The last tasting was held at the
Restaurant Bon Chere at Shampia Hotel Akasaka on 11th of
June. We tried Pinots from California and Oregon, and
Merlots from California and Washington state. Thank you
to Mr Hamamoto of Village Cellars, who has selected for
us for the night. His intention was to have two flights,
one for Pinots and then Merlots. However, we ended up
with usual one flight, and that might have not been a
good idea this time.
By looking at the result below, it was so obvious the
winner tonight was Merlot. Naturally TWS loves Merlot,
but it does not mean we hate Pinot. Was it Pinot being
too young? Or was it as a consequence of lobbying
activities from Washington State?
