Canal del Ronco Schioppettino

I picked this up at Punta SMA in Rome, otherwise known as the grocery store, for 5 or 6 Euro (about 7$ US). The grocery stores here are different than the US--way less selection (at least compared to something like a Ralph's or whatever your typical craptastic supermarket is), and mostly fresh stuff (ie non pre-packaged food). The center aisles that you see in the US are quite small. It's refreshing. They only have about 6 feet worth of wine--probably about what you'd find at your typical 7-11, to be honest about it--and it's all Italian, save a couple bottles of Champagne. Anyways...I grabbed this wine because it was the only schioppettino they had, so I figured that it would be good. Very fruity, with lots of blackberry, cherry, pepper and herbal accents. Light-bodied with lots of crackle and acidity make it an ideal food wine for rustic stuff like salami and cheese. We drank this at 4 in the afternoon (something we are not typically in the habit of doing, but fuck it, we are on vacation), with bread from the Campo forno, pig candy from Ruggeri in the Campo, ricotta and bufallo mozzarella from the cheese co-op in the Campo, and barolo-washed salame from Norcieria Voila in the Campo. A feast from our neighborhood...B+