by jpachence | Nov 14, 2021 | Christmas gifts, FOODIE STORIES, Gifts, Uncategorized, Wines
Curious on how to find a good bottle of bubbly for friends, family, neighbors for the holidays? Our Serious Foodie Gift Guide to Sparkling Wines is your primer to start shopping for the best bargains in bubbly. And check out our suggestions for sparkling wine...
by jpachence | Jun 1, 2021 | FOODIE STORIES, Gifts, Great Bargain Red Wines Reviewed, News, Tasting Notes, Wine & Food Pairing, Wines
Every year we publish our compilation our report of quality red wines we’ve found that are under $25. These wines are a result of various tasting events, restaurant experiences, and sommelier suggestions we’ve had this year. Some usual suspects pop up,...
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...
by jpachence | Aug 5, 2019 | Party, Wine & Food Pairing, Wines
Even though there is nothing like watching football with a great brew in hand, you don’t need to have a beer-only ootball party. But the Serious Foodies at your party may not be your average American football fan. So, let’s impress them with a nice glass...
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...
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...