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Related posts on MoIppai]]> A while ago I bought a book (or rather a Mook – a magazine/book) about wine here in Japan, called the “Basic Wine Book” – ワイン基本ブック which is, as the title suggests a beginners guide to wine. And pretty useful it is too.

It has sections on the major wine regions in the world, and discussions about the main grapes.
It also has a very useful photo section with images of all the different tastes you might find in a particular varietal wine…here is the Shiraz/Syrah page…

Shiraz - Bug

Shiraz - Bug

Two things crossed my mind at this point…
a) Shiraz might smell/taste like bugs?? um, no thanks.
b) How does anyone know what a bug smells/tastes like??

In answer to the second one, apparently a lot of Japanese people do.
These kind of bugs are common here and it’s not unusual for young boys to collect them…nice.


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