Sustainable Winegrowing in California
Wrote about the seminar organized by California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance and SF Wine School that I attended the other day, for a Bay Area local media, Bayspo/Logstar. English version is below. サンフランシスコ・ベイエリアの情報誌、ベイスポ/Logstarに連載しているワインコラムに、カリフォルニアの持続可能なワイン造りの動きについて書きました。 Sustainable winegrowing in California The other day, I participated in a seminar held by the director of the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA), a non-profit organization promoting sust
"Les Houtrants" by Champagne Geoffroy
I attended the masterclass on “Les Houtrants” by Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy in April 2019, which was very impressive, and wrote about it for Wine Report. Here is the link to the article (Japanese only). Wine Reportに、Champagne GeoffroyのLes Houtrantsについての記事を寄稿しました。リンクはこちら。 Three generations of the Geoffroy Family: Rene, Sacha and Jean-Baptiste シャンパーニュ単一畑の究極表現 ジョフロワのレ・ゾーラン（Les Houtrants） 土地の個性を表現する単一畑シャンパーニュへの注目は高まるばかりだ。ブレンドを基本に発展してきた産地にあって、特に小規模な栽培醸造家（レコルタン・マニピュラン）を中心に、特定の土地のテロワール表
Story behind the birth of "Abyss" and Hervé Jestin
This is the English version of an article published for my wine column at Forbes Japan. The Japanese version is found here. A special Champagne aged in the sea Story behind the birth of "Abyss" and Hervé Jestin You probably heard the news about the wine that was recovered from a sunken ship after resting on the seabed for over a hundred years. This story shows the aging potential of wine. The condition of some of the wines were good, even though they were 'stored' in the sea.