avellino Italian Market & Wine Bar
Avellino Italian Market & Wine Bar – Always a Winner!
Avellino’s Italian Market and Wine Bar in Angels Camp continues to exceed expectations! This was our fourth visit, and they continue to provide great imported wines, excellent service, genuine hospitality and scrumptious foods. Brought a relative who was visiting us and he was impressed and delighted with the time spent there with the foods and wines.
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Started out with a taste of 2020 Pinot Nero a very light red wine from Alto Adige region in Italy. Alto Adige is Italy’s northern most wine region. It consists of high-altitude vineyards with its cool Alpine climate in the Dolomites. This provides crisp and aromatic wines, both white and red. The light color still provided both aromatics and tastes of raspberries, strawberries along with cranberry. A wonderful wine on a warm Sunday afternoon.
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Next up was to choose a wine to go with our charcuterie board that was ordered. Elected to go with a Chianti Classico, Isole e Olena as it would complement so many of the items on the tasty board. Opening with an enchanting fragrance of flowers and red berries. On the palate there is juicy raspberry and red plum with a presence of silky tannins surrounding the fruit. The charcuterie plate looked like a feast for a King & Queen.
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All the items on the board were imported meats and cheeses from Italy. They included the following: prosciutto di Parma, Mortadella con pistachio, Coppa Stagionata (season Coppa), Salame con Finocchio (with fennel), Salame Picante (spicy), Taleggio, Pecorino Toscano, Gorgonzola and fresh Mozzarella cheeses. Served with the fresh baguette was fig jam, pickled vegetables, spicy olives, hot honey and semi-dried tomatoes.
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All of us so enjoyed the semi-dried imported tomatoes on the charcutier board that we ordered the Bruschetta. That again was a winner with flavors not typically found in America.
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Avellino Italian Market & Wine Bar – A Leisurely Saturday Afternoon
Avellino’s Italian Market and Wine Bar in Angels Camp, continues to exceed expectations! This was our third visit, and they continue to provide great imported wines, excellent service, genuine hospitality and scrumptious foods. Today I tasted a couple of wines starting out with a light Barbaresco. I ended up choosing a new edition for the shop Giulia Negri Barolo DOCG. Paired wonderfully with a Caprese salad with Burrata cheese. We were treated to a special treat of an Italian pepper stuffed with imported prosciutto and cheese in olive oil infused with Calabrian chili.
Photo ©Michael Kelly
Photo ©Michael Kelly
Photo ©Michael Kelly
Photo ©Michael Kelly
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Michael Kelly