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Links to Koshu in the Press

Shizen Wines and the Koshu Wine Project are getting increased coverage from the Japanese and international media. Find links to Koshu in the news as well as other media and presentations pertaining to the project.

September 2008

Wine of the Rising Sun  by Deborah Boehm

It’s a breezy, plumeria-nosed, lychee-scented morning in Honolulu, and the self-styled “wine geeks” are already hitting the bottle. They aren’t swallowing, though; they just sniff, sip, savor and then expectorate with flawless aim.
Read the Hana Hou! article here.

June 13, 2008

Koshu Stands out as Sip of Summer  by Felicity Huges

Last month, Tokyo's wine community was given a rare treat: Two of the most famous names in the wine world descended to hold forth on subjects including the bright future of Japan's Koshu grape and Bordeaux's stellar 2005 vintage.
Read the Japan Times article here.

February 10, 2008

First Taste of Japanese Wine  by Paul Gallagher and David Smith

Sushi enthusiasts should prepare their palates. Britain's booming Japanese restaurant sector is to complete its menu by serving authentic Japanese wine for the first time. Japan has sent its first vintages to Britain in the hope of gaining a foothold in a market led by France, Australia and California.
Read the U.K. Guardian News article here.

June 9, 2007

Koshu Project Sets out to Redefine Japanese Wine  by Angele Jeffs

Ernest Singer is young at heart, with six children from three different families, and an office with staff members mostly half his age. "It's the young that have the passion that Millesimes thrives upon," he explains, navigating a sea of desks and concentrated faces.
Read the Japan Times article here.

August 03, 2007

Denis Dubourdieu of Sauternes to the Fuji-Yama  by Celoine Lis

At the table of Yashima, a country restaurant located in the heart of Japan, beautiful food in earthenware cups was brought to the guests: purple sea urchins, milky flesh, vibrant red tuna. By the window, we could see the silhouette of Mount Fuji draped by fog in the distance.
Read the full article here.