2019 Vietti Barbera d'Asti and a Collaborative Dinner

As mentioned in the previous blogpost, we had inclement weather coming in on Saturday so we thought that we would invite our neighbors over for lasagna. They volunteered to make salad and a dessert so that it turned into a collaborative pop-up dinner.
The lasagna was made with a layer of spinach, chopped onions, ricotta and parmesan, a layer of sauteed mushrooms, a layer of Italian sweet sausage in red sauce and a final layer of the spinach mix. It was baked in the oven at 350 for 1-1/2 hours while the aroma permeated our home. We served the lasagna with a red sauce "gravy".

Our neighbors brought over a winter salad with arugula, dried fruits, toasted almonds with a citrus honey vinaigrette and a scrumptious chocolate cake called Zizzy's favorite cake with cream cheese buttercream.

To pair with the food, we served a 2019 Vietti Barbera d'Asti. We are fans of Vietti Barbera d'Asti and have been drinking it for a while. It is the perfect wine with red sauce foods, especially pizza. The typical acidity associated with Barbera is tamed and there is the right amount of fruit that shines through the wine. It is an easy drinking red wine. Moreover, the price is right at under $20.00.
The collaborative dinner was great fun and we ate, drank and were merry!
Here is a little information about Vietti:
Vietti makes a range of wines and we have also tried the Barbera d'Alba, the Roero Arneis and the Nebbiolo.
Their quirky but beautifully illustrated labels make it easy to find on the wine store shelf.