Jul. 28-2
After visit to Nakazawa Vineyard, we moved to Mikasa.
By the way, we took a belief lunch at a parking area on the highway.
Then we recovered some of the loss time.
We arrived at Kondo Vineyards Mikasa Farm.
It is a natural farming east-facing vineyard.
He has 2 hectare this vineyard and an another 2 hectare vineyard in Iwamizawa.
Thank you so much, Kondo-san.
I am looking forward to receiveing your new vintage.
Please give me some more allocations as much as possible.
Finally we visited to Yamazaki Winery, which is the last distination.
Mr. Taichi Yamazaki received us.
The 10 hectare single vineyard looked quite a sight, as well.
Yamazaki-san has an another 2 hectare vinerayds around the cellar.
They managed total 12 hectare estate vineyards only members of the family.
The vineyards are really well controlled.
There were a lot of baby grape clusters.
The vineyard has a very comlex strata.
The place was the mouth of a river long, long ago.
The land repeated upthrusts and sedimentations many times.
Finally, the vineyard has 7 different geologies.
hmm… Is that so?
There is a climate measuring instrument controlled by a public agency.
The data will be utilized for the local farming.
hmm… Is that so?
Because I was free, I lectured to Tamura-san, how to take a staged photo on the vineyard.
Well, good job!
Thank you very much, Taichi !
When I come here, I always got a big motivation and power.
I am looking forward to receiveing your new vintage.
Please give me some more allocations as much as possible.
Then we returned to Sapporo in a hurry.
We went to Sushi Zen Honten in Maruyama, which is the finest sushi restaurant in Sapporo.
Fortunately, Mr. Shimamiya, the owner & chef, cooked sushi extraordinarily for us even tough you had many sushi masters here.
Mr. Shimamiya is one of the best sushi masters in Japan now.
How lucky party we were!
I thought his sushi is not a food but a real art.
I lost for words.
Etienne, Kamimura-san, everybody lost for words.
I felt a blissful happiness.
The wine bottles we brought,
Domaine Takahiko Yoichi-Rose 2014
Yamazaki Winery Chardonnay 2013
Yamazaki Winery Pinot Noir 2013
Chateau Puligny-Montrachet Saint-Auban En Remily 2012
They were so great, too.
I was deeply sure again the best bevarage for fine sushi was wine.
Well, the house sake of Sushi Zen was so nice, too……
Thank you very much for Mr. Shimamiya.
You are so great!
We had a marvelous, fabulous time tonight.
I’m happy and glad to be alive!
