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












