Real Wine Experiences
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.
An Italian wine importer in Tokyo suggests what to pour for Halloween: a friendly guide to Sicilian reds, sparkling, and sweet wines that suit pumpkin dishes, sweets, and party food.
How to choose wine for Tsukimi (Japanese moon-viewing) and long autumn nights, from an Italian sommelier in Tokyo. An aromatic golden white and a soft, light red to make moonlit evenings richer.
A wine subscription delivers a bottle chosen by a professional to your door each month. Here is the joy of meeting wines you would never pick yourself, and how to choose a subscription that lasts, from an Italian importer who visits producers and pours across Tokyo.
A travel journal from a visit to Maremma, the seaside young region of Tuscany. The charm of Sangiovese (locally Morellino), the origin of its name, and how to enjoy it at the Japanese table, from an Italian who pours wine in Tokyo.
How temperature-controlled (reefer) shipping protects wine from summer heat, plus tips for receiving and storing it through a Japanese summer, with wisdom from the cool cellars of Puglia in southern Italy.