by jpachence | May 1, 2022 | Food, Food & Wine Pairings, FOODIE STORIES, Recipes We Love, Vegetarian Recipes
Risotto is often described as a tricky, fussy – and a bit scary. Since nothing impresses as a well-executed risotto, The Serious Foodie has put together a risotto primer to debunk any of your risotto fears. The aim of this article is to understand the...
by jpachence | Feb 2, 2019 | Food & Wine Pairings, FOODIE STORIES, Great Bargain Red Wines Reviewed, Great Bargain White Wines Reviewed, Italian White Wines - But Not Pinot Grigio, Wine & Food Pairing
First rule of picking a good pizza wine – don’t over-think it. The starting point is go to the Italian wine section of your favorite wine shop, then pick a red and/or white. While the details are fun for us wine geeks, most of us just want to have a...
by jpachence | Jan 27, 2019 | Food & Wine Pairings, Great Bargain Red Wines Reviewed, Italian wines, Wine & Food Pairing, Wines
You might be ignoring Valpolicella wines – most folks see them as light, fruity red wines with little character or finesse, a wine that you might find in checkered table cloth, red sauce only Italian restaurants. We wanted you to re-think Valpolicella, so the...
by jpachence | Feb 2, 2018 | Food & Wine Pairings, Party, special occasion, Tasting Notes, Wines
It’s a great time to plan for a great Valentine’s Day experience. And we’re here to help to plan around two universal elixirs of love: Wine & Chocolate. Wine & chocolate seems strange to some, but the right wine with the right chocolate is...
by jpachence | Apr 17, 2015 | Food & Wine Pairings, Great Bargain White Wines Reviewed, Italian White Wines - But Not Pinot Grigio, Italian wines, Wine & Food Pairing, Wines
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] White wines from Italy are very often over-looked by the wine geeks, mostly because of the mass-produced, insipid versions of Pinot Grigio that appears on most low-end Italian restaurants. HOWEVER…what...
by jpachence | Apr 7, 2015 | Food, Food & Wine Pairings, Tasting Notes, Wines
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Spelletich Family Wine Company is a relatively small family owned Napa winery, started about 20 years ago. While not well known outside of the region, it has a loyal following (check out their Yelp and TripAdvisor reviews). The...
