The Crushed Grape

03/21/2025

Happy Friday all, & Happy Spring!🐣

What better way to kick off the season of rebirth than with Festal Wines for your Spring holiday season...and beyond.

We have Brian here, with his questionable tastes in sports teams, holding tomorrow's Belle of the Ball, the 2020 Rizzi Barbaresco. This elegant Northern Italian stunner spent 12 months in oak, then another 3 bottle aging before reaching our shores. It might be, without a doubt, the best red wine we've discovered this year.

Not to say they all aren't, but we're excited for you to try this one for sure.
Well all, but yeah...

But also, our friends from the Northlands are swinging by. Northern Latitudes Distillery founded in 2012, and have been slowly growing their portfolio, and cult, since. These people can cook up some good juice, and we're happy to have them along from noon til 4.

03/19/2025

🐪Happy Hump Day🐪

Dated commercial references aside, we can see the weekend on the horizon. What better way to kick it off tomorrow with 'The Madness', and beer!

We're continuing our exploration of das Mutterland with a dive into the wheated end of the pool.

Weizen, Weiße, Hefeweisse, whatever you call it, call it cold and refreshing, and pivotal to the development of so many other styles that we know today.

As always, 530 til 8ish, come try something 'sehr gut'.

03/18/2025

The Madness is upon us!

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03/16/2025

Happy Spotlight Sunday!
Our new weekly feature where we highlight some local businesses that we've been loving.

It's no surprise that in these uncertain economic conditions, shoping small and spending local is more important than ever. We wanted to use our voice to bring to your attention some local businesses that may not have been on your radar, but should be. While bars and restaurants are in our wheelhouse, we're not limiting ourselves to just them, and we want to hear from you.

So, if you've got some recs you think we need to check out, let us know, and we'll do what we can to help get their name out into the world.

Today we shout out Oakestown Brewery in Grandville. Relatively newish to the Beer City scene, OTB came out the gate running with a dynamic blend of new and old school styles. Not to mention Crust 54 holding down the kitchen with a great combo of thin or Chicago style pies.

Check em out next time you're on the west side, and come hungry.

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03/14/2025

Happy Friday y'all! Please tell me you're getting the chance to enjoy this weather?

Well, what better way to enjoy these sun, then with some freshies from The Boot? Thats right, tomorrow, we're lining up some of our favorites biancos from Italia that aren't called "Pinot Grigio".

Verdicchio? More like "Ridicchio".
Gavin di Gavi is the wine so nice, they had to name it twice.
You're going to Falanghina floor these are so good....

Ok, I really only had two puns worked out. Busted. You try and do better.

Anyway, Noon til 4ish per usual. But we've got special guest Mammoth Distillery en la casa, serving up grain based juice.

03/13/2025

Always an event we're SUPER proud to support and curate. Looking forward to having a great night for a great cause!

🍷🍻 Cheers to AMBUCS! 🍻🍷

A huge thank you to Walker AMBUCS for being a Keg Sponsor for our upcoming Reds, Whites, & Brews fundraiser! Your support helps make this incredible event possible, and we are so grateful for your generosity. ❤️🤍💙

Join us for an unforgettable evening of fine wines, craft brews, and community spirit!

📅 May 15
⏰ 6:00–9:30 PM
📍 Indian Trails Camp
🎟 Tickets are on sale now! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1203762659519?aff=oddtdtcreator

Curated by The Crushed Grape 🍷 and Presented by The Eileen DeVries Family Foundation, this is a night you won’t want to miss! Grab your tickets today! 🍺🎉

03/13/2025

We appreciate you having a sense of humor in advance.

We'll have to see how this plays out. In the meantime, relax, pop a cork, and let's enjoy the beautiful weather...

03/11/2025

Hi again! Let's our look back at the week that was...

We Marched into a new month, with a bit of escapism on the mind. Yes, pun intended.
Ben and Matt escaped working and went to the Winter Beer Fest, so last Thursday we brought our thoughts and faves from the event. That PZ Pils tho...

The fun continued on Saturday when we said; "The HECK with the regular, let's try something new" and broke out some new school faves for Sushi. Including 2 reds, which is a bit silly...albeit delicious.

Finally, Burl & Sprig brought the fun and posited "Nothing tastes more like a getaway than rum!" So they brought the yummy for your tummy and some of their exquisite aged rums.

It's gonna be tough to top, but we've goodies lined up for your adventures this week. And the weather's looking pretty pretty good.

03/09/2025

Let us be the end of your rainbow 🌈

Grab your St Paddy's Day essentials here, and make your friends green with envy.

Bad puns aside, whether you're into whiskey, gin, beer, or other, we got you covered like nobody's shillelagh.

03/08/2025

I know this isn't our neighborhood, but this kind of thing is affecting all of our friends in the industry, and we'd be remiss if we didnt say something. Please remember to continue to and

River North Public House, a restaurant i Grand Rapids’ Creston neighborhood, is seeking community support to stay open due to the state of the economy and the lack of new businesses in the ar…

03/08/2025

There's still time!🌞

Don't waste this beautiful day! Get out of the house and join us. We're pouring Sushi wines until 4ish today. Here's the thing, you don't even have to like sushi to enjoy these fun, and fresh wines.

Not only that, but our friends at are going to be here to get you in that Springy mood with their amazing selection of gins and rums.

Spring into action

03/06/2025

Don't want to miss out on tonight's Thursday Beer Sessions.

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03/05/2025

🍺We done gone done it again🍺

For the 5th consecutive year, Grand Rapids has been named 'Beer City USA' in the USA Today poll. We did a thing!

To be honest, we were planning on doing our anyway, where Ben and Matt discuss the recently completed Winter Beer Fest. Considering this important news, I guess we get to celebrate both!

Come thru starting at 530 tomorrow, March 6th, and try some of our favorites from "The Fest".
Plus, if you've been paying attention, we might have a special treat! 🐲🥛

Let's have some fun and celebrate our beer based accomplishment.

03/03/2025

Escape with The Crshed Grape this March

Escape Winter. Escape your routine. Escape boring.

All month long, we explore "Escaping With Purpose", though new experiences, new tastes, and more.

Mark your calendars, or sign up for our newsletter to keep in the know.

03/02/2025

We absolutely have the best customers in Grand Rapids, and it's not even close.

We can't thank you enough, best we can do is dedicate this weeks to y'all.

Feb wrapped with some delicious red wines from the Southern Hemisphere, that everyone seemed to love. How do we know? We sold out 4 of the 6, so yeah, tasty stuff.

We love you, and that's what February was all about; Loving With Purpose. Nothing but love, baby.

Let's put a pin in another fun one, and we'll see you in March...you know you can't ESCAPE us.
Is that a hint?