Real Wine Experiences
A dish-by-dish guide to choosing wine for year-end and New-Year parties. Prepare a medium red, a dry sparkling, and a light white by role and you will not fail even with a crowd of different tastes. An Italian importer covers bottle counts, potluck tips, and the Italian New Year's Eve custom.
Black Friday 2026 is November 27. An importer's guide to buying wine well and without mistakes, and enjoying it at the year-end table or as an oseibo gift, plus an early look at the four producer stories in Swirl's "Heritage".
How to Send Wine to Japan from Abroad: A Gift for Friends and Business Partners, with a Message Card
Living abroad, you can still send wine to friends and business partners in Japan. How to deliver it from within Japan, gift-boxed with your message card and no customs worries, plus the Japanese gift etiquette that makes it land well.
Sending a gift to your business partners in Japan? Choose a highly rated wine already poured in Tokyo's best restaurants. We gift-wrap it, add your message card and deliver it. All you do is relax.
For a small host gift or a home party: easy, crowd-pleasing wines to bring along.
Wine for Oseibo (year-end thanks) and Onenga (New Year greeting): when to send, and bottles for a special table.