Chianti

 After a honeymoon in Italy, I discovered my go to wine is good Chianti. It is one wine I can always drink and, for the most part, always enjoy (Although I hated one Chianti that had a high Wine Spectator rating. It just goes to show that you should always buy wine you enjoy, not a wine that someone else enjoys!) Chianti has a bad reputation. After traveling to Italy and learning more about the country's wines industry, I can certainly say forget those old impressions and try good Chianti!

A view from the Verrazzano vinyard.

ZoeBug actually chose an Italian Chianti to go with the mushroom pasta. I personally think Chianti is always good, but it certainly goes well with pasta! The Chianti is from a vineyard outside of Florence in the Chianti region of Italy. The Vineyard is Castello di Verrazzano.  This Chianti had great fruit flavors and nice tannins. I like it because it is smooth to drink and complimented the mushroom sauce. Verrazzano has really amazing Chianti and table wines. I don't think the vineyard exports this wine, but I did find a small liquor store in Webster, MA called Hank's Liquors that actually has a few bottles of Verrazzano Chianti! Good luck finding it and let me know where you find it, because the wine is amazing!