2020 Librandi Asylia

Our son and his family came to visit us this past weekend. He and his family lived in Seattle until a few months ago when he moved back to the East Coast! A cause for celebration---we get to see more of our grandchildren! The bonus this weekend was that he offered to cook and brought some wine to pair with the food.
He made Korean style shrimp on a bed of grits flavored with nori! The thing about Asian food is that it is a little difficult to find the right wine pairing. Earlier, I blogged about Modena Vecchia and Sushi. I found that sparkling red wine was a perfect pairing for sushi. For the Korean dinner that our son made, he brought this 2020 Librandi Asylia, a grape that I had never heard of before. It is grown mainly in Lazio, central Italy and Calabria in the South where is it called Greco Bianco.¹ The Librandi Asylia comes from Calabria. The wine was fruity and dry and went very well with the Korean shrimp.

What a treat!
References:
1. Wine Searcher, Greco Bianco Wine, November 26, 2019.