Wafu Wine

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[Mulboyne]

Singer appeared on FG before in this old thread. The article in my third post in that thread was written by Britain's most popular wine writer, Jancis Robinson. She likes the wine but points out the barriers to setting up a successful export business.

The care and attention Japan brings to making sake, whisky, and beer in microbreweries convinces me they can come up with decent offering but it will be difficult to price it competitively for the export market.

[dimwit]

Singer appeared on FG before in this old thread. The article in my third post in that thread was written by Britain's most popular wine writer, Jancis Robinson. She likes the wine but points out the barriers to setting up a successful export business.

The care and attention Japan brings to making sake, whisky, and beer in microbreweries convinces me they can come up with decent offering but it will be difficult to price it competitively for the export market.

Ultimately, the quality of the grape is what will determine the drinkablity of a wine. I had always assumed that the Japanese were using a variety of concord grape to make their wines and couldn't understand why they would bother to import an inferior variety of wine grape. With the koshu grape, it makes a little more sense; they prefer their own variety of inferior grapes. Canada was years ago in the same boat making inferior wines using concord grapes because it was thought at the time that European grapes were not hearty enough for Canadian winter. It turn out that they were wrong and Canada now produces some excellent white wines.

While I think Singer does have a point that you can bring up the standard of Japanese wine, I still think you are going to at best come up with a somewhat drinkable table wine. So why not switch to some better varieties of grapes?

[FranciscoDeXavier]

Because its japanese I guess hehehe

[Taro Toporific]

... Japanese wine, I still think you are going to at best come up with a somewhat drinkable table wine...

I think Japanese wine would taste better if fewer vintners did the test sampling
as well as doing more than just taking off their shoes.


therestofthestory

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I think Japanese wine would taste better if fewer vintners did the test sampling
as well as doing more than just taking off their shoes.


therestofthestory

I hope nobody peed in this...Or worse, considering the color, I hope it's not that time of the month.

[IkemenTommy]

It's that time of year again..

[Greji]

I think Japanese wine would taste better if fewer vintners did the test sampling
as well as doing more than just taking off their shoes.

Ahhh, you're supposed to take off your shoes?

[cstaylor]

I'll bet that man wants a refund on that gokon

[FG Lurker]

I'll bet that man wants a refund on that gokon

Great to see you back on FG!! How's life been treating you?

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

I'll bet that man wants a refund on that gokon

Wow! Great to hear from you!!!!!!!! Hope you're doing well.

[gomichild]

The care and attention Japan brings to making sake, whisky, and beer in microbreweries convinces me they can come up with decent offering but it will be difficult to price it competitively for the export market.

Actually there are some OK wines made from other fruits you can find when traveling around, especially in Yamanashi. I'm not fond of any Japanese wines - they are too sweet and insipid for me. I do cook with them though.

Considering how big the industry is for New World wines internationally it would be like pissing in the ocean for a microbrewery here. I assume that there are some producers hoping to cash in on fads such as the ridiculous Beaujolais nouveau day - but really they would be better off explaining to foreign customers that sake should be drunk chilled or warm and not at room temperature.