I read today that the Yamanashi governor Shomei Yokouchi and a group of winery owners from Yamanashi Prefecture are currently promoting their Japanese Koshu white wines in Europe, starting off in London. This reminded me of when my wife and I visited L’Orient Winery in Katsunuma, (the main city in Yamanashi prefecture) last summer and [...]
Due to the time differences Japan gets each years fresh batch of Beaujoulais Nouveau before any other country in the world. And so, beaujolais nouveau is a big thing here with people rushing to get the first bottles the day and even night, that they arrive. I saw in the local convenience store that [...]
I’m embarrassed to say this is the first time I’ve heard of this Japanese manga related to wine. Embarassed because I like manga I like wine I live in Japan doh! According to Dale Cruse’s Blog Drinks Are On Me this is a hugely influential manga when it comes to wine purchases by Japanese people. [...]
