Exploring Japanese wine (3) Dinner at Wassy’s Dining Souple, Osaka
Website: https://wassys.co.jp/souple/ Wassy’s is a chain of wine shops in Osaka, carrying an amazing selection of international and Japanese wines,
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Exploring Japanese wine (2) Kaiseki dinner at Nakanoshima Nadaman, Osako
Website: https://store.nadaman.co.jp/en/pages/restaurant_nakanoshima Nakanoshima Nadaman is a kaiseki restaurant in the Rihga Royal hotel in Osake. Here we enjoyed a top
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Exploring Japanese wine (1) wine dinner at Pasania, Osaka
Website: https://pasania.osaka/ I’ve recently been in Japan for the Japanese Wine Expo held in Osaka. This event brought together 800
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An evening of sake from Niigata Prefecture, Japan
This week saw the beginning of the Niigata Fair 2023, and Yokucha, the retro ramen bar at the Japan Centre
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Grace Wine, tasting some of the top wines of Yamanashi, Japan, with winemaker Ayana Misawa
Website: https://www.grace-wine.com/en/ Grace is one of the leading wineries in the Yamanashi region of Japan. They have two wineries and
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In Nagano, Japan: Le Milieu Winery
Go Shioze and Sho Saito are the people behind Le Milieu winery in Nagano. Go had worked at Swiss Mura
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Visiting Swiss-Mura winery in Azumino, Nagano, Japan
I visited this interesting project with Chiharu Uchikata (below), who explained the history of the company. It was initially established
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Visiting Vin d’Omachi Ferme 36, a naturally inclined producer in Nagano, Japan
Yoshio Yano and his family run Vin d’Omachi Ferme 36 which is based in Omachi town. It’s a really dramatic
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Gunma Craft Sake: tasting a range of sakes from six breweries from the Gunma prefecture
Gunma is a land-locked prefecture located almost at the centre of the country. It has a reputation for its natural
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New releases from Château Mercian, Japan
I tasted these new releases from important Japanese producer Mercian on a zoom call with their team. As well as
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