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.

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。...

My article on Chile's Chadwick wines has been published for my wine column at Forbes Japan. Here is the link. https://forbesjapan.com/art...

「Why not?」の連載で、新しい記事がアップされました。 My wine journey by Yuri Shima ～世界のワイン便り Vol.04　チリワイン Tarapaca 記事のリンクは こちら 。今回はチリから「Tarapaca」のワインについて。生産者が来...

「Why not?」の連載で、新しい記事がアップされました。 My wine journey by Yuri Shima ～世界のワイン便り Vol.03　Wines of South Africa ～Old vines 記事のリンクは こちら 。WOSA（Wines of...

My article on Gusbourne has been published for my wine comuln at Forbes Japan. Here is the link. https://forbesjapan.com/articles/detail/...