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Yatagarasu Yoshino Monogatari Shiso is the bottle that first got me hooked on umeshu. It's made from a combination of red perilla leaves (known a...

  Background: a marc made in Alsace from the gewurztraminer grape. Unaged, a marc de gewurztraminer is among the most powerful and expressive of ...

  Background: Capovilla is known for his grappas and eau-de-vies, distilled in a bain-marie still. On rare occasions, he distils grape wine. Even...

“YAAAAAAAAAAM SENG!”   It’s a popular expression particularly familiar to the Chinese diaspora in Southeast Asia, the term itself translates to “...

  More Chinese New Year's bait.1988 Chateau Pichon-Longueville au Baron de Pichon-Longueville, Pauillac Image courtesy of Eric Yee.    Eric ...

  More Chinese New years bait...1993 Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux, MargauxOur bottle wasn't any good, poured it down the drain. [Evil laugh]...

  More Chinese New Years bait...2009 Château Prieuré Lichine, Margaux   Image courtesy of Eric Yee.    Eric Yee 🇭🇰 🇺🇸(LA, SF) -> 🇯🇵 (京都, 東京)...

  Chinese New Year's bait.1995 Chateau L'Evangile, Pomerol;1996 Fournier Pere & Fils Sancerre, Grande Cuvee, Vieilles Vignes;2000 clos Margal...

  Château Pontet-Canet. Family brought a 100 point wine for my birthday prime rib dinner... because I'm 100 points!The older I get, the more I ca...