Is It Dinnertime Yet?

Tonight we are to meet friends for dinner at a sushi haunt they swear by. As sushi lovers, my husband and I are all for finding a new place that uses fresh ingredients and lots of imagination in making sushi and sashimi. So as my mouth salivates over our impending dinner date, I am also wondering what wine to pair to make the evening all the more memorable. If the sushi turns out to be as good as our friends say we’ll definitely need something that brings the culinary experience to fruition. (I imagine the sushi will be good – these friends also make their own sushi at home, so they have very discerning sushi palates.) Since I haven’t seen these amigos in quite a while, I also want the wine to be celebratory so I am brining a bottle of Trevisiol Prosecco Valdobbiadene DOC (14.99). Prosecco is a grape that is indigenous to the Veneto region of northeastern Italy; it is also a style of wine denoting a sparkling wine. This sparkling wine has a flowery and fruity aroma with a light and fruity palate. There is a hint of peach as it hits the back of the throat and the bursting bubbles keep it fresh and lively with a bit of crisp minerality. Production was a mere 2,500 cases making it a rare gem to find but one worth looking for. The fruity crispness of this Prosecco will pair perfectly with the combination of fish flavors with soy, ginger and spicy wasabi.