tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post5164311778090629711..comments2024-02-12T08:13:45.750+09:00Comments on Hiroyuki's Blog on Japanese Cooking: Echigo Winery/越後ワイナリーHiroyukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-44341154643418423742014-09-30T14:18:06.609+09:002014-09-30T14:18:06.609+09:00Thank you Hiroyuki for your feedback. I already ha...Thank you Hiroyuki for your feedback. I already have a Trellis for my Grape Vine. So I will add a PVC sheet to protect it from the rain. The Monsoon rain is Kerala is very strong and lasts for 2 months...!!9895039531 seeandohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546154307531144248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-89776965417577124972014-09-26T21:43:18.000+09:002014-09-26T21:43:18.000+09:00seeandoh: Thanks for your comment.
The "rain...seeandoh: Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />The "rain cut" system, which you referred to, is an invention of Manns Wines, a large winemaker in Japan, and Echigo Winery adopted it.<br /><br />As I mentioned briefly in the post, another option to protect grapes from rain is an overhead trellis system with a roof above. My father adopts this system.Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-28265932077992471962014-09-26T21:00:13.088+09:002014-09-26T21:00:13.088+09:00I was searching for some info on how to protect g...I was searching for some info on how to protect grapes from rain here in Kerala, India and came across your blog and a photo of fujimori grapes covered by PVC sheets. I liked your blog with wine making process and all. I make Ginger wine sometimes. I like cooking as well and have a blog on it blogsownkitchen.blogspot.com9895039531 seeandohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546154307531144248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-59874004293661194262014-09-26T08:36:00.464+09:002014-09-26T08:36:00.464+09:00Sissi: I see your point, but I, for one, see wine ...Sissi: I see your point, but I, for one, see wine in quite a different way, so do many Japanese.<br /><br />I will make a post titled, "Wine in Japan" or something like that when I have the time.Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-25338031759497044192014-09-26T05:09:01.378+09:002014-09-26T05:09:01.378+09:00Low alcoholic degree is not their choice, but prob...Low alcoholic degree is not their choice, but problem.<br />I agree about suiting local taste (though most wine lovers in Japan like foreign wines... so it's tricky), but wine should be first of all delicious on its own (even though every country is proud of its wine particularities). Many people (me including) drink excellent wine often without any meal because it's often a pity to hide its flavours... and even the best paired food does it. <br />I have to disagree with the second point. I have experimented and also talked to wine experts (which of course I'm not) and there are many French (and German for example) wines that go perfectly well with Japanese cuisine. It's also the case for other cuisines: the best hot Indian curry meal I had was with an Australian riesling... Perfect pairing.<br />Even sashimi and sushi can be well paired with European wines! (In France many sommeliers talk and write about it quite often). <br />This is the marvellous, mysterious side of wine... One keeps on learning and being surprised all one's life... Sissihttp://www.withaglass.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-91032934697416802022014-09-25T15:09:42.202+09:002014-09-25T15:09:42.202+09:00Sissi: I think that the Japanese will eventually d...Sissi: I think that the Japanese will eventually develop wine in their own way, to suit the palate of the Japanese and suit Japanese cuisine.<br /><br />I don't think that wines that go well with French cuisine will go well with Japanese cuisine and vice versa.Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-58967309142382364672014-09-25T01:46:06.522+09:002014-09-25T01:46:06.522+09:00Oops...So koshu is a varietal ;-) I might have tas...Oops...So koshu is a varietal ;-) I might have tasted it... I don't remember... but it wasn't from a Mount Fuji vineyard (this I would remember).<br />If I understand they still have problems... with low sugar content, so low alcoholic degree... Sissihttp://www.withaglass.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-9865487600053743612014-09-25T01:41:24.782+09:002014-09-25T01:41:24.782+09:00Thank you for the link, Hiroyuki! Fascinating!
An...Thank you for the link, Hiroyuki! Fascinating! <br />And this time I'll loook for Koshu wine! (the one I tasted weren't from there... I was so discouraged by my friend's father, I didn't look at other regions...).Sissihttp://www.withaglass.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-21291943215377509802014-09-24T20:49:15.038+09:002014-09-24T20:49:15.038+09:00Sissi: Some wines like Koshu wines have already ga...Sissi: Some wines like Koshu wines have already gained worldwide reputation:<br />http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/06/10/food/koshu-wine-gets-uncorked-abroad/#.VCKvJ7kcQdc<br /><br />Winemaking in Japan dates back to the beginning of the Meiji period. It started here in Niigata, if you are interested:<br />http://www.city.joetsu.niigata.jp/soshiki/kyousei/english-zenbei.htmlHiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-44196845283242909412014-09-24T18:19:37.330+09:002014-09-24T18:19:37.330+09:00I meant they were not like European wines... (I...I meant they were not like European wines... (I'm sure that's why my friend's father said he didn't like Japanese wines), but they were good in the objective sense of the word. I'd drink them as an aperitif happily (though they were not cheap at all...). <br />Anyway, since Japanese producers excel in everything they undertake, I'm sure it's just a question of time Japanese wines are worldwide known and appreciated (like whisky!). <br />I would be also very interested to visit a Japanese vineyard! Sissihttp://www.withaglass.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-19526828453689269972014-09-22T07:36:30.671+09:002014-09-22T07:36:30.671+09:00Sissi: I think I'll like the wines. I've h...Sissi: I think I'll like the wines. I've had several brands of this particular winery before, and I found them good enough for me. For the record, I don't have much knowledge about wine, and I only have a few words to describe wine, like good, bad, dry, and sweet.Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-370382526667472312014-09-22T00:44:33.121+09:002014-09-22T00:44:33.121+09:00I wonder if you will like the wine. Last year I ta...I wonder if you will like the wine. Last year I tasted some Japanese wines (in a regional shop of a region which specialises in wines apparently...). My friend's father who is a big wine amateur told me it was a waste of time because for him Japanese wines are not good... For me it was a very interesting experience! The wines I tasted were good, but... they didn't really taste like wine, but some other kind of alcohol ;-) (Though they were made of grapes of course). <br />I'm sure that in the future Japanese wines will be fantastic! It's not so easy to produce good wines. Sissihttp://www.withaglass.comnoreply@blogger.com