Zaccaria Pino

During a recent visit to Belgium, we had the opportunity to stop into this wonderful Italian store. I found the selection of items in this store in the small town of Quaregnon simply outstanding. My husband and I spent a good amount of time admiring the Italian wares — everything from espresso makers to pastas to meats to desserts with a great selection of Italian wines and the prettiest bottle of Sambuca I have ever seen all at a reasonable price.
We came away with wine of course — who can turn down Amarone, Barolo and Brunello from an authentic Italian store. None made it back to the states, but instead were shared with family in Belgium. All were delicious and quite worth the price in my opinion.
My husband also found Borsci — a liqueur he had not had since leaving Italy. That also made it’s way into our bag. I found it to be reminiscent of sweetened tree bark, but he enjoyed it immensely and I am sure it brought back his memories of living in Naples.
Total bill for three great wines, Borsci and a bag of bruschetta chips was less than 125 Euro. I will visit again when I am in the area. Next time I might have to splurge on the pretty bottle of Sambuca (and I don’t even like the licorice flavor).