YOUR RESULTS for "Food Pairing: East Asian (Chinese/Japanese/Korean)"

This succulent and unique Greek wine opens on the nose with light florality and honeysuckle, grapefruit, green tropical fruits and nectarine, followed by a round palate where mellow tropical fruits of candied pineapple, kumquat, mangosteen are balanced with white peach and a refreshing minerality. The texture and concentration of this North-West Macedonian white is matched with a lifted acidity, a well-balanced finesse, and an exquisite finish with the subtle bitterness of fruit peel and almond skin. 

Floral aromas of apple blossom and jasmine, along with lime zest, grapefruit pith and dehydrated apricots with something close to lychee fruit. It's refreshing on the palate with lime, nectarine, and melon notes laced with green tea. This wine is appealing, refreshing and crowd pleaser.

Aromas of peach and apricot lead to a medium-plus bodied white that has ripe nuances, but retains its minerality and clean, fresh flavors. It is rounded in texture with moderate acidity and though dry, it expresses juicy peach, citrus and a slight honeyed note.

This Chenin Blanc blend has great texture and waxy aromas of dried peaches, apricots and ripe citrus supported by touches of spice and good length on the palate.

This beautiful full-bodied white exudes white flowers, honey, apricot, and Meyer lemon aromas. The palate is nicely balanced with fresh acidity and complex flavors of cherry blossom, flint, ripe peach, light oak and vanilla, anise seed and kefir lime. 

The nose suggests anise, nectarine, peach and kaffir lime. The palate is medium bodied, bright and clean with apple, pear, white grape, fennel/ouzo and bay leaf flavors. This has moderate acidity, and is lightly rounded, fresh. and long. A wine that's easy to like and slightly different than your norm.

Complex and elegant, with layers of pure, concentrated pear, citrus and stone fruit flavors, mouth-watering acidity and a tangy, mineral core.

Slightly flinty on the nose with complex flavors and satisfaction on the palate. You'll find poached pear, peach, almond, marzipan, cream and buckwheat honey notes. This is medium plus in body with round acid and a savory back note.

This Chardonnay offers classic California aromas of apple butter and toast. The medium-plus bodied palate introduces granny smith, grilled peach, vanilla and marshmallow. This is clean, well-put together and lifted.

Vibrant and fresh on the nose with melon, pear and white flowers dominating the aromas. On the palate, the fruit (pear, starfruit) remains precise, bright, crisp and refreshing while the finish is mouthwatering lemon-lime (think Sprite). A new favorite!

This wine is ideal with food because it has some weight and texture but is quite salty, mineral and has pleasant bitterness of white tea or roasted nuts. The fruit leans more towards nectarine and apricot with concentrated lemon notes. There is a persistent floral note that will remind you of jasmine that makes this wine alluring and unique.

This delicious Pinot Grigio starts with pretty aromas of pear, white grapefruit, green papaya and herbs. The medium-bodied palate is fresh and clean with green pear, key lime, ripe papaya and starfruit. The acidity is soft and integrated and the wine is balanced. Enjoy this great value!

This sparkling wine offers a really nice froth of mousse and soft acidity; it is not sharp it any way. There are notes of apple and Asian pear flesh, apple butter, seashell and minerals with a light peach note on the finish. The aromas give a pleasant oxidation.

Light aromatics of apple and nectarine are present here, leading to a fuller bodied white with notes of nectarine, white peach, apple, lemon, grass, vanilla, citrus, white flowers and minerality. This is texturally dense, mouth filling and round, yet it stays fresh and bright with succulent acidity. There are savory lanolin-beeswax notes that reinforce the identity of dry Semillon.

This white offers bright lemon and pear aromas on the nose. It has great concentration for Beaujolais Blanc and is succulent and delicious. The citrus, pear, saline, mineral, and lees notes expand on the palate with lively acidity providing structure and freshness.

From the get-go, you can tell this wine is full bodied. Aromas are of vanilla, brioche, apple and apricot. The palate is broad and all-encompassing, offering richness and satiety. There's a baked orchard fruit character, along with a touch of almond paste and spiced vanilla custard. Full bodied, bright and generous, this is a white for bigger foods and highly seasoned, creamy dishes. Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc is always a treat. If you book massages for yourself, here's the wine equivalent...

This wine’s aromas range from elegant and light to concentrated and perfumed. Notes of lemon, lime, apricot preserves, freshly cut hay, vanilla and macadamia cut through a distinctive salinity. On the palate the texture is elegant with white tea, vanilla, stone fruit, a touch of petrol and light florals.

This white is refreshing with its clean aromas of lemon, underripe pear, melon and grapefruit. The palate is medium weight with citrus fruits, touches of white florals, herbs, slate and saltiness. Fresh and cleansing with crisp acidity -- perfect for hot weather and to clear your palate when enjoying seafood, poultry, vegetables and salads.

The nose presents dried yellow apricot, peach and freshly sliced pear with honeysuckle, crushed stone and incense joining in. Flavors of crème brûlée, jasmine blossom and fresh apricots continue the opulence, yet the orchard fruits are nicely balanced by minerality and hints of almond. This full-bodied white is structured, providing interesting contrast to its density.

This wine is very aromatic with rosewater, jasmine, some talc/mineral notes, and stone fruits, along with lime and lime blossom.  The palate offers more vibrant citrus (lime, grapefruit) and lingering apricot, white tea and grape notes. If you love aromatic wines with floral notes, this balanced, mouthwatering white is your jam. It's delicious and not-over-the-top for Torrontes!

The nose offers notes of chalk, salt, minerals and subtle quince fruit . The palate is similar, adding clean and crisp apple notes and very refreshing acidity. This medium-weight wine is more about minerality and food friendliness, while the fruit takes a back seat. Explore if you like Sancerre or Assyrtiko.

From the Producer: This wine seduces with exotic fruit and floral aromas on the nose which follow through on the palate, with a juicy and mouth-watering finish. Enjoy with a variety of Mediterranean nibbles from Lebanese Mezze to Spanish tapas. Grapes are 100% manually harvested with traditional vinification in stainless steel tanks, fermentation over 10 days.

Subtle aromas of dried meadow, yellow plum, and nectarine on the nose. The wine features a lovely creamy/waxy texture with balanced acidity, highlighted by ripe apricot and touches of herbs on the palate.

This is a great example of high quality Riesling from Alsace. It's medium plus in body, dense, slightly tropical, aromatic and creamy. Generous enough to drink today, but cellar worthy for those who are patient.

This white Burgundy is dry, but the fruit is ripe and gives richness, offering flavors of candied apple, sweet apple and peach.  There is a touch of smoke and lemon pith balancing the orchard notes. The texture is round and dense. 

The nose gives hints of apples, oak, flint and matchstick. The palate reveals notes of cooked apple and nuts; it's nicely dense, ripe and round.

This silky white Burgundy is just over medium weight. It's extremely textural with attractive, bright yellow apple and pear flesh, almond, anise and finishing with lemon zest notes. The acidity is beautifully wrapped into the wine with no oakiness or strong butteriness disturbing the purity of the fruit and minerality. Yet it feels creamy, round and perfectly seamless. What a pleasure!

This premier cru Chablis is medium plus in body with soft acid and rounded density. It is dry and clean with notes of poached pear, lemon rind, anise, stone, steeliness and tarragon.

This light and zippy white gives flavors of green apple, apple blossom, juicy peach, lemon, and lime. Crisp and zesty with additional citrus on the finish. Perfect for a hot day on the boat!

Stone fruits, melon and citrus aromas lead a juicy palate bursting with cantaloupe, clementine and lemon peel. The acidity is fresh in this mediums-bodied wine with a crisp, dry finish.

On the nose, this refreshing white shows Meyer lemon, green apple and pear balanced with wet stone minerality. On the palate, this zesty and fresh wine shows lemon, quince and some chalkiness with this being medium in body, acidity and length with the slightest amount of zippy carbonation.

From the producer: Deliciously aromatic with scents of honeydew melon and orange blossom, delicately infused with herb garden botanicals. A bright, seasonal expression, with juicy lemon and steely cassis flavours and a generously textured palate garnished with a flourish of pastis and wildflowers. A wine with impressive structure and depth, this is Marlborough sauvignon blanc with the volume turned down a notch.

Quite an aromatic wine with juicy stone fruit, fresh herbs and just blooming lilies. The palate is ripe and concentrated with juicy acidity and fruity nectarine, peach, pineapple and white grapes. There is a light chalkiness, along with floral notes of chamomile tea and saltiness on the finish. The palate has good structure and is deliciously satisfying.

Aromas are driven by the Gewürztraminer with notes of blossoms, lychee, and underripe pineapple. The palate has a creamy texture with moderate acidity on a medium plus body frame. The finish is very mineral-driven.

Winemaker Notes Light yellow, rich and full with aromas of stone aromas and minerality. An elegant Riesling that offers a palate of different stone and tree fruit notes such as peach and apricot. Luscious and full-bodied with a long and fresh finish.

This Loire white features green tropical fruit such as kiwi, starfruit and gooseberry, with a savory aspect similar to tomato leaf. There is the classic white grapefruit and gooseberry, along with ripe yellow fruits like donut peaches and pineapple. This is medium bodied with a soft texture; though lifted, it remains roundish with good concentration. From the producer: Remarkably aromatic with pleasant flower and fruit fragrances recalling the flower of the vine and the fruit of the Sauvignon. On the palate it reveals a freshness and vivacity characteristic of grapes harvested at good maturity. Citrus, apple and gooseberry aromas with hints of passion fruit are often found in this lively and bright wine.

The wine presents aromas of peach, citrus, apricot pit, petrol and wet stone. On the palate, honeyed pear, peach and citrus combine with citrus and wet slate for a dry, minerally finish.

This is a wine which shows both density and sharp precision. The flavors range from lemon and lemon peel to flower blossoms, nectarine, white peach, quince and apricot. There is zingy tartness as well as round and chewy elements in this complex Riesling. Some lightly singed fruit peel, minerality and stone combines with lime as well. Quality farming and winemaking is evident.

Clean with subtle orchard fruit notes, along with citrus and mineral flavors. Asian pear and skin, nectarine and lemon can be found on the palate which is medium weight. This is refreshing and precise, with integrated acidity and a long, mineral finish.

Fresh aromas include lemon verbena, wet-stone minerality and delicate floral notes. The citrus shines through on the palate providing fresh acidity with good lift. There are flavors of underripe pear, clean linen, alpine meadow herbs and flowers in this classic Alpine wine.

Aromas of apple, pear, pear skin, anise, sweet citrus and musk greet you on the nose. The palate is medium to fuller in weight with orchard fruit, lemon and musk melon notes, nice density and a rounded texture. This clean, refreshing white finishes with a touch of lemon rind and salinity.

The nose gives hints of lime and minerality. On the palate is is minerally, clean and chalky with ripe lemon-lime notes.

Classic and pretty aromas of flowers, green pear, melon and lime blossoms introduce you to this wine. It has the lightest touch of sweetness, but the zippy and clean flavors keep it incredibly refreshing. Melons, pears, peppercorn and minerality can be found on the palate.

From the Producer: Gianfranco Kozlovic's Malvasia is one of the most classic and authentic examples of Istrian Malvasias. An extremely fragrant nose of acacia flowers, banana, peach, apple pears and citrus with some herbal. The acidity leaves your palate with mouthwatering freshness and fruitiness, intense minerality spiced with slight saltiness and citrus fruit acidity.

Classic Muscat aromas include jasmine, white peach and pink grapefruit.  Ripe stone-fruit, rosewater and lime-aid flavors on the palate are supported by a pleasant and balanced sweetness.

From the producer: Pretty florals, ripe stone fruits, and a plush body round out this elegant and aromatic blend.

Apples, apricots, and white peach on the nose. The palate follows with white stone fruits, some barrel and lees but not oak, white flowers and lilacs, finishing with fresh lemon zest.

This complex, aromatic beauty sings from the get-go with dried herbs, jasmine, lychee, stone fruit and citrus aromas. Delicious, clean, and vibrant on the palate with juicy clementine and peach flavors accented with touches of herb and floral notes.

Aromas include baked apricot, yellow apple and meadow/hay notes. Complex and elegant, the wine’s roundness is matched with fresh peach and apple flavors with touches of lanolin and almond. The finish reveals subtle notes of aniseed.

Aromas of baked apple, light peach, citrus and crushed rocks. The palate is medium in weight with a round creamy texture, and flavors of golden apple, pears, citrus oil and lanolin. The acidity is medium and the finish long.

This Georgian variety gives aromas are of apple, dried herbs and hay while the medium-plus bodied palate displays nice ripeness with apple, apple skin, quince and peach fruits. These are balanced by savory hay, chamomile, white pepper and wildflowers before concluding with a citrusy finish.

Tropical fruit, peach, and mineral aromas lead to lychee and apricot flavors on the palate. this is a weightier, rounded Sauv Blanc with plenty of clean, refreshing acidity to keep it balanced.

Medium aromatics include chamomile and lanolin.  The palate is medium weight with light floral notes such as honeysuckle. Fresh, clean and minerally with white peach and melon flavors. This is precise and focused; it's a wonderful aperitif or food wine.

This clean and fresh Riesling offers a mix of tart and sweet notes, pear, chalk and vitamin. A fun and easy drinking value white!

Enticing floral and lychee notes lend way to a fuller-bodied, fruit-forward style of Riesling. This is round with good density, well-integrated acidity, and bright, juicy, fruit flavors of peach and pineapple and complementary mineral notes; a great value!

From the producer: Clear and brilliant in the glass, the 2023 Riesling opens with notes of lemongrass and a touch of petrol (a hallmark of quality fruit driven by mineral rich soils). On the palate the wine is lush and juicy with topical flavors of mango and pineapple that follow through with a clean finish with hints of citrus and peach.

Tart tropical fruit like pineapple, kiwi, starfruit, green apple, green pear, and lime zest greet you on the nose. On the palate, these flavors continue along with tart grapefruit, floral notes, a touch of bitterness, peach blossom, a kiss of vanilla, sage and mint, finalizing with juicy green apple and green pear on the finish.

Ripe grapefruit aromas with a touch of kiwi and starfruit introduce this wine. The palate delivers key lime and ripe peach with flinty minerality. This classic German Riesling is very clean, well made, and offers a deftly-balanced hint of sweetness between its fruit, acidity and slate backbone.

This concentrated, semi-dry Riesling offers excellent quality-value ratio. On the palate, flavors of peach, nectarine and glazed citrus mix with clean minerality, notably flint. It is medium-bodied, nicely balanced and refreshing—the fruit forward flavors are luscious and likeable, yet stay poised and crisp.

Floral aromas include rosewater, chamomile, and honeydew melon. This wine is balanced between an almost sweet honeysuckle note and slightly bitter white tea flavors with peach and citrus notes on a medium-bodied frame.

This very aromatic wine offers lightly bitter ginger skin and lychee. It smells as though it might be too much of a good thing, but it isn’t. Lovely flavors of citrus, ginger, lychee, and orange blossom join clean acidity in this medium-bodied wine with a longer finish.

This wine smells clean and crisp with citrus and confectioner sugar. The flavors are more complex with lemon, quince, apple and honey or beeswax. The acidity is medium with good ripeness of fruit and some herbal notes of hay.

The nose begins with aromas of lemon, lime, nectarine and mineral. On the palate, there is nice contration of white peach, lemon, almond, mineral and chalk. This is medium weight with fresh acidity and a silky finish.x

Fragrant grapefruit, smoke, flint, and tropical fruit waft from this Vin de France, while it is not labeled as such, this VdF is from Chablis. The palate follows the nose with dense ripe citrus fruit and peel, mango, yellow plum, and some herbal notes.

Freshly grated lime zest greet the taster with pear, apple and wet stone minerality. The magic occurs on the palate with almost off-dry flavors of ripe peach, apricot, sundew melon, marzipan and yellow plum. The acidity is medium plus with a medium bodied frame that tastes riper than the aromas suggest.

This lovely Gewurztraminer gives aromas of lychee, ginger skin, rosewater and honeysuckle following on to a bright and flavorful palate where lychee, jasmine, ginger, pear, and lime zest add complexity. It is medium plus in body, with good ripeness, integrated acidity and a round texture, finishing with citrusy notes.

Bursting with tropical fruit, citrus, and floral notes of honeysuckle, this wine has a hint of sweetness that makes it so refreshing. 

A fuller, more plush style of Riesling. Notes of Orange blossom and shale-driven minerality show through with striking intensity. Layers of ripe orchard fruit and tropical fruit coat the palate, supported by broad, lingering acidities.

From the Producer: 01/2024: Bright pale yellow colour. The nose is impressive, precise, showing wet stones aromas typical from granitic soils, still tighter and leaner than the Riesling Roche Granitique (the younger vines) but eventually opens up with aeration and revealing white fruit aromas. The palate has a mineral density, voluptuous with tension. The finish is dry and long, showing a reassuring richness. The absence of stress in the vineyard can be seen in this harmonious wine that will be capable of good ageing.

From the producer: 01/2024: Pale yellow colour. Restraint nose, profoundly influenced by the volcanic soil: smoke, flint, earthy, which eventually opens to more fruity aromas after a long aeration. Very complex nose but a strong originality and identity. The palate at first appears to have a medium power but builds up to a long dry aftertaste. As often in the past, the Rangen Riesling always manages to hide its power in his youth. Harmonious structure, vivacious acidity which finishes with strong salty flavours, adding to the length of the wine. This wine appears to be delicately chiselled and full of energy in a solar and warm vintage. To keep!

Lovely aromatics of tart forest fruits like cranberry, currants, red raspberry. There is a touch of earth as well. The palate is clean and mineral driven with lifted acid and balanced with some black tea notes.

Approachable but thorough tannins support ripe cherry and raspberry notes. The acidity is fresh and balanced by earthier floral, cocoa and smoke flavors.

This liter bottle presents intense notes of black currant, cooked blackberry, and a touch of cigar smoke. Medium-weight with fine tannins, integrated acid and ripe dark cherry, it can be enjoyed with a slight chill.

Perfumed aromas that draw the drinker in with black cherry, forest floor and mulling spices. This wine is clearly developed and clean with fine tannins and integrated acidity. The flavors are similar to the aromas but a touch brighter with ripe cherry and a touch of smoke shining through.

This elegantly perfumed Pinot Noir is savory with nice density of flavor and color with a layers of flavors. One will find dry earth, violets, spiced plums, mulling spices and ripe cranberry. The texture is medium in weight with fine tannins and a fresh finish.

This is a riper more modern style of Burgundy, making it very approachable to new Burgundy drinkers, with ripe red fruited aromas, cherries, tobacco, and candied cranberries. A medium bodied and savory pinot with plum, raspberry, medium acid, and grippy tannins.

Aromas are smoky with a bit of earth and burnt sugar, mulberry, cassis red fruits, and something wildly Alpine and foresty. The palate is juicy and fresh, with wild berry flavors, spiced plum, cloves, herbal notes, and a slight herbaceousness. Moderate acidity and tannins. This is a wine with soul, medium bodied with a long finish.

A very appealing Oregon Pinot Noir with aromas of spiced cherry, graham cracker, vanilla, and tobacco. Like the nose, the palate is complex and alluring with pink floral notes, spices, and lightly stewed red berries. Medium bodied and well balanced, this Pinot should age beautifully.

Notes of savory Provençal herbs, tomato leaf and woodsy red and black fruit can be found on the nose. This Mediterranean blend is medium-bodied with black and red cherry, fresh plum and wood spice. The palate is supple and wonderfully integrated for easy drinking. Enjoy with Mediterranean foods: mushroom or tomato-based dishes, lentils, beans, paella, pizza, or chicken.

Red cherry, raspberry, cocoa, cedar and smoke aromas waft from the glass. The palate begins with red berry fruit leather supported by notes of tobacco, baking spices, and tart red cherry juice offering complexity. A slightly chalky tannin structure and medium plus-acidity keep it balanced.

This beautiful Otago Pinot Noir is blossoming with aromas of leather, tobacco, some smoke, earth, dried cranberries and prunes, and blackberries. The palate is soft and savory with dried flowers, cola, black tea, medium acidity, and velvety tannins. Silky and complex, fresh and rich, it keeps improving hours after opening!

This wine is a lovely blend of savory, earth, brush, and bramble with ripe and rich black cherries on both the nose and the palate. Driven by juicy acidity and fine, integrated tannins, the ripe red fruits linger pleasantly on the tongue.

Aromas include watermelon, ripe strawberry and blood orange.  Flavors on the palate echo the aromas with more strawberry and refreshing acidity to balance.  Touches of wet stone, white cherry, and citrus linger on the longer finish. The pinot noir and kékfrankos parts were harvested intentionally with a low potential alcohol for the rosé wine. The juice of merlot and cabernet franc grapes was gained by the “saignée” method. The must was fermented on low temperature in stainless steel tanks.

A fun bouquet of strawberry, peach and raspberry mix with savory dried herbs. The palate is creamy and subtle, but then gives juicy pink grapefruit, red cherry and herbs de Provence on the finish. 

Strawberry, cherry, and watermelon with a touch of tangerine greet you on the nose. The palate is dense and rounded with raspberry, strawberry, and a hint pleasing bitterness. This is a dry, fresh and mouth-filling wine and comes in a liter bottle -- what more could you want for summer?

You'll find nectarine, strawberry candy and red pear flavors in this Vinho Verde rosé. It has a refreshing prickle with a whiff of powdered sugar/talc running through it (but don't worry, it's totally dry!)

Very enticing strawberry candy and dried rose petal aromas jump from the glass. The palate echoes the nose with succulent ripe strawberries and cotton candy notes. Refreshing acidity on entry helps to balance the long creamy finish of this fruit-forward, dry wine.

Aromas of juicy pink grapefruit and raspberry lemonade begin this refreshing rosé. It is fruity and floral yet dry with watermelon, strawberry and nectarine as well as fresh cut herbs and subtle floral notes on the palate. Good intensity and refreshing acidity balance the softness of this wine, ending with a lingering lightly mineral finish.

Lighter aromas include strawberry, watermelon, and pink grapefruit.  Juicy watermelon, peach, and pomegranate flavors are supported by fresh acid in this delicious dry rose.

Clean, invigorating notes of silex on the nose showcase the limestone soils of the Rouanne vineyard. The aromas and flavors develop as the wines opens to reveal wild strawberry and fresh thyme – a complex and flavorful sparkling rosé.

This starts with classic Riesling aromas, including pear, apricot and light minerality. The palate is rich, creamy and well-balanced. Flavors of green apple, pear, and light florality come together on the off dry palate, leading to a long finish.

This sparkling wine offers aromatics of apple, pear and melon. It is generous, fruit forward and ripe with good concentration of apple and white peach. Completely dry, yet lush and . tasty with a long finish.

This has a very nice, frothy mousse. It's more of a crisp, clean, minerally style, not very fruity, but not austere either. Notes of lemon, stone and biscuit can be found in this finely-textured, persistent Champagne.

A very cider like nose with apple skin, strawberry, and Meyer lemon, fruity with a touch of earthy funk. The palate has a silky texture and is a touch off-dry at first with ripe pear, candied orange, clementine, and grassy hay like notes.

This Cremant is very mineral and clean with a lovely, vibrant frothiness. The fruit is subtle with hints of blood orange and lemon confit, with notes of toasted hazelnut enhanced by a leesiness from aging 20 months in bottle.

Earthy notes of foraged mushrooms, dandelions, dry figs, high quality soy sauce and pineapple. Soft on the with slight sweetness and fruit such as lychee, white figs and honeydew melon with a dry finish. This sake is for those who like umami! Handcrafted and traditional sake with aromas of cocoa and clove, and notes of orange blossom and tangerine. The high polishing rate give this sake defined fruit and floral expression while still offering rich umami notes from the highly flavorful local hida-homare rice.  55% rice polishing

A fruity nose of lime and melon with bold hints of fennel, white pepper and allspice. The flavors gravitate to ripe cantaloupe and anise while the minerality from the soft water is evident in the finish. This vibrant showstopper is beautifully soft and feminine, brewed by one of Japan's only female brewery owners and tojis. Brewed in Hiroshima, the birthplace of Ginjo sake, which is known for remarkably soft water that requires expert skill to use in sake production. Once mastered, it enables a highly controlled, precise fermentation, resulting in vibrant fruit aromas. This Junmai Ginjo is bottled immediately without charcoal filtering.

A lively, fresh Junmai sake from Yucho Shuzo brewery's Kaze No Mori series, this sake offers notes of ripe mango, muscat, baked pineapple, taffy-like bananas foster froyo, half-dried apricot, and jasmine tea with mineral notes that adds complexity. Food Pairings: Pairs well with roast lamb, duck udon, and sausage gumbo. Recommended Temperature: Best served chilled.

From the Producer: " Aromas of white flower, Asian pear & steamed rice. Finishes elegantly with rich minerality and rice texture."

A subtle and soft sake but with complex rounded flavors. A wonderful one for sipping by itself. The nose on this flavorful Daiginjo is a collection of cherry, mango, tropical fruit, powder sugar and Marigold elements. It is supremely smooth and soft in a Kyoto water kind of way, and there is a very sublime flavor of pear, apple, and powdered sugar. 

This quaffable sake offers aromas of melon, citrus and rice with touches of umami and banana notes. It is creamy with good density and ripeness, giving fruit forward notes of melon, lychee, tropical rambutan and banana, along with touches of yeast and rice. You'll find this handy size to be delicious.

Capable of pairing with food or enjoying by itself this sake is smoky mixed with toasted nuts and tropical fruit. The palate is very creamy, dense and lush with round and bright tropical fruit.

Namazake (**unpasteurized sake) is best drunk as fresh as possible, ideally in spring, immediately after its winter release. The rice is grown in the limestone rich soils in Yamaguchi, made with water that flows over the limestone creating a complex and rich sake with higher than usual acidity, fresh fruitiness, a creamy body and crisp dry finish. Notes of juicy watermelon, kaffir lime, pear and cucumber. Great food sake! **This sake is kept in our fridge on the bottom right hand shelf.

Medium to full-bodied with good concentration and density. Bright apricot, pineapple and golden apple join with a savory chamomile note and a touch of honey in this creamy and lush, dry, impressive, organic sake.

Honeyed and floral aromas bloom from this dry crisp mead. Lightly weighted but with good density holding it up, this mead has a very long finish, leaving chamomile, spring flowers, citrus fruit, and a piquant honey taste on the palate.

Distilled in Kagoshima, Japan by Hamada Shuzo from 84% imo (sweet potato) and 16% kome koji (rice koji). Daiyame is made from sweet potatoes that have been aged using a unique aging method to fully extract their aroma. It has a sweet aroma reminiscent of fresh lychee and rosewater. Enjoy Daiyame 25 neat, with seltzer on the rocks, or with hot water as an oyuwari.

“Fruity nose with aromas of peaches, baked lemons and a touch of flower honey. Medium-bodied with a caressing texture. Well balanced and playful, with a mouthwatering finish. 55% grenache blanc, 25% grenache gris and 20% macabeu. Drink now. Screw cap.”~J.S.

This very dry wine shows some structure and unique flavors such as parmesan cheese rind, chamomile, orange zest and roasted nuts. The palate has some deeper fruit like peach, cantaloup, smoke and burnt orange. The finish is creamy and almost leesy with a nutty finish.

The nose offers complex aromas such as orange, herbs, flowers and kombucha. The palate is clean and silky with fresh acidity and notes of orange, fennel and clove.