Not to “rub it in,” but New York has nothing on our two, South Jersey sushi “stars,” Fuji and Sagami. If the fish were any fresher, we’d be swimming with ‘em.

It’s been a busy week, so Susan and I headed to Sagami with a bottle of Kanzemer Altenberg Spätlese from our friend Johann Peter Reinert.

For those of you who don’t know, the Altenberg is recognized as one of the outstanding sources for great wine in the world – akin to Combette in Puligny-Montrachet – a Premier Cru (at least) in quality, and “Peter’s” farming does it justice

So the Sushi’s always good at Sagami – ’nuff said – but this wine…hoo-boy!

A classic fructig wine – there’s a touch of sweetness – but godferdammer, the wine is achingly balanced and delicious with raw fish. The wine’s also low in alcohol (8%), so you don’t feel like a bus hit you should you…well, you know…finish the bottle, which we did last night.

Delicious! And if you were to look for wine of comparable quality (independent of personal “preference”) in Burgundy, you’d pay a whole lot more…and it wouldn’t be as good with the sushi.

Posted by David Moore