A s a welcome series of typhoons scrubs away the last of the summer heat, we find ourselves at long last putting away the beer-bottle openers and breaking out the corkscrews. Fortunately for wine lovers, this fall offers no shortage of temptations.
From mid-October to early November, the Four Seasons hotel in Marunouchi, Tokyo, will be hosting a series of guest chefs from some of California's top wineries. Each chef will be presenting a special lunch and dinner course menu, paired with wines to match. Although these are not formal wine dinners per se, during each chef's stint a representative from the winery will be greeting guests and circulating among the tables.
Karen Cakebread and chef Brian Streeter from Napa Valley stalwart Cakebread Cellars will close the program on a strong note during the final week (Nov. 1-4), but perhaps more interesting for hard-core wine lovers will be the appearance of Doug Margerum and chef Jeremy Tummel from Oct. 25 to the 28th.