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New: Cellardoor
Specials
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view the recommended wines for this month. Use the simple form to
order these great wines for yourself or someone special. (Our Cellardoor Specials
will change monthly, so don't forget to bookmark this page.) |
Gift Service
: Send someone special a gift to / in Japan!
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After
four tiers of judging the 154 wines entered in the
2006 Pacific Coast Oyster Wine Competition, Dry Creek
Vineyard's Dry Chenin Blanc (2005) is again one of
the 10 wines selected for the 2006 "Oyster Award". Our
Dry Chenin Blanc has won this award 7 out of 12 times,
and currently five years in a row.
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Since
his father was an accomplished wine maker, we're not
surprised that the French award-winning movie actor
Gerard Depardieu, perhaps best known for the romantic
comedy 'Green Card' or his portrayal of Christopher Columbus
in '1492'
is also a wine lover and owns several estates in France
and Spain. Get them here. |
The Wachau (Austria)
is a stretch of the Danube Valley between Melk and Krems,
a landscape of high visual quality. Steep, terraced
hillsides are dotted with monasteries, castles, ruins,
witnesses of a long history. Vines have been cultivated
for millennia and the wines, mainly Gruener Veltliner
and Rieslings, are renown for their pure minerality. For
our Austrian Wines, click here... |
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Fine Wines A La Carte, our new system:
The "A La Carte" system allows you to mix and match any wines
you'd like to sample before committing to a full case. For mixed
cases, the bottle price applies.
If you know what you like you can save 10% by ordering the full
case (except for Swiss wines).
All wines are professionally cellared in Japan and ready for
delivery within 2 - 5 working days. Delivery is 700 yen per
order. If net value is above 15,000 yen, delivery is FREE. Hokkaido
and Okinawa residents please ask for delivery quote. Please
add the consumption tax.
There is no minimum order quantity, but we recommend units of
12 bottles.
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Payment:
Please pay within 10 days of receipt of wines by P.O. or bank
remittance. (I'll send you an invoice together with your order.)
Personal checks are also okay. Please make Citibank checks out
to Alxotrade Trust. Our prices are not marked-up for credit card
shopping, hence we prefer cash to credit cards, but if you really
want to use your cc, we'll accept Visa and JCB. Delivery is
700 yen per order. If net value is above 15,000 yen, delivery
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How to order:
Order by tel, fax, e-mail or snail mail.
Please include clear shipping & billing instructions. We need
your
- full name (and company name, if applicable)
- exact address
- tel. number(s)
- fax number(s) (optional)
- email address for updates and specials
ALCOTRADE TRUST INC.
1-14-13, 3F, Ue-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0005 JAPAN
Tel: 06-6765-7592; Fax: 06-6765-0772; Email: salesosaka@alcotrade.com
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What You Should Know
about Our Wines
Alcotrade is your indispensable source for interesting, small-production,
food-friendly wines. We want to bring delicious wines to your
table that go beyond Chardonnay and Cabernet and offer you a choice
of many other exciting varietals.
Food compatibility:
I would say 80% of the time wine is consumed together with food.
Hence it is only natural that we offer you a selection of wines
that make good companions with meals. Not all wines that happen
to be 'in vogue' or taste pleasant without food actually qualify
as good food matches. The main points to remember here are:
- stay low on the alcohol (11,5% - 13%)
- less oak is better
- acidity is required to produce saliva and clean the palate
(this is true for reds and whites)
- a pretty label does not guarantee a delicious wine
As our eating habits are more and more dictated by concerns over
health, our diet is becoming lighter: fewer calories, less red
meat and fat, more fish, more vegetables, lighter sauces. I believe
that we find charming food-matches as well as good bargains in
varietals like Chenin Blanc, Gruener Veltliner, Riesling, Pinot
Grigio, Barbera, Montepulciano, Zweigelt, Teroldego, Pinot Noir,
Enantio and Sangiovese. Have fun discovering new flavors with
these wines! Please feel free to call me (tel 06-6765-7592) any
time with questions or special requests.
A wine event at your home or club?
If you want to entertain your friends, perhaps I can assist you
in organising and conducting a winetasting and/or wine seminar.
Interested? Tokyo Email: sales@alcotrade.com Kansai Email:salesosaka@alcotrade.com
Best regards,
Max W. Petitjean
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