One last challenge stands between Shizuku Kanzaki and his father’s fortune-to identify the wine his father called “The Drops of God” in his will. Problem is, he’s up against Issei Tomine, a famous wine critic his father adopted shortly before his death. Alone and penniless following his journey around the world to gain knowledge and train his senses for the final showdown, Shizuku stumbles into a western-style izakaya to work for food and a place to stay. But when Shizuku uses his newfound smarts to save the struggling business, a competing chain launches an identical menu and enlists the help of a rising sommelier to go head-to-head with them. In order to stay on top and survive this brutal business, it all comes down to perfecting the food and wine pairings—the blissful mariage of flavors which delights the senses.
After a wild night of popping corks with his old buddies from Taiyo Beer, Shizuku stumbles in on a heated argument between father and daughter at Mama-Miya. While Kurazo wants to enter the Tokyo Dine and Wine Festival’s mariage showdown, Komi knows that losing will doom their family business. To make matters worse, Romaneya is taking part in the competition…and to nobody’s surprise, they’re not above cheating. Does the Mama-Miya crew have any tricks up their sleeve, or will they become the laughingstock of the industry?