Pure Comfort~~~Pasta with a Bottle of Aglianico

This month for our ItalianFWT tasting and discussion, Cam of Culinary Adventures with Camilla asked us to share Wines for a Cold Winter Nights.

I decided to share a bottle of Aglianico.  Won't you join us.........

I very much enjoy our ItalianFWT group.  I am not very familiar with Italian wines but I am learning.  Before I joined this group, I knew that Italy made Chianti wine and that if you bought Chianti here in the USA it is called Sangiovese.  We name our wines from the grapes used.  European countries name their wines from the regions in which it is grown.

That was about all I knew.  Since then I have learned a bit more and love experimenting with new (to me) wines.  One of the wines to which I was introduced was Aglianico.  I fell in love.  It is a deep, rich wine that I find to be very food friendly.

I ordered up this bottle from an area Italian Market.  I don't know too much about this wine except that this vintage is no longer available.  I found that out when I tried to order up another bottle.  It comes from La Guardiense in Campania.

I served it up with a Vegetarian Lasagna that I will be sharing with you later this month so stay tuned for that recipe.  It was a wonderful pairing.

As you are reading this I am on vacation in Arizona.  Well, actually, I am finishing up my vacation and on a plane heading home.  Therefore, I will not be able to join in our chat on twitter this morning with Cam and the others but please do join them at 11 AM ET following #ItalianFWT.  You will walk away with much more knowledge about Italian wines then when you joined in the chat.  I promise.

Please stop by Cam's Invitation Post and Preview Post for further information.  I also encourage you to check out the articles the other members have written.  You will find links and the topics below.

• Wendy at A Day in the Life on the Farm gives us Pure Comfort~~Pasta with a Bottle of Aglianico.
• Martin of ENOFYLZ Wine Blog prepares A Surf and Turf Feast with Donnachiara Wines.
• Jill of L'Occasion posts For Table And Cellar: Warm Up With Italian Wine.
• David of Cooking Chat serves up Healthy Bolognese Sauce with a Tuscan Sangiovese.
• Jane of Always Ravenous pairs Italian Meatballs with Donnachiara Wines.
• Gwendolyn of Wine Predator offers 4 Montepulciano Paired with Osso Bucco Warms Up Winter Italian Style plus #ItalianFWT plans for 2019.
• Nicole of Somm's Table is Cooking to the Wine: Fontanafredda Barolo and Braised Short Ribs with Mushrooms.
• Katarina of Grapevine Adventures encourages us to Get Cosy By The Fire With Italian Wine.
• Lynn of Savor the Harvest writes about Italian Wine To Warm Your Soul.
• Jennifer of Vino Travels is Starting the New Year with the Big Boys: Barolo and Barbaresco.
• Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla pairs a 2014 Camilla Barolo + Filet Mignon in a Creamy Mushroom Sauce.