This wine was given to me by a stranger, whom I now call friend, on our first meeting while I was traveling in Japan. Why? Just because I was curious. He spoke no English, I spoke no Japanese, but wine was our language and Google was the enabler.
The wine is an oddity - made of 6 grapes from the 6 prefectures of Tohoku, bottled fresh post-ferment, meant to be drunk across the country at 1900 on 11th March each year, to commemorate the losses of the 311 Tohoku Earthquake.
For me, this wine exemplifies all the good in wine. Wine has the uncanny ability to break down barriers, and to bring out the spirit of generosity, but most importantly, to make people happy. And this wine is happy! It's bright, fresh, umami, super glouglou, made for a good cause, shared among good people :) Happy happy!
This wine was given to me by a stranger, whom I now call friend, on our first meeting while I was traveling in Japan. Why? Just because I was curious. He spoke no English, I spoke no Japanese, but wine was our language and Google was the enabler.
The wine is an oddity - made of 6 grapes from the 6 prefectures of Tohoku, bottled fresh post-ferment, meant to be drunk across the country at 1900 on 11th March each year, to commemorate the losses of the 311 Tohoku Earthquake.
For me, this wine exemplifies all the good in wine. Wine has the uncanny ability to break down barriers, and to bring out the spirit of generosity, but most importantly, to make people happy. And this wine is happy! It's bright, fresh, umami, super glouglou, made for a good cause, shared among good people :) Happy happy!
Jul 2nd, 2018
Japan
