Two Girls and a Grape

Jules and Drea drink a syrah from 16/600, take a deep dive into Sonoma history, and give a Broadway worthy musical performance!

On episode 28, Jules and Drea keep it local with chilled red wine, The Darkstar from Charlie & Echo in San Diego, California. Along the way, they invent a new word, provide a tour of San Diego wino haunts, and lose a potential corporate sponsorship. Pairings include picnics, a sandwich, and perfect San Diego weather.

On this episode, we close season 1 and pop a bottle in celebration of Anne's final episode and the introduction of our new co-host, Jules. We drink Cava, share some fun facts, and we find out that one of us speaks decent Spanish...Salud!

In this episode, Anne and Drea get down with the Greek Gods and have their minds blown by Gai'a's Ritinitis Nobilis. Pairings include all the Greek food, books by Madeline Miller and Rick Riordan, and the daddies from Mamma Mia. Also stay tuned 'til the end for a special podcast announcement.

Drea and drink a Pet Nat from Mother Rock in South Africa, talk about (surprise!) colonialism, and really like sandwiches. Pairings include Girl Scout cookies, wildly different taste in music, and wrap around porches.

Drea and Anne compare new year’s goals, then Drea shares a bit about the history of Tin City, as they split a bottle of grenache from the winery Sans Liege. Pairings include all things easy: take out, indie music, poetry and fairy tales.

Anne and Drea wrap up the holiday season with champagne cocktails. Anne makes a cross between a mimosa and a French 75 that pairs well with Timothee Chalamet, Paul Rudd, Amy Winehouse, and Roald Dahl stories, while Drea has a romantic evening with Oscar Isaacs, Javier Bardem, Selma Hayek and the great Spanish novel The Shadow of the Wind with her cocktail, the Little Luxury.

In this Spirit of Christmas present episode, Anne and Drea get messy with two very different bourbon based cocktails and learn about their friendship -- a Christmas miracle. Andrea traces the history and development of bourbon, beginning with Indigenous alcohol production across the American continents and following the US Revolutionary War, prohibition, through to Congress's recognition of bourbo...

In the first of their Christmas spirit episodes, Anne and Drea are visited by the ghost of gin past. Anne tells Drea all about the London gin craze and they share a beet and ginger gin martini. Recommendations include: Future Gin and Gin Mare, baked brie and artichoke dip, short stories by the writer Saki, especially “Bertie’s Christmas Eve,” and the novel The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker....

On this episode, Anne and Drea break down some colonial fantasies while drinking Henry of Phelham Baco Noir, a Canadian wine made with grapes indigenous to North America. Pairings include national mythologies, getting foxy with a bunch of hot dudes on our imagine winter getaway, celebrating the spirit of the season . . and telling everyone to get stuffed. Also check out these cool websites: https:...

On this episode, Anne and Drea sample some wet rocks, Anne reveals that Drea drinks wine and does not know things, and Drea makes a pitch for buying wine by the case. Pairings include Agatha Christie, José Saramago, Zombie dinner parties, and Marvel’s The Eternals.  You can find out more and purchase this episode’s bottle, Los Bermejos Listan Negro from the vineyard website: https://www.losbe...

On this episode Anne and Drea drink Serrano Wine’s Firebolt, revel in all their Harry Potter fantasies, and survive a muder hotel and a few ghosts.  Pairings include millennial hopes and dreams, FOOD, ANNE’S DRINKING BUDDY,  and Remus Lupin.

Exponential Annes = exponential wines. In this episode, Anne and Drea are back together again to drink Barry Cellars' Jewels & Binoculars Riesling from the Finger Lakes with a special guest. Everyone gets a little sloshed. Follow us on Instagram for our next bottle @twogirlsandagrapepod and follow Anne E's company @JennyFrancois

On this episode, Anne and Drea drink a Carbonic Grenache from Story of Soil, make the French mad,  and tell a few stories themselves.

On this episode, Anne and Drea are reunited at long last, have been day drinking, make a mess, and drink a sparkling red from San Diego producer Los Pilares in hopes that fall weather is on the horizon. Even if it’s not.  Pairings include: Our love affair, all the Mexican food, and hopes and dreams.

On this episode, Anne and Drea drop some acid, appreciate the art of the 1970s, and butcher German while drinking Brand's Electric Chardonnay Acid Test. And Drea finally shuts her fucking mouth. Sort of.  Pairings include: T-Rex, disco, watermelon salad, triple cream cheese, and a party with Lizzo and Freddy Mercury.

On Episode 13 Drea and Anne take Two Girls and a Grape on the road to Peachy Canyon in Paso Robles, California. Anne makes her directorial debut, we record a podcast during a hurricane (sort of), and Drea drinks a lot of wine.   Recommendations in this episode include: barbeque, Thai food (always), Big Macs and Burgundy , the new Anthony Bourdain documentary, and ways to avoid wind burn.

On Episode 12 Anne and Drea drink an orange wine that is not made from oranges, reveal their love of bad jokes and puns, discuss the merits of maggots, and finally lose their shit. Pairings include macabre picnics, a cheese for every lifestyle, and the fabulousness that is Tilda and Billy. Want to know more about orange wines? Wine Folly has a great article for more information.

On this episode Anne and Drea select some canned wines for your summer picnic basket - or your desk drawer.  Shenanigans include welcoming special guest, Drea’s Mom, family secrets, a discussion of how prohibition only made us bigger boozers, and meditations on the color pink. Alternate titles to this podcast include: Can It, Drea's Apology Tour, and Who's the Ah-So Now? Take a look at s...

On this episode Anne and Drea dish on their lady love affair, learn that the Romans really got around (but at least they brought wine), and celebrate making it to episode ten with a delicious under $10 find. Grab your solo cup and get ready for some summer sipping.

Because the Fourth of July is garbage, Drea and Anne are drinking a beautiful wine from Indigenous producer, Kitá Wines , the T’aya 2019 White Blend. Topics discussed in this episode include rage naps, taking care of your face, and a defense of critical race theory. This week’s wine pairs well with seafood, beaches, poetry by Linda Hogan and Luci Tapahonso and music by Esperanza Spalding..  C...

On this episode Sideways gets some side eye, Anne and Drea offer solutions to your wine troubles, and everyone is grateful for Sandra Oh.  Pairings include wine themed movies to enjoy and things we’re ready to ghost before our next bottle.   In honor of the movie Sideways, we're drinking Blackjack Ranch's Maximus Syrah.

Anne and Drea welcome a very special guest, Anne's mom, Marcia! In this episodie, they rekindle their love of juice boxes, butcher a beautiful language, expose their darkest family secrets, and share Drea's first boxed wine experience, the Herisson Bourgogne Vin Rouge by Moutard-Diligent. Recommendations include: picnics and beach days, family reunions, books by Victor Hugo, The Elegance of t...

In episode 6 of Two Girls and a Grape, we highlight the champagne method used to make this classic cava from global producer Freixenet.  While sipping tiny bubbles, Drea discovers that Anne doesn’t listen to her, they discover a real-life telenovela, and find that this wine pairs well with anxious aliens.

"Funky and unfiltered." "Naturally sparkling."  Are we talking about the wine or are we talking about ourselves? This week, we’re talking tips for wine tasting and sipping on the fresh and fruity Pet Mex 2019 by Bici from Tecate, Mexico. We think you should pair it with brunch and boy bands from the mid-aughts, and hey, since it’s Mother’s Day, pour a glass for you mom as well. Salud!