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Yuri Shima
- Nov 30, 2022
Champagne Louis Roederer: Craftmanship and Top-Class Winemaking
The Japanese version is published for my wine column at Forbes Japan here. Champagne is a “craft” built upon from a long history....


Yuri Shima
- Apr 10, 2021
Interview at The Champagne Club by Richard Juhlin: 5 bottles & 5 questions Yuri Shima
My interview is featured on the website of "The Champagne Club by Richard Juhlin". What would you choose for your parents, your boss,...


Yuri Shima
- Jan 12, 2021
Nagai shuzo, a pioneer of sparkling "saké" under its brand "Mizubasho"
Noriyoshi Nagai, the six generation of Nagai sake brewery, is a pioneer and has created the very first bottled-fermented sparkling saké...


Yuri Shima
- Apr 30, 2020
シャルドネ100%で表現するシャンパーニュ: ブラン・ド・ブラン7選
白ブドウの女王、シャルドネ100%のシャンパーニュは、「Blanc de Blancs(ブラン・ド・ブラン)」と呼ばれる。ブラン・ド・ブランとは、白ブドウだけで造られた白ワインのことだが、多くの場合、シャンパーニュの主要白ブドウ品種であるシャルドネのみを使って造られるのだ。


Yuri Shima
- Apr 30, 2020
Seven Best Blanc de Blancs Champagne
Champagne made from 100% Chardonnay is known as "Blanc de Blancs." It is always made exclusively from white grapes, and in most cases, solel


Yuri Shima
- Mar 11, 2020
進化するシャンパーニュ。職人たちが表現する土地の個性
シャンパーニュの魅力のひとつは多様性だ。畑の個性、そこで育つブドウの性格、そしてワインを造る生産者の考え方もそれぞれであることから、結果的に様々なスタイルのワインができる。


Yuri Shima
- Mar 2, 2020
Forbes article: Champagne is evolving — “Les Artisans” are expressing the individuality of the place
Les Artisans du Champagne, which literally translates as “Champagne craftsmen,” is a group of producers. Its sixteen members are all growers


Yuri Shima
- Feb 15, 2020
Forbes Japan article: My best 3 Champagne 2019
・Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill 2002
・Louis Roederer Cristal Rose 2009
・Chartogne-Taillet 1978
2019年の年末、Forbes Japanの編集の方から、「今年のベストシャンパーニュ


Yuri Shima
- Aug 4, 2019
Understanding Cristal, Champagne’s "Best of Best" (2)
In April 2019, at the dinner hosted by Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, Louis Roederer’s Cellar Master, I had the great pleasure to join him in


Yuri Shima
- Aug 4, 2019
Understanding Cristal, Champagne’s "Best of Best" (1)
Every April, Champagne experts gather from all over the world to attend a number of tasting sessions and events that take place in Reims for
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