Aglianico "ah-YAH-nee-koe" or "deliciousness"

I'm feeling reflective today. Not in a bare it all online manner but more in my usual introspective, private manner.

We finished off our Roma trip with two realizations:
1) what loving yourself is all about
2) what being loved should be like

I'll drink to us hopefully following that from here on out.

That being said, this blog literally should revolve around wine and this one isn't any different. If Aglianico was a man, it would be smooth, velvety, pleasant smelling (might be the smell of diamonds and honey getting it on), knowing all the right spots to hit, and still maintaining a high level of dignity - quite the man. Absolutely worth the extra euros to get this bottle over an unfamiliar Nero D'Avolo (though after the glass cork in the last post,😆 it's still tempting to be on the lookout for interesting corks.)

We enjoyed this at vinando which is absolutely worth the walk across many an unnerving Italian cross walk from the colosseum. Not sure yet about the tipsy walk from here tho (I'll update in the next post).

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