Just a quick reminder to everyone out there who's planning to attend the 2010 Ginjo Shinshu Sake Festival: It's just around the corner, scheduled for May 11, and there are exactly 2 days left to purchase advance tickets for Y2000 (Y2500 at the door).
For those unfamiliar with the event, it's one of the biggest sake tastings in Tokyo all year, and it's your best chance to sample the newly released shinshu spring brews.
So start sniffing those flowers and munching those fruits to prepare your palate, and get ready to face a serious crowd, especially at the evening session. The good news is that they do provide spit buckets, but the bad news is that there will be no food to speak of. Plan accordingly.
Starting June 1st, the organizers of the event, the Japan Gijnjo-shu Association, will host a series of special bar nights every weekend until the end of August at the Shimbashi branch of one of my favorite sake spots, Kuri. If these events are like the others I've attended, you'll be given a stamp card to chart your progress as you sip your way across Japan, and after about 20 stamps, you'll get a free drink. Daunting work, for sure, but you mustn't lose heart. I know for a fact that the free drink is an attainable goal.
Apologies for the long silence, but I promise to be back again soon with more tales of sake, wine and mayhem. In the meantime, take a look at my interview with the creators of the wine manga Kami no Shizuku (Les Gouttes de Dieu), or check out a shortlist of my favorite foods on CNNGO.
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Prepare Your Palates: Ginjo Shinshu Festival 2010
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In my earlier version of this announcement, I'd mistakenly said that one ticket would allow entry into both sessions 1 and 2. That's wrong; you must pay for each.
The tickets are, however, the same price -- Y2000 in advance, Y2500 at the door. If you pay by credit card before the 6th, it's Y2100, by bank transfer Y2120 (at the window) or Y2080 (at an ATM).
See you there!
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