineOops stories for you and an occasional haiku. Pour a glass and join this week’s pour of fun! Girls Gone Grape, Wine, Women, Wine Education, Wine Travel
Show 030 Quick Guide It's Friday and today we're reviewing Vinebox, A unique wine by the glass, wine club, wines from our event at Indulge Bistro & Wine Bar in Highlands Ranch, CO and talking basketball/March Madness. We're even giving you a chance to join us in our SWEET 16 WINE BRACKET that Girls Gone Grape has put together! Let other's play the basketball brackets while you enjoy sipping through our wine bracket! Complete our bracket and email it to info@girlsgonegrape.com to get your set of wine charms for playing with us! Here's the wine's we reviewed today: 1) Chateau Du Taillan "La Dame Blanche" 2014 - $25 avg. 2) Castelmaure "Cuvee N3" - $40 avg. 3) Chateau Suau - $35 avg. 4) Fox Brook Pinot Grigio 5) La Terre Cabernet Sauvignon 6) La Fiera Montepulcianod d'Abruzzo Shout out to our sponsors: Phit Gym, The Depot Art Gallery, Hills, Inc., Cupcake Libations - Check them out over at our website at www.girlsgonegrape and follow their links to learn more about them! These are the biz people of our communities sharing in our mission to bring sassy women, sassy wines and sassy adventures together to inspire connection, friendships and more! Don't forget, share your favorite wines with us at info@girlsgonegrape.com and if we share them on an upcoming podcast, we'll send you FREE GGG swag! There is nothing better than sipping wine, than sipping wine and getting swag for it! Salute until next time! www.girlsgonegrape.com, @girlsgonegrape #girlsgonegrape find us on FaceBook, Instagram, Pintrest, Google+, Linked in, Twitter
Show 027 Quick Guide This week's Friday Five focus is on Valentine's Day Champagne & Ideas to share with your loved ones! Checkout our thoughts on mimosas for breakfast in bed, blindfold tastings and more...We've got something for anytime of the day you plan on celebrating! Cautionary note....these ideas could lead to excessive exercise (wink, wink) 1) LaMarca Prosecco w/ Breakfast in bed - Avg. Price - $15 2) Deor The Gold Collection on a picnic with Love notes in a bottle - Avg. Price - $15 3) Candoni Prosecco D.O.C. Brut with a Roman Style Bath Treat - Avg. Price $15 4) Cavicchioli 1928 Prosecco w/ Blind tasting games - Avg. Price $15 5) Sophora Sparkling Rose w/ a little down under romance - Avg. Price $16 Thank you so much for listening and supporting Girls Gone Grape. Inc. and our mission to bring sassy women, sassy wines and sassy adventures together to inspire connection, support, well-being and friendships. Women inspiring Women and sometimes, even the boys are invited! Share your favorite wines with us at info@girlsgonegrape.com or on our facebook page and if we use them on an episode, we'll send you some FREE GGG Swag! Wine tasting and free swag....awesome combination. Thank you to this week's sponsors: Phit Gym. The Depot Art Gallery, Hills, Inc. and Cupcake Libations! Be sure to visit them and tell them GGG sent you!
Show 026 Quick Guide Every week we feature wines sipped and shared by Girls Gone Grape gals. guys, friends, somms....wines, we feel are worth a share in hopes to help you make you're next wine buying trip easier! This week we've focused on pairing wine with a few of our favorite Superbowl snack pairings! After all, if Levi Stadium can offer wine during the big game, then shouldn't you have wine on hand too? 1) Champagne with Potato Chips - Perrier-Jouet Grand Brut - $45 2) Malbec with BBQ Chicken Wings - CO Blue Mountain Vineyards Malbec - $18 3) Zinfandel with a Meat Lovers Pizza - Knucklehead Old Vine Zinfandel - $18 4) Sauvignon Blanc with Spinach Artichoke Dip - Cloudy Bat Sauvignon Blanc 2012 - $28 5) Wine & Cupcakes - various flavors to pair with the above wines and more! We hope you've enjoyed our suggestions for Superbowl 50! Share your favorites with us over at podcast@girlsgonegrape.com and if we share them on a podcast...you'll get free SWAG! What a deal! Sipping on wine and FREE swag! Visit us over at www.girlsgonegrape.com to learn more about our sassy women, wine and adventures! Thank you to our sponsors this week: Phit Gym, The Deport Art Gallery, Hills, Inc. and Cupcake Libations! Check them out at our website under our partners and be sure to take a look at the exciting events coming up in 2016 on our events calender! Salute!
Show 019 Quick Guide It's Friday and that means time for The Friday Five wines sipped on and shared by GGG gals, guys, friends, somms...wines we think our worth sharing and hopefully will help with your shopping trip in the wine aisles! This week we're focusing on sharing 5 local wineries from a few regions as Oct. 11th -17th is National Drink Local Wine. So, things are a bit different as we're talking the wineries more than the wine, but know that each of these has fabulous wines for you to try and we believe you can't loose with any of them. More importantly, we want to encourage you to head out to your local winery and show them some love! 1) Colorado Blue Mountain Vineyards 2) Sutcliffe Vineyards 3) Mutt Lynch Winery 4) Standing Stone Vineyards 5) Delfino Vineyards Send us your thoughts on your local wineries over to podcast@girlsgonegrape.com and you might just find some Girls Gone Grape swag headed your way! Salute!
Show 018 Quick Guide This week's The Friday Five offering you five wine suggestions sipped on by Girls Gone Grape gals, guys, somms, friends has a touch of Spanish influence this week with guest Laine A. She's sharing a few more of her favorite Spanish wines and give you a little sense of her favorite second home, Spain. Enjoy this week's picks. 1) Juame Serra Cristalino Brut Cava NV $7-9 2) 2013 K-5 Arginano Txakolina Basque Country Spain - $17-28 3) 2014 Marques de Caceres Verdejo Rueda DOC - $8-11 4) 2014 Muga Rosado Rioja -$12 5) 2012 Bodegas Castano Hercula Monastrell Yecla - $9-13 If you'd prefer to have The Friday Five delivered into your inbox on Friday mornings that shoot us an email at podcast@girlsgonegrape.com and let us know We don't like spam, so we won't spam you...just send you the weekly updates for your wine selections. Also, if you've had a wine you think we should know about, then again, shoot us an email and if we use it in an episode, we'll send you FREE swag! Sipping and free swag...does it get any better? You can also follow us over at www.girlsgonegrape.com to stay up to date on what's happening and upcoming events!
Show 012 Quick Guide It's Friday night and the wine's alright. Okay, so it's Friday morning, but to be sure your wine is alright for the weekend, here are five wines sipped on by Girls Gone Grape gals, guys, sommeliers, friends that we think you should try. This week's inspiration came from The BootStrap Wine Festival held in Evergreen, CO on August 15th. A few Colorado wines to give a try! 1) What We Love Winery, Rocky Mountain White Sangria - $23 2) WTF Red (Wine That's Fun) Michelle Cleveland - $20 3) Ryker's Cellar Doggles Red 2013 - $15 4) InVINtions Winery Strabilliante Amarone - $32 5) Augustina's Winery Bottos Up White - $13 If you'd prefer to have this waiting in your inbox on Friday morning, then email us at podcast@girlsgonegrape.com and put Friday Five in the subject line. Also, to win free GGG swag - email us a wine you think we should share and if we use it on a Friday Five episode, we'll send you cool stuff! Enjoy this week's Colorado Sip and thanks for sipping on life with us!
Show 011 Quick Guide It's Friday night and the wine's alright. Okay, it's actaully Friday morning, but to be sure your sips are awesome for the weekend, here's five wines tried and sipped by Girls Gone Grape gals, guys, sommeliers, etc...This week's picks are courtesy of GGG gal pal Laine A. who is a marketing entrepreneur, lover of all wines and world traveler. She's one who loves an expensive bottle of wine, but delights in finding everyday bottles to enjoy that are under the $15. That way there are more bottles to try and share! Salut! 1) Cecilia Beretta Prosecco DOC - Trevise, Italy - $9 2) Clos Du Bois 2013 Sauvignon Blanc - CA - $11 3) Carmenet 2014, Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay - CA - $9 4) 2013 Smoking Loon "Steelbird" Unoaked Chardonnay - CA - $10 5) J.L. Quinson Cotes De Provence 2014 Rose - France - $7 If you'd prefer to have this waiting in you inbox on Friday mornings, then head email us at podcast@girlsgonegrape.com and put Friday Five in the subject line and we'll get you added to the weekly email. We don't like spam, so no worries, your email will stay within GGG! And, don't forget, if you've had a wine that you love and think should be spotlighted on one of our Friday Fives, email that over to us too! If we use it, there is some FREE Girls Gone Grape swag in it for you! SO, enjoy the sips as thats a bonus on it's own and share it with us for swag! here's to sipping on life with you!
Show 010 Quick Guide It's Friday night and the wine's alright! Okay, it's actually Friday morning, but to be sure your wine is alright, we're going to share 5 wines tried and sipped by Girls Gone Grape gals, guys, sommeliers, etc.. to help in your wine shopping! Here's to sipping this weekend with friends! This week were spotlighting Colorado wines from Aspen Peak Cellars where we hosted our Mountain Community's Kick Off Event! Salud! 1) Aspen Peak Cellars Pinot Grigio - $14 2) Aspen Peak Cellars Riesling - $15 3) Aspen Peak Cellars Dry Rose - $15 4) Aspen Peak Cellars 285 Fusion - $16 5) Aspen Peak Cellars Mocha Zinsation - $17 Prefer to have this waiting in your inbox on Friday mornings? Just head over to Girls Gone Grape and sign up for our emails or email us at podcast@girlsgonegrape.com and put Friday Five in the subject line. Remember, if you email us your wine favorites and we spotlight in in a Friday Five episode, there is free GGG sway coming your way! Happy Friday and here's to sipping on life you!
Show 008 Quick Quide It's Friday night and the wine's alright! Okay, it's actaully Friday morning, but to be sure your wine is alright tonight, we're sharing 5 wines sipped and reccomended by Girls Gone Grape gals, guys, friends, sommeliers....Here's to sipping on life with wine adventures! 1) Vento Di Mare Pinot Grigio $10 2) Las Colinas Del Ebro Garntxa Blanca 2013 $12 3) Secret Coast Sauvignon Blanc 2014 $12 4) Jezebel White Wine 2014 $12 5) Paripaso Chardonnay 2012 $15 Prefer to have this waiting in your inbox Friday morning? Then head over to www.girlsgonegrape.com and sign up or email us at podcast@girlsgonegrape.com and in the subject line say "Friday Five." We'll get you added to The Friday Five list! Remember, if you reccomend a wine to us over at podcast@girlsgonegrape.com and we spotlight it in a Friday Five episode, there's fun FREE swag for you! Happy Friday and here's to Sipping on Life with you!
Show 007 Quick Guide It's Friday night and the wine's alright! Okay, it's actually Friday morning, but to be sure your wine is alright for the weekend, here are our suggestions to help in your wine buying this weekend! Tried and sipped by Girls Gone Grape gals, guys, friends, sommeliers...wines we love and think you will too! This week's inspiration is Rose! 1) Chateau Jouclary Rose - Avg. price $12 2) Poema Cava Rosado - Avg. price under $20 3) Villa M Brachetto Rosso - Avg. price $17 4) Tenuta S. Anna Cuvee Rose Spumate Brut - Avg. price $16 5) Bedrock Wine CO. Ode To Lulu - Avg. price $19 If you'd like to receive these wine in your inbox on Friday mornings, just email us at podcast@girlsgonegrape.com and list "Friday Five" in the subject line. To learn more about us and our chapters, visit www.girlsgonegrape.com
Robin Salls is the founder of Girls Gone Grape and host of the podcast that goes by the same name.
Show 004 Quick Guide It's Friday night and the wine's alright! Okay, so it might be Friday morning, but to be sure you're sipping some fab wines this weekend, here's are five suggestions for your sip shopping this week. Always tried and suggested by Girls Gone Grape gals and friends! Enjoy! 1) Veuve Cliquot Brut - $58 2) Veuve Cliquot Ponsardn Rose - $72 3) Segura Viudas brut Reserva Heredad - $25 4) Risata Moscato d'Asti 2014 - $20 5) Bitch Bubbly - $11 You can always sign up to recieve The Friday Five list in your email on Friday morning by heading over to www.girlsgonegrape.com or www.facebook.com/GirlsGoneGrape and signing up for the list! happy Friday!