Due to the impending Hurricane, I've been cooped up inside since 10am yesterday. After 3 loads of laundry, countless crappy movies (how and why did "Love Happens" ever get made?!?) and multiple updates of my Fantasy Football worksheet, I felt it was time to enjoy some wine. So what pairs with a Hurricane - or even a pesudo tropical storm that the news keeps trying to turn into something so much bigger?!?
With the intense humidity, I thought I should pick something that was crisp and cool, but with some body. Cut the humidity; stand up to the wind. I happened to have a good portion of a bottle of 2010 Cuma Torrontes left over from a sushi dinner that would be the perfect storm compliment.
As longtime readers know, Torrontes, is one of my absolute favorite white grapes. To me, it has the perfect balance of fruit, acid and body. A part of me wants the whole world to discover this
flavorful, food friendly wine and another much more selfish part wants it to stay a hidden gem in Argentina so that it doesn't get over planted and mass produced like so many Chardonnays, Sauvignon Blancs and Pinot Grigios.
I'd never had Cuma before, but an astute employee at Englewood Wine Merchants recommended it. What a good call! Cuma, from the Michel Torino estate, is one of my favorite new white wines. It has a beautiful nose with all sorts of floral notes. The most predominent seems to be rose. On the palate, you get a huge hit of acid that is mitigated by the floral notes as well as some peach notes that add some nice body.
It has a little too much acid for me to drink alone, but with some salad or sushi or most varieties of fish (even tuna fish salad), Cuma drinks beautifully.
I (almost) look forward to another day of bad weather and even worse movies so I can enjoy another glass or two of Cuma.
Until the next sniff, sip or quaff (6 days until I'm in Oregon),
Cheers,
Alli M.
With the intense humidity, I thought I should pick something that was crisp and cool, but with some body. Cut the humidity; stand up to the wind. I happened to have a good portion of a bottle of 2010 Cuma Torrontes left over from a sushi dinner that would be the perfect storm compliment.
As longtime readers know, Torrontes, is one of my absolute favorite white grapes. To me, it has the perfect balance of fruit, acid and body. A part of me wants the whole world to discover this
flavorful, food friendly wine and another much more selfish part wants it to stay a hidden gem in Argentina so that it doesn't get over planted and mass produced like so many Chardonnays, Sauvignon Blancs and Pinot Grigios.
I'd never had Cuma before, but an astute employee at Englewood Wine Merchants recommended it. What a good call! Cuma, from the Michel Torino estate, is one of my favorite new white wines. It has a beautiful nose with all sorts of floral notes. The most predominent seems to be rose. On the palate, you get a huge hit of acid that is mitigated by the floral notes as well as some peach notes that add some nice body.
It has a little too much acid for me to drink alone, but with some salad or sushi or most varieties of fish (even tuna fish salad), Cuma drinks beautifully.
I (almost) look forward to another day of bad weather and even worse movies so I can enjoy another glass or two of Cuma.
Until the next sniff, sip or quaff (6 days until I'm in Oregon),
Cheers,
Alli M.