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 | Apr 19, 2016 | Great Bargain White Wines Reviewed, Wine & Food Pairing, Wines
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] Lettie Teague did a great service for people who love to drink Gruner Veltliner in her recent Wall Street Journal article – including the team at Serious Foodie. It is a great Spring and Summer wine...
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 | Oct 7, 2013 | 20 Under $20, Great Bargain White Wines Reviewed, Wines
We reviewed a number of white wines a while back (see the Summer Collection post), and have recently added a few more to the selections – and taken a few off. It’s not that the wines have gone down in quality, but that certain wines can be stand-alone...
by jpachence | Jun 16, 2013 | 20 Under $20, Great Bargain White Wines Reviewed, Wines
The summer months are for grillin’ and chillin’, but it’s also for more casual and lighter dining – salads, tapas, and fish make up a lot of our summertime menus. Our drinks also tend to be lighter and more casual. We have plenty of white...
by jpachence | Jun 11, 2013 | 20 Under $20, Great Bargain White Wines Reviewed, Italian White Wines - But Not Pinot Grigio, Italian wines, Wines
Soave is one of those wines that is sometimes ignored by the serious wine drinker, and mostly misunderstood by the casual wine drinker. Many folks cannot tell the difference between Soave and Pinot Grigio – primarily because the same grape is used in both. ...
