Kodansha
213 pages
Issei Tomine, up-and-coming wine critic and Shizuku’s bitter industry rival, has just trashed a French restaurant in his...
207 pages
The race is on for the Ninth Apostle—and Shizuku, Issei, and Chris are all focused on Brunello di Montalcino, the style of red...
211 pages
From out of nowhere, a third competitor makes his appearance—bringing with him the aroma of an Henri Jayer, the wine Yutaka...
209 pages
The Eighth Apostle battle comes to a close! Here is the bottle that exemplifies the “Madonna” Yutaka Kanzaki looked up to, a...
211 pages
The battle for the Eighth Apostle begins, a wine fabled to be as divine as a regal Madonna herself—a woman not even Shizuku’s...
209 pages
After wrapping up the Médoc Marathon, Shizuku stays in Bordeaux, seeking clues behind what motivated his father Yutaka to delve...
211 pages
After being trounced in the Seventh Apostle search, Shizuku begins to doubt the whole competition, hinting that he may choose to...
209 pages
The Seventh Apostle is the Sagrada Família, the unfinished masterpiece -- and, trusting their feelings, Shizuku and Issei each...
207 pages
The description of the Seventh Apostle is revealed--a wine reliant upon believing in others and never giving up on your dreams. ...
211 pages
The Right Bank of France's Bordeaux region is lined with châteaux producing some of the world's best wines. From the stone-lined...
235 pages
In search of the Sixth Apostle -- compared in Yutaka's will to a statue of the Maitreya Buddha -- Shizuku and Issei head for...
215 pages
Shizuku Kanzaki is blessed with superhuman wine tasting skills, along with the genius-level creativity to describe what he...
208 pages
Taiyo Beer's wine department has scored a booth at Tokyo's massive Food & Wine Show. Shizuku and his co-workers opt to team up...
209 pages
At a chalet near Mt. Fuji, Shizuku and Issei square up for the final Fifth Apostle competition. Shizuku, guided by his friend and...
213 pages
Before disappearing on Mt. Yari, a mountain photographer put his thoughts and feelings into a single bottle of wine -- one...
211 pages
The wine-aided detente between Shizuku and Issei doesn't last long -- not when there's a Fifth Apostle to fight over. This wine...
207 pages
Right after the battle over the Fourth Apostle ends, Yutaka Kanzaki's mansion in Karuizawa is victimized by theft.The stolen...
209 pages
The joys of life's offerings / drinking up your love... The Japanese poet Toson Shimazaki's poem "First Love" provides the key to...
207 pages
Taiyo Beer's wine department has been asked to compose a wine list to pair with Korean cuisine -- and Shizuku Kanzaki, believing...
207 pages
With the battle over the Third Apostle over, Shizuku Kanzaki and Issei Tomine return to their respective routines. One day, a...
217 pages
After sampling a 1970 Château Pétrus, Shizuku feels that he’s enjoyed a taste of time itself—even as Issei recruits Loulan,...
213 pages
The "Third Apostle," according to Yutaka Kanzaki's will, has the power to evoke nostalgia for the past. Shizuku, sensing his...
216 pages
Yutaka Kanzaki, a wine critic whose reviews have enough clout to move the industry worldwide, has died—leaving behind a wine...
198 pages
A group of mystery-loving college students visit Tsunojima Island, the site of an infamous quadruple homicide, and home to...