Veeno was our latest sunny Sunday, date-afternoon jaunt to supplement our knowledge on wine tasting and food pairings!
We have visited the vineyards of Chianti many times and even had a photo shoot there however never actually tried a wine tasting experience closer to home and we both loved the idea of the Family Wine Tasting experience at Leicester’s Veeno branch.
VEENO
 The wine bar located in the very desirable St Martin’s Square is rustic yet contemporary and as well as having an international list of bottled alcoholic beverages, also pays homage to an array of house wines from their own Vineyards in Sicily.
Veeno’s wines are labelled under Caruso (a third generation wine-maker) and Minini (owner of a marketing company and together built the foundations of Caruso and Minini, a winery in Marsala, on the most Western point of Sicily.
THE FAMILY WINES PAIRING EXPERIENCE
We started our date afternoon with an aperitif of limoncello spritz, which geared us up ready for an afternoon of concentration on the pairing process.
 Our wine aficionado for the experience, was the very knowledgeable, Celso Plácido, who also is general manager at Veeno Leicester.
Following swift introductions, a platter containing meats, cheeses, olives and an assortment of breads was presented before us. Each food item was to be eaten with a different wine and the Family wine tasting experience comprises five wines ( two glasses of white, a rosé and two glasses of red).
The idea is to sip the wine, try the recommended food item from the platter and continue to sample the wine to experience how the food pairing changes the flavours of the wine.
All the wines in this experience are house wines and come from the owners Sicilian Vineyard, Caruso Minini in Marsala. Additionally, the pairing platters contain imported cheeses and meats form Sicily and are all certificated.
WINE 1: TASARI
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