Fridays were made for treats. After a full week of doing what we do to try and stay two steps ahead of the bill collectors, we deserve a treat now and then. I like wine treats - a glass of good wine in a spot that's perfect for the experience.
My most recent Friday wine was enjoyed at a relatively new addition to the stretch of Culver City's Washington Boulevard, just a bit west of La Cienega. Sublime Food Lounge hasn't been open too long, but what a nice little spot! The walls are actually sliding doors which open all the way, so the beautiful day spills right inside. There are a couple of tables right on the sidewalk, too, but sitting indoors is very much like being on the sidewalk. When traffic is heavy, sidewalking it isn't all that great, but during the afternoon, the great outdoors is a great place for lunch or a well-deserved Friday wine treat. Even if it is the great urban outdoors.
Sublime's wine list is interesting. It's got whites on one side and reds on the flipside, with subdivisions to make it easy to choose a wine for the mood in which you find yourself. On this day, I felt "crisp." The list features plenty of boutique wines from all over the world. On the white side of the page, I had a tough time finding a wine from California. So I went with Argentina
St. Lucas wines come from the Barrancas region of Argentina's Mendoza Valley. They appear to be imported by a company in the southern California town of Santa Fe Springs.
Their Torrontes is a 100% varietal wine fermented in stainless steel and registering 13% abv.
On the nose I get a floral component I like to call "honeysuckle," with a fairly intense pear juice aroma. I'm tasting pears, too, with a nice zesty citrus component. There are minerals and a very nice acidity in this wine, but it's not zesty enough to alter the full, round mouthfeel.
My most recent Friday wine was enjoyed at a relatively new addition to the stretch of Culver City's Washington Boulevard, just a bit west of La Cienega. Sublime Food Lounge hasn't been open too long, but what a nice little spot! The walls are actually sliding doors which open all the way, so the beautiful day spills right inside. There are a couple of tables right on the sidewalk, too, but sitting indoors is very much like being on the sidewalk. When traffic is heavy, sidewalking it isn't all that great, but during the afternoon, the great outdoors is a great place for lunch or a well-deserved Friday wine treat. Even if it is the great urban outdoors.
Sublime's wine list is interesting. It's got whites on one side and reds on the flipside, with subdivisions to make it easy to choose a wine for the mood in which you find yourself. On this day, I felt "crisp." The list features plenty of boutique wines from all over the world. On the white side of the page, I had a tough time finding a wine from California. So I went with Argentina
St. Lucas wines come from the Barrancas region of Argentina's Mendoza Valley. They appear to be imported by a company in the southern California town of Santa Fe Springs.
Their Torrontes is a 100% varietal wine fermented in stainless steel and registering 13% abv.
On the nose I get a floral component I like to call "honeysuckle," with a fairly intense pear juice aroma. I'm tasting pears, too, with a nice zesty citrus component. There are minerals and a very nice acidity in this wine, but it's not zesty enough to alter the full, round mouthfeel.
