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Revisiting Sangiovese

Revisiting Sangiovese

by jpachence | Aug 8, 2019 | Great Bargain Red Wines Reviewed, Italian wines, Wines

We were really happy to see one of our favorite wine writers – Lettie Teague from Wall Street Journal – give some love to one of our favorite food wines that has somehow gone out of style:  Chianti (click HERE to see the article).  As our readers know, we...
Intriguing Wine from the Island of Sardinia

Intriguing Wine from the Island of Sardinia

by jpachence | Jun 25, 2019 | Great Bargain Red Wines Reviewed, Italian wines, Travel, Wines

We stumbled on a very intriguing wine this week – Argiolas Costera-  and we had to immediately share it with our readers because of the high quality at an amazing value – we purchased it for $13.  We were familiar with the whites from Sardinia (mostly...
Rare Italian Grape Varietals – The Reds

Rare Italian Grape Varietals – The Reds

by jpachence | Feb 17, 2019 | Italian wines, Wine & Food Pairing, Wines

There are enough Italian wine varietals to make any wine lover, whether professional or amateur, confused for a lifetime.  We recently came across a bottle of a pure Colorino, a grape that is typically used primarily as a coloring agent mostly in Tuscany. Writer Blake...
Red Wines of the Veneto: A Vapolicella Tasting

Red Wines of the Veneto: A Vapolicella Tasting

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...
Gavi – a Great Spring & Summer White Wine

Gavi – a Great Spring & Summer White 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...
Tuscan Reds Under $25 – Our May Tasting Event

Tuscan Reds Under $25 – Our May Tasting Event

by jpachence | May 24, 2014 | Great Bargain Red Wines Reviewed, Italian wines, Tasting Notes, Wine & Food Pairing

Our May tasting event took us to the Central NJ area – specifically Ringoes, NJ – where we had the enviable task of selecting Tuscan red wines that were easy to drink, food friendly, available locally, and relatively affordable (nearly all our wine...
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