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VINELAND

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Aug 15, 2003
Between choc and a hard place
The recent pounding rains of typhoon No. 10 shook our house like mad, and also triggered a crazed desire for that classic stormy winter dish, braised lamb shank. Rain and Tokyo summer heat be damned, we set out on a shopping trip clutching a recipe from Patricia Wells' "The Paris Cookbook."
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Jul 18, 2003
Summertime and sipping is easy
We make an annual diving pilgrimage to Niigata Prefecture's Sado Island each summer, ideally timed to fall into the narrow window between the end of rainy season and the start of jellyfish season. The lumbering three-hour trip on the car ferry is to us the sign that summer has at long last arrived -- certainly an occasion to celebrate. But what to drink on such a hot, salty trip?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Jun 20, 2003
Surprising secret of Bordeaux's success
France's Bordeaux region contains only 2 percent of the world's vineyard land, but in terms of global wine exports, it accounts for 4 percent of total volume and a whopping 10 percent of total value. What is it that makes Bordeaux so sought after?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
May 23, 2003
Up there, where the grapes grow slow
An old quip in the wine trade asks, "What do you get when you combine grape juice, brown sugar, white spirits and a few extra-large dollops of oak flavoring?" The answer, which should be obvious to anyone who has trawled the bargain-bin section of Japanese wine shops in the last few years, is "Shiraz, mate."
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Apr 25, 2003
When necrophilia isn't best
One of the perennial debates among wine lovers is whether wine is best drunk straight on release, after five or 10 years, or decades down the road. Even collectors and winemakers can't agree, leading to understandable confusion among the rest of us. And cultural differences also come into play, spawning the old wine-trade adage that, when it comes to aging, "The French may be pedophiles, but the English are definitely necrophiliacs!"
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Apr 11, 2003
The word's finally out on 'obscure' Albarino
There has been a tremendous buzz recently in Tokyo sommelier circles about an obscure white wine that combines the minerality of Reisling, the zest of Sauvignon Blanc and the floral character of Viognier.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Mar 14, 2003
Randall Grahm wants winelovers to get screwed
Press coverage of the Californian wine industry tends to focus on a few groups: the entrenched psuedo-Italian family dynasties (such as Gallo, Mondavi, Sebastani); the gargantuan, multinational "alcoholic beverage product" companies; and the wonderful, but obscure artisan winemakers. But among them all, one voice consistently stands out from the pack, defying categorization -- Bonny Doon's Randall Grahm.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Feb 28, 2003
Never too late for resolutions
The study and enjoyment of wine can be a lifelong passion: Insight gained now can bring pleasure for years to come. We are often asked what we would recommend to people looking to expand their wine knowledge and over the years we've gathered a list of suggestions. Though spring is coming, it's not too late to consider some of these resolutions for 2003.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Feb 14, 2003
A 'petite' varietal that punches above its weight
We were recently guests at a food and wine pairing session run by renegade chef Eric Gower (his second cookbook, "The Breakaway Japanese Kitchen," will be released this fall by Kodansha International). One wine on the table that stood out above all the rest was a 1997 Arciero Petite Sirah from California. We were surprised to find an aged example of this rare varietal in Japan and even more surprised to learn that it is available on retail shelves here for less than 2,000 yen per bottle.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Jan 31, 2003
Reunited with past loves: Oh, how sweet they are
Like many of us, William's love of the grape began with a sip of a sweet wine, in his case a thimble-full of late-harvest Gewurtztraminer offered by his mother to a curious 12-year-old. Even all these years later, he still claims to remember that sense of sticking one's head into an armful of lilies, stunned that such a small glass could pack such a large wallop.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Jan 17, 2003
Can you enjoy wine by numbers?
Our Dec. 20 column on Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines of 2002 list generated interesting feedback. Some readers wondered how it was possible that the No. 1 wine had a lower score than wines further down the list. Other readers raised the more fundamental question of whether it is even possible to give a numerical score to something as ethereal and sensual as wine.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Dec 20, 2002
'Top 100' bargain-hunters, on your marks
Whether or not you always agrees with its contents, one of the most widely studied wine rankings is Wine Spectator magazine's annual "Top 100 Wines in the World" listing.
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Nov 17, 2002
A guide in wine is a friend indeed
It's a story we've heard dozens of times before, in slightly varying versions. An acquaintance who does much corporate entertaining decided to treat a few office-mates to a late meal in Daikanyama. After an under-10,000 yen bottle of red, the sommelier suggested that they might like an unlisted Shafer Cabernet, which they enjoyed so much that they had a second. The pleasure quickly dissipated, however, when he received the bill and found that the Shafer had cost him 45,000 yen. Per bottle.
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Nov 3, 2002
How a winery's rep can become tainted
One of the hottest stories sweeping the California wine industry focuses on "sick cellar syndrome," a subject of dread to all winemakers. Wine Spectator magazine recently revealed that Napa Valley stalwart Beaulieu Vineyard suffers from a systemic taint problem, which could lead to musty, moldy flavors in as many as several hundred thousand cases of their flagship Napa wines.
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Oct 20, 2002
Leeuwin Estate delivers a perfect hat trick
Wine lovers in Japan may have noticed the recent appearance of several new labels from Australia's Leeuwin Estate. Collectors have long coveted Leeuwin's Art Series wines. But these collectible, top-tier Leeuwin wines require cellar-aging to realize their potential and they bear a stiff cost commensurate with their scarcity. As a result, budget-conscious wine fans are likely to welcome the arrival of Leeuwin's more affordable Prelude Vineyard series of wines, as well as the launch of their new Siblings label.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Oct 6, 2002
Take time for a journey of the senses
Imagine a break in the day where the hustle and bustle of life is put aside, and your total attention is given over to the senses and the discovery of new wines and unexpected, heartening bargains. Tasting and evaluating wine is a challenge, one that requires endurance, focus and discipline, but it can bring benefits and pleasure.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Sep 22, 2002
Recession? What recession?
For many, the mere thought of Champagne is enough to make the pulse race and the tongue tingle. Josephine de Beauharnais, the wife of Napoleon and Empress of France 1796-99, once remarked that "making love without a bottle of Champagne alongside my bed is merely silly." For those looking to indulge in a flute or two of bubbly outside the realm of the boudoir, we have three new Tokyo Champagne bars to recommend.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Sep 8, 2002
A rose by any other name
One of life's great pleasures is drinking a wine that is exactly right for that particular moment. As summer slowly winds to a close, many of us are in pursuit of one last weekend picnic or open-air meal on the balcony. Chilled soups, chicken, pasta and salads are naturals, but what to drink? Although out of fashion, rose can be an excellent match, and, if well chosen, can be sublime.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Aug 25, 2002
Time to think pink again
A browse through the aisles of any fine wine shop can be a feast of colors to the discerning eye, albeit in two narrow parts of the spectrum. "White" wines range from crystal clear Rieslings to buttery-yellow Chardonnays, while "reds" can run the gamut from ruby-colored Pinot Noir to dark purple Mourvedre to jet-black Syrah.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Aug 11, 2002
Really making a meal of it in Austria
Second of two parts One of the most heady delights for any wine lover is a visit to a vineyard. Hike or bicycle through the countryside, then sip wine and unpack a picnic near lush, green rows of vines. In the warm afternoon, tromp down into the winery's cool, dark cellar that smells of damp earth and spilled wine. In the evening, exhausted but content, taste local cuisine with the wines and sleep soundly at a vintner's family-run bed and breakfast.
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An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
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People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
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An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
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A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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