Friday night the wife and I were fortunate enough to be invited to a tasting of select wines from Campania, Italy in Boulder. We had a great time and tried some wonderful wines. By far the best part of the evening was meeting new wine enthusiasts in the area, including a couple working in the wine business (always good to know the people you buy from).

While tasting we had a great selection of salami, cheeses, crackers, etc. to snack on. Later we had a hearty beef stew, which was a great match to the hearty wines.

A quick note before moving on to the wines: When I assign points to a wine at an event like this, it's represents how much I enjoyed the wine at that time. I don't take into consideration how the wine will age, etc. Since I don't like overly tannic wines, many of the young wines don't have huge scores even though they are obviously very well made and that I'd love to taste them again in 5-10 years...

2002 Feudi di San Gregorio, Fiano de Avellino

2001 Salvatore Molettieri, Irpinia Rosse Cinque Querce

1998 Villa Matilde Vigna Camarato, Falerno del Massico Rosso

2001 Planeta Santa Cecilia Nero d'Avola - From Sicily, not Campania, but we didn't mind by this point.

1997 Feudi di San Gregorio Serpico

Montevetrano Colli de Salerno 1998

Montevetrano Colli de Salerno 1999

Montevetrano Colli de Salerno 2001

2000 Fattoria Galardi Terra di Lavoro

2001 Fattoria Galardi Terra di Lavoro

A wonderful evening and great, fun wines. I love exploring new wine regions, especially with such a fun group.