The kitchen smells alive. Morning sun spills across the counter, pooling on the cool tiles under your bare feet. Someone left the back door open—warm air from the garden sneaks in, carrying basil, mint, and the faint crunch of kids running across gravel.
You pour. It’s luminous—pale green shot through with gold—and the first sip is like biting into a just-sliced lime, your lips tingling from the shock. Green apple snaps against your teeth, cucumber water runs cold over your tongue, and somewhere in the middle a flash of jasmine and white grapefruit turns it from sharp to sensual.
She catches you off guard. That Sauvignon cut isn’t softened; it’s celebrated—herb stems on the chopping board, zest curling under the knife, crushed coriander seeds perfuming your hands. The acidity dances, quick and insistent, until you’re laughing and reaching back for more.
It’s too perfect not to share. Citrus-marinated ceviche piled into crisp tostadas, young pecorino broken in chunks, a wild herb salad you eat with your fingers because the plates are still in the dishwasher. Everything about her is fresh, bright, and completely unapologetic.
Region: Südsteiermark (Southern Styria), Styria, Austria Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc
