I have been reading the Wine mags, I keep coming across grape varietals that I am sure at some point I have tried but I did not really pay too close attention to. So, I have a list of different wines or regions or winemakers I have to try. I keep the list on my phone and every wine shop I find, I try to grab a few to take home and actually drink and enjoy and most importantly take some notes!

Torrontes is one of those wines. I found a section of wines from Argentina and there she sat. I love whites in warm weather and it has been pretty steamy here while I have been visiting Texas. I found the Finca el Origen from Valle De Cafayate, Saltam Argentina and this vintage was 2008.

Young, sharp, crisp white wine. It has a peach and orange peel kinda aroma and I was sitting by the pool with two friends and this is an easy drinking wine, 14% alcohol and we happen to have gauc and chips. It was not a ultimate pairing (I think wine and corn chips are not BFF’s anyway). But the guac alone with the wine was a way better pairing, maybe the lime/citrus thing going on in the wine and gauc was the connection for me.

It is a light, fun to drink wine. I am sure the experts will have all kinds of opinions about it’s complexity and structure, but for me it was just a big glass of summer with your friends and that is about as good as it gets for me!