Wine Tasting at Rive Gauche, Ashiya, Japan
Every first Sunday of the month our local off-license, Rive Gauche, has an informal wine tasting. We’ve been going there for a few months now, and finally got around to writing about it.
Basically you pay about ￥2000-3000 ($20-30) depending on the wine selection, and get to taste around 20 wines, usually starting with a few sparkling or champagne, then whites and finally reds. Although some times it’s all white or all reds.
Rive Gauche Ashiya
It’s pretty informal in that you take a glass and basically just work your way along the table helping yourself to the wine.
It starts off pretty quiet and polite to begin with but after an hour or so the drink takes effect and the noise level rises and people start to really enjoy themselves.
We usually hang around for a couple of hours, trying the cheese selection to soak up some of the alcohol then buy one or two bottles to take home.
If you happen to be in Ashiya, Japan on the first Sunday of each month, I highly recommend it!
Rive Gauche Tasting
Here’s a list of the wines we had at one of the tastings (they’re all white):
Gros Plant du Pays Nantais 2007
Atmospheres Landron
Mount Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2007
Mount Vernon Sauvignon Blanc 2007
Amphibolite Nature Muscadet 2007
La Vigne D’Argent 2007
Cheverny Blan Frileuse Le Clos du Tue Boeuf 2007
Angiolino Maule I Masieri
Tomas & Giesen Munir Bianco di Sicilia 2008
Domaines de Felines Chardonnay 2007
Chardonnay Domaine Vignoble Guillaume 2007
Couvent Des Jacobins Bourgogne 2007
La Soeur Cadette Bourgogne Chardonnay 2007
Pierre Frick Riesling 2005
Palliser Estate Riesling 2006
Fritz Haag Riesling 2004
Domaine de Martinolles Champagne 2006
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