Wine Pairing
A thorough guide to choosing wine by broth style (shio, shoyu, miso, tonkotsu, and tantanmen). Learn why Prosecco, whose grape was renamed Glera by EU regulation in 2009, is the perfect match for ramen.
"Fried food and wine don't mix." Sound familiar? Actually, it's the opposite. The complex umami...
A guide to wine that pairs with Chinese food, dish by dish. Prosecco, whites and reds for gyoza, mapo tofu and Peking duck, from someone who imports and pours Italian wine in Tokyo.
Aperitivo is the Italian custom of a light drink and a few snacks before dinner. What makes a good aperitivo wine, how Venetians do it, and how to pair it at home with edamame, prosciutto and more, from an Italian wine importer in Tokyo.