It’s been hot and humid in the City Of Lakes as of late. This week saw a record temperature shattered by 13 degrees, and when the mercury is flirting with triples my wine jones is for crisp light whites [like Vinho Verdes and Sauv Blancs]. I personally enjoy light bodied super-acidic white wines, so I really enjoyed the 2008 Anton Bauer Gmork Gruner Veltliner [$10.99 on sale at France 44 a few weeks ago, lists for 13.99]. This gem is from the Wagram sub-region of Donauland, a well respected area for Gruner Veltliner [herein GruVe] just north-west of Vienna. A large majority of Austrian wine is white, and the fresh, fruity acidic GruVe is the dominant variety. This particular GruVe typifies the style. It sports a light straw color and a very light nose, just herbally perfumed. The sip, though, slaps you across the mouth with racy acidity from start to finish. It’s loaded with fresh green fruit in a light-medium body, crisp as an October breeze. Fresh and bright with a sharp edge, this wine is a like a painfully cute woman who spurns your advances but secretly wishes you to keep trying. A heat-beater of the first degree, GruVe is famous for being one of the only wine that pairs well with asparagus. I drank it with this asparagus/arugula laced ricotta gemelli – incredible.
Looking forward to a Memorial Day weekend filled with Twins ball, grilling and chilling//#spareribsunday. Good wine and good friends – what more is there?