“I don’t understand it,” says Takahiko Soga, bemused, “why are so many people obsessed with my wine?” The maker of “world’s rarest wine” is sitting in an outhouse on his vineyard in the tiny town of ...

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"What makes Japanese wine special is not power, but precision," says sommelier Yoshinobu Kimura, owner of Sushi M in Tokyo. Shaped by a humid climate and small-scale viticulture, Japanese winemaking ...

I once read somewhere that umeshu, wine made from the ume (pronounced “woo-may”) fruit, was “wine for people who hate wine.” I can’t personally fathom anyone who hates wine — perish the thought! — but ...

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TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hyper-Productive Inc. (CEO: Ayako Horiuchi) today announced the grand opening of “Japan Cellar,” a new review and information platform dedicated to sake, shochu, and Japanese ...

Japanese food has such a rich and structured history that you rarely see chefs going out on a limb to mix European influences in with their food. However, Chef Tomohiro Urata of New York City’s MIFUNE ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Food & Wine / Grace Wine "What makes Japanese wine special is not power, but precision," says sommelier Yoshinobu Kimura, ...