2021 Tombacco Pecorino Terre di Chieti

Blend: 100% PecorinoFrom: Abruzo, Italy Taste: This wine is a favorite of ours – in the glass, it has a beautiful shining golden tone – a prelude to rich aromas with hints of exotic fruit and soft spicy notes. The Pecorino is a complex and beguiling wine on the palate, with good acidity and mineral notes, hints of ginger, orange peel, and even a touch of lemongrass. Pairing: Speaking of what to eat with Pecorino wine, in addition to pork products, and no, this not a joke: Pecorino wine pairs very well with Pecorino cheese. There’s something about the salty, nutty-tart cheese and the bracing acidity and fleshy stone fruit of the wine that make them a genuinely great pair. But Pecorino wines also go beautifully with fish and shellfish (summer grilling’s new best friend), and those dry soft herbal notes found in some bottles make them a natural match for complex, wintry flavors. Bottle to bottle, as ever, find what speaks to you. More specifically, some dishes that work wonderfully as a p