★ Writing [Japanese] Forbes Japan Why not? web wine media Wine Report Winart (paper-based magazine) WANDS (paper-based magazine) [English] Forbes U.S. Club Oenologique Vine and Bubble ★ Education Academie du Vin Tokyo Seminars for Comité Champagne Wine Seminar in Palo Alto ★ Judging Decanter World Wine Awards International Wine and Spirit Competition Terre de Vins “Best Old Vintage Awards 2024 & 2026

I had the pleasure to have the entire Henri Giraud Experience earlier this year -- from tastings, winery visit, table expérience and stay at Manoir. Here is the published article about it. シャンパーニュを「飲む」から「体験する」へ　アンリ・ジローが提案する究極のシャンパーニュ・エクスペリエンス https://www.whynot-web.jp/shima-wwn-20/ English version is below. From Tasting Champagne to Experiencing It: Henri Giraud’s Ultimate Champagne Experience In the Grand Cru village of Aÿ in Champagne, there is a Maison whose identity exte

In July 2026, I went to Bordeaux to attend the Primum Familiae Vini (PFV) annual meetings, hosted by Prince Robert of Luxembourg, as the President of PFV. Since I attended the PFV annual event held at Pol Roger in 2019 and got to know this unique group of 12 wine families, I’ve been following their activities, including the PFV Awards, and have written about them and their member wineries. The most recent article on PFV is about this year's annual meetings with a focus on the

The article about “Best Sommelier of Americas 2025” competition held in Sonoma in February has been released for the latest issue of the Japan Sommelier Association magazine. I attended to watch the final competed among three finalists. Remarks at the press conference after the final, individual interview with Joris Gutierrez Garcia, the champion and comments by co-chairs of the ASI contest committee, Shinya Tasaki and Olivier Poussier are also included in the article.

The latest piece for my wine column at Forbes Japan is about the Primum Familiae Vini (PFV) and its prize which was recently awarded to...

Here is the English version of my article that has been published by wine media Why not? in Japanese. (the link to the article) 3月初旬、イギリスの飲料専門誌「ドリンクス・インターナショナル（Drinks International）」が、2025年版「世界で最も賞賛されるシャンパーニュ・ブランド」のランキングを発表しました。

Visited a winery Klagshamn in Sweden! 先月のテイスティングの場所は、スウェーデンのMalmoという街。パリから飛行機を乗り継いで前日入り。Malmoはデンマークに近くて、コペンハーゲン空港から高速鉄道で30分です。...

先日、イギリスの雑誌の取材依頼で、スウェーデンでのロゼシャンパーニュ試飲に参加しました。 プレステージのロゼばかり計45種を、9フライトに分けて、セミブラインドの形式で試飲。それぞれディスカッションもするので、全部で6時間超の長丁場でした。...

Wrote an arricle on Trait d’Union, a group of distinguished grower Champagne producers — Larmandier Bernier, Jacques Selosse, Roger...

I had the pleasure to attend the press trip "Behind the Scenes" at Champagne Krug last April. It was a 1.5 day program starting with...