Showing posts with label Wine Tasting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wine Tasting. Show all posts

Sunday, May 4, 2025

Kenzo Estate Winery@Napa ★★★

Tour & Wine Tasting at Premium Japanese Winery in Napa. Excellent wine. Kenzo is the owner of Capcom (Street Fighter). We were greeted with a glass of Suzu upon check-in, followed by tour of the beautiful winery & tasting. Estate tour & tasting $110 per person. Reservation via Tock.

July 3, 2020 visit:
https://www.syorithefoodie.com/2020/07/kenzo-estatenapa-day-1.html

Dec 9, 2023 visit:
https://www.syorithefoodie.com/2023/12/kenzo-estate-winerynapa.html

















Reds Tasting: Rindo, Murasaki, Ai, Asuka

Our guide, Patrick

Kenzo Estate
3200 Monticello Road,
Napa, CA 94558
(707) 256-1555
www.kenzoestate.com

Sunday, December 10, 2023

Skywalker Vineyard@Marin Country ★★★

Mind-Blowing Tour & Wine Tasting at George Luca's Skywalker Vineyard. What an experience. Fantastic tour and tasting with impressive Charcuterie Board, followed by shopping time at the Gift Shop. Pictures allowed outside the buildings. Pictures not allowed inside the buildings. By invitation only. Become a wine club member or get the $5,000 Star Wars drink at Disney Cruise on the Disney Wish ship. [developing story]

Entrance of the Winery

Outside of the Gift Shop




Saturday, December 9, 2023

Kenzo Estate Winery@Napa ★★★

Tour & Wine Tasting at Premium Japanese Winery in Napa. Excellent wine. Kenzo is the founder of Capcom (Street Fighter). We were greeted with a glass of 2019 sei sparkling Sauvignon Blanc, followed by history and tour of the beautiful winery, then tasting. We were able to purchase and open another bottle of wine at the end of the tasting. Estate tour & tasting $110 per person. Reservation via Tock. Went to their kaiseki restaurant for dinner the same night.

Compare to July 3, 2020 visit:
https://www.syorithefoodie.com/2020/07/kenzo-estatenapa-day-1.html




Welcome Drink - sei Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc








Got to try the grapes

Grape Tasting




Private Tasting Room with a Fantastic View



asatsuyu Sauvigonon Blanc 2022 $90

ren Sparkling Semillon 2020



Kenzo Estate
3200 Monticello Road,
Napa, CA 94558
(707) 256-1555
www.kenzoestate.com

Friday, April 28, 2023

Yama Sake Tasting@West LA ★★★

Amazing Sake Tasting Event at Yama Sushi Sake Attitude. Tasting 5 different sake for $15 with generous pours and refills. Great deal. A bit different from last time. They try to change every season. Very informational. My favorite from the tasting was Kitaya Kansansui Junmai Dai Ginjo. Kunizakari Wa no Kokoro Matcha Liqueur was kind of nice with matcha flavor, but it's not pure enough. 20% off all sake bottles in the store. I love Emishiki Ginjo World Peace from last tasting, which is the same manufacturer of my favorite Monsoon. I bought 2 additional bottles of it and cleared their inventory. No longer comes with Sashimi sample and chocolate for pairing. Super fun event. Friendly staff. Tasting reservations via Tock.

Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Junmai, Kunizakari Wa no Kokoro Matcha Liqueur, Kikusio Funaguchi Nama Genshu Sake, Dassai 39, Kitaya Kansansui Junmai Dai Ginjo


Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Junmai

Purchased Sashimi to pair with sake (can also purchase sushi)

Kunizakari Wa no Kokoro Matcha Liqueur

Rice Polishing Rate

Japanese Gift-Wrapping

Cleared out their Emishiki World Peace Inventory (Same brand as Monsoon)

Chatting with the awesome Alex

Master of Sake, Wendy Narumi Kohno, and her husband, Scott

Yama Sushi Sake Attitude
11709 National Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 903-6218
www.yamaseafoodla.com