Nov 14
I went to La Naige Higashi-kan, a resort hotel in Hakuba, Nagano. |
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| I enjoyed welcome-sparkling wine first. |
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| What a nice guest room is this ! |
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| I came here today in order to attend to Japanese-wine & French cuisine party. |
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| The wonderful dinning room was full of the attendance. |
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| We have three great guests tonight, Mr.Akihiko Soga, Obuse winery in Nagano, |
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| Mr. Kozo Tsuchiya, Kizan wine in Yamanashi |
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| and Ms. Noriko Kishidaira, Takeda winery in Yamagata. |
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| They are the famous top winemakers in Japan. |
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| Dishes |
| Starter |
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Boiled Oysters |
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Ankou (Anglar) Gratin
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Roast Ezozika (Venison) |
| cheese |
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Unbelievable ! They were really wonderful ! Mr. Arakawa, chef de cuisine and Mr. Yoshida, manager of the restaurant had arranged these fabulous dishes in order to make the best marriage with Japanese wines for long time.
I was so impressed that the harmony with French cuisine and Japanese wine. I guessed the point of the marriage was the sause, natural and not salty.
Wine |
| 1st Obuse wine Cidre 2003 |
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2nd Kizan wine White 2001 |
| 3rd Takeda winery Le Freres Takeda White 2003 |
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4th Domaine Soga Merlot 2002 |
They were really nice ! I loved Japanese wine. Then every winemaker had their own corner for free tasting after the dinner.
" Oh ! Were we continue to going to drink more ? Yes, I am, of course. " |
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I was so happy because there were a lot of nice wines. The best wine for me was Takeda Muscatberry A 2004. This was a Nouveau, wasn't this ? The grape variety was Japanese local one. The retail price is only 1300 yen.
Noriko-san, winemaker, said " I made the lower price because I want to let a lot of people drink this." Wonderful ! |
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We were taken the picture all together. |
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| Mr. & Mrs. Tsunoda and Mr. Ariizumi, same table with me at the dinner. |
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I really enjoyed the party tonight indeed.
Then I went to the room and was going to bed. Then the telephone call came from Mr.Tsuchiya,
" Why don't you join the party in my room. All members of staff today have already come here."
" Why not ? !"
.... Then I lost all my memories after the telephone. ....Then I returned back again at next morning. |
