2010年2月21日日曜日

Baron Maxime, Brut 2006


Baron Maxime 2006
Brut
Languedoc-Roussillon, Very south part in France
Rather autumn feeling. It was quite dry one for my strawberry deserts.
2 of my friends from the bank, came on Feb 19th, 2010. It has been 15 years since we met last. Well, it was nothing for us! Soon we caught up ourselves.

Jesse's grove Cabernet Sauvignon 2003


Jesse's grove Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
Inexpensive and good value.
Typical California wine with lots of dried fruits flavour.


Marcel Servin's Chablis 2006


CHABLIS 2006

Mr. Marcel Servin was here in Tokyo in February 2009.
I had a chance to meet him and he introduced various his nice wine.

He won the gold medal at the wine contest in France last year.
Yes, indeed beautiful wine.

Korean Chijimi and Italian wine

I am trying to cook Korean Chijimi, which is like a pancake with seafood and vegetables.
Italian wine go well with Korean and Chinese cuisine. Yes, in those country, people use garlic often.
ALFEO 2005
BOLGHERI
DOC Rosso
by Ceralty
Cstagneto Carducci, Italy

2010年2月7日日曜日

Chateau Mercian's Katsunuma Koshu 2008



So lucky that we have so many good Japanese Kosyu wine.
Katsunuma Koshu 2008 by Chateau Mercian

Well balanced. I can have entire bottle by myself!!

Chanter Y.G. 2007


Very unique label as a Japanese wine.
The wine is made of Kosyu.
I think this won some kind of competition.
Mild and quite good with sushi rice.
Diamond winery, Yamanashi

Spring custom 'Setsubun'


February 3rd. This is a day called "Setsubun", meaning season between. Final day of the winter and from next day, Spring will be starting on a calender.
We have a unique customs for the little celebration. We open windows and throw beans, saying 'devil outside and happiness inside' then, afterwards, we eat beans, the same number of age..Oh, what happen if I turn 100 years old? We also eat "Ehomaki, which is a kind of Norimaki sushi, containing 7 different goods inside. This represents 7 happiness Gods of China.
In relation with flowers, we put dried bean cell branch as well as Iwashi fish, also Holy leaves at outside of entrance A devil hates all of them, so that it cannot come in a house.

Korean hot pot


We recently are fond of Korean food.
This is a soup stock for hot pot. Not too spicy and just right!

Home made beer


We forgot to drink our beer. We went to the Kiuchi Brewary company in summer 2008. The beer tasted like the Belgiun beer, but that was much much better than the leftovers!
Ha, anyway, amber was a bit better than white ale.