So You Think Your Wine Label Can Dance?

For those of you unfamiliar with Torrontes, it’s a white varietal native to Argentina. Usually it can carry light, perfumey and often floral aromas. I like to think of it as Gewurztraminer’s younger, dry, sarcastic and witty cousin. (They’re not actually related, as far as I know, but I hope you get the dry yet aromatic idea.)

This example by Bodega Norton from the Mendoza Valley is one of the more well stocked Torrontes wines here in BC.

You may have already tried Lo Tengo’s Malbec, which also has a nifty holographic wine label of two dancers doing the tango, like the Torrontes.

Grab a bottle and impress your friends next time you go to a potluck or house party! It goes great with salads, light seafoods (shrimp cocktail, perhaps?) and more. Check out my other food pairing suggestions below.

Tasting Notes

Light gold, like the core of a kiwi fruit, with flecks of green in colour. Green grass, citrus peel and notes of unripe guava are present in the nose. Pucker up for some bracing acidity and light floral character (think daisies or mums, rather than a heady type of flower) amid notes of honeydew melon and more citrus on the palate. Fairly light in body like a Pinot Grigio with a zesty finish. The cool, savoury taste of the Mediterranean is pinging on my food radar: Try this or any other Torrontes with unbreaded calamari and tzatziki, falafel or spanakopita. $13