by jpachence | Nov 22, 2019 | special occasion, Thanksgiving recipes, Wine & Food Pairing
Thanksgiving is our favorite holiday at Serious Foodie. You owe no greeting cards, no gifts. You can stuff yourself silly, drink too much wine (or beer, or cocktails), then pass out in front of the TV, opening an occasional eye to check the score of a football game. ...
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 | Feb 9, 2015 | Food, Food & Wine Pairings, Recipes We Love, Uncategorized
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]There is nothing sexier than making a great meal for your sweetheart. Why battle the hungry hoards on Valentine’s Day, and putting up with dumbed-down menus to accommodate the folks who venture out only on...
by jpachence | Mar 16, 2014 | Food & Wine Pairings, Italian wines, Travel, Wines
We did a Sangiovese-inspired wine & food tasting a while back – it was a great success, so we decided to expand the efforts, increasing the number of wines, the geographic scope, and the number of tasters. After some more research, we found a selection of...
by jpachence | Jan 28, 2014 | Italian wines, Travel, Wines
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We often share our favorite Italian foods and wines with friends who love Italian wine almost as much as we do. One night, as we were sipping a wonderful 1997 Brunello (Siro Pacenti), we began talking about sangiovese –...
