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VINELAND

LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Oct 21, 2001
A gem of a wine shop in the rough of Nerima
A good, little neighborhood wineshop is a rare treasure in Tokyo. Imagine a friendly place around the corner, where the owner is a passionate wine aficionado. A few times a week, you stop by after work and ask him or her for some tips on an affordable, delicious bottle to go with your home-cooked dinner. The proprietor introduces you to interesting (and sometimes obscure) wines that you might never have dared try on your own.
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Oct 7, 2001
From plonk to classics, Shinanoya has got it all
For wine fans, the Daita neighborhood in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward is a worthy destination. This part of town is home to one of Tokyo's most impressive wine stores. Shinanoya Shokuhin Co. has existed for 50 years. By 1998, the wine and spirits department at Shinanoya Supermarket was outgrowing its shelf space. So that year, the company opened a two-story building across the street, dedicated to its collection of about 1,300 wines -- as well as alcoholic beverages, ranging from shochu to dessert liqueurs.
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Sep 23, 2001
Wine loving in the city, from dusk till dawn
This week brings good news for wine lovers whose schedules tend toward the late end of the Tokyo grind. Nissin World Delicatessen has extended its hours to 8:30 p.m., and a new Shirogane wine bar is pouring until the wee hours.
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Sep 9, 2001
Home is where the harvest is
If you yearn to glimpse a vineyard in autumn, consider visiting one in Japan. In several prefectures, quality-minded vintners are exploring the grape varietals, cultivation techniques and microclimates needed to produce first-class wines.
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Aug 26, 2001
There are wine souvenirs, and then there are wines
On the edge of autumn, vineyards are heavy with fruit. In the late afternoon, the air turns cool. The weeks before harvest are one of the most beautiful times of year to visit wineries. And you need not fly overseas for the experience.
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Aug 12, 2001
Best-sipped secret in Austria
In an era when wine has become a global industry, wine aficionados must search for handmade quality. Artisan wines are most exciting to find when they are insider tips -- unfamiliar to international consumers and thus still in the realm of good value. Dedicated fans scrutinize wine magazines, newsletters, catalogs, auction reports and tastings to detect the latest underground buzz.
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Jul 29, 2001
Patrons of the arts and the vine
Wine and the arts belong together. In cafes from Vienna to New York, there's a tradition of poets, painters, composers and their cronies huddling around tables, where carafes of wine inspire debate, revolutions and love affairs. The food is simple, and the wines are rarely expensive. Yet the conversation, the camaraderie and the music seem to release an intensity of flavors and aromas.
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Jul 15, 2001
Wine comes alive through expert guidance
The next time you shop for wine, consider turning it into a leisurely expedition to Le Vin Vivant. Start in the store's cool, gold-painted cafe with a tasting of five recommended wines. The selection changes every other week and costs 1,800 yen (single glasses are 300 yen). If you are feeling peckish, sample the French cheeses as well (a plate of five is 1,200 yen). The tasting will fortify you for a treasure hunt in the adjoining stucco-and-timber wine cellar.
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Jul 1, 2001
Another shade of white
During the red wine boom of the '90s, one shade of white prevailed: Chardonnay. Most often produced in a big, rich, oaky international style, it was the heaviest, "reddest" white wine on the scene.
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Jun 17, 2001
Visit new worlds on the wine list
A good wine list should not inspire anxiety. But unless you exist on an expense account, an encyclopedia-thick volume of precious trophy wines is daunting. It is also inadequate. A wine menu should invite exploration, with quality wines at a variety of price points.
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Jun 3, 2001
A tip heard through the grapevine
One of our favorite destinations on the California wine route -- the Anderson Valley AVA (American Viticultural Area) -- is an insider tip. Less familiar and less traveled than Napa or Sonoma, it is situated among the redwood forests and unspoiled ridges of Mendocino County. The area is home to a community of family-owned, artisanal wineries, the way Napa Valley was some 25 years ago. Their wines are seldom produced in sufficient quantities for supermarket distribution and as a result, few are household names. But visitors here find handcrafted, distinctive wines at moderate prices, direct from the cellar door.
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
May 20, 2001
Large portfolio of wines blesses the Anderson Valley
An easy drive from San Francisco, Northern California's sun-drenched wine country is a favorite destination among devotees of food and drink. Napa Valley, home to many prestigious, big-name Cabernet Sauvignon producers, draws the heaviest tourist traffic. Napa visitors spill from buses at lavish tasting facilities and indulge in local spas, gourmet gift shops and some of the most sophisticated, creative restaurants in the United States.
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
May 6, 2001
Zin and the art of wineries
For many years, California Zinfandel was the secret tip among red-wine fanatics who weren't obsessed with pedigree. The grape varietal earned its reputation for powerful, concentrated reds that sold for a fraction of the price of a decent Cabernet Sauvignon.
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Apr 22, 2001
Days of wine and picnics
The ideal picnic wine must meet several criteria. Since a throbbing hangover can ruin an afternoon, the wine should be low in alcohol. On a warm day, it is best to avoid heavy red wines; harsh tannins can leave the mouth feeling parched. Finally, the wine should convey a sense of celebration. It is hard to resist a well-chilled wine that catches the sunlight in its bubbles.
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Apr 8, 2001
A toast to wine's new world
As recently as the early '90s, consumers in Japan needed perseverance to track down good, affordable wines. Wine was still perceived as a special-occasion beverage, requiring the intervention of an expert in formal attire. Top Tokyo restaurant wine lists revealed an obsession with French trophy wines, and retail prices would often produce a cringe. Wine fans on budgets were limited mainly to mediocre, bulk-produced plonk -- unless they smuggled in their favorites from abroad in their carry-on luggage.
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