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06.11.2011
07.11.2010
The Hill of Grapes, Katsunuma (ぶどうの丘）
On a hill overlooking Katsunuma is an onsen (spa) and wine tasting tourist centre calledBudou no oka – ぶどうの丘 or The Hill of Grapes in English, which we visited on our last day before heading home, and in hindsight perhaps it would have been better to go there first.
The View from the Hill of Grapes
05.25.2010
Grace Winery, Katsunuma, Japan
Grace Winery is one of the larger, more well-known and perhaps even more prestigious Japanese wineries with some of their wines included in the JAL First Class Wine list, so it was one our list of wineries to check out while we were touring Katsunuma.
Grace Winery, Katsunuma
The tasting room is on the first… Continue reading
05.23.2010
Asaya Winery, Katsunuma, Japan
We were heading to Grace Winery, one of the larger and I guess more renowned Japanese wineries when we spotted a sign on the other side of the road for Asaya Winery.So we decided to nip in there for a quick tasting first and we were very glad we did!
Asaya Winery Tasting Room
05.16.2010
Sake Tasting at the Kobe Sheraton Hotel 2009
Back in November of last year I went to my first proper Sake Tasting which was held in the Kobe Sheraton Hotel on Rokko Island (a man-made island just off the coast of Kobe).
Nihonshu Festival 2009
I’ve been to informal tastings at sake breweries but I was intersted to see how a sake tasting… Continue reading
