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… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
The next winery on our tour of Katsunuma wineries in Japan was directly across the road from Domaine Chateraise, the Chanmoris Winery owned by the rather long named company Koshu Budou ShuHonPo.
Not sure what that translates as but Koshu Budou = Koshu Grapes, which are the only native grapes to Japan, and make up a lot of Japanese wines.
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Domaine Chateraise in Katsunuma, Japan
The great thing about Katsunuma (one of the main winery areas in Japan) is it’s size. Pretty much each winery and vineyard is in walking distance.
Our “minshoku” (called Tembouen and highly recommended if you stay in Katsunuma)… Continue reading
Dr House showing you how to “Wine Taste” (Hugh Laurie actually from back in the day). Continue reading
