Drops of God, Vol. 14

神の雫 #14

by Tadashi Agi, Shū Okimoto (Artist)

"The joys of life's offerings / drinking up your love..." The Japanese poet Toson Shimazaki's poem "First Love" provides the key to unlocking the Fourth Apostle, the latest stage in Shizuku's battle. Coincidentally, he runs into an old acquaintance of his own -- and soon embarks on a quest for the wine that evokes a first love best of all. Meanwhile, Issei is on a lonely journey into his own past as well...

Genres: Manga, Comics, Wine, Graphic Novels

206 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 6, 2007

About the author

Tadashi Agi, 亜樹直, is the penname of Yuko and Shin Kibayashi, a sister and brother team of Japanese manga storywriters. Shin Kibayashi also uses the pseudonyms Seimaru Amagi and Yuya Aoki.

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

This just confirms by previous belief that the late Mr. Kanzaki was an absolute twit. I also realize that that's not what I'm supposed to be getting out of this series, but what can I say? I'm character oriented.

[Sanford Chee · Rating 4 out of 5]

#129-138 Hunt for 4th Apostle: 1st love
#129 a deep dive, when the time is right
Issei's blind tasting challenge when he 1st met Jacques Noir & advised the noob to stay clear fr 2000 en primeur in Burgundy
Too much bbl on 👃, lily aroma bowling over wine's inherent complexity & essence
https://www.vivino.com/SG/en/chateau-...
1995 Jean Grivot Echezeaux GC: powerful, but strong tannins hurt elegance drank too young
https://www.vivino.com/SG/en/domaine-...
1990 masterful vintage Henri et Giles Remoriquet NSG Les Bousselots 1er Cru: peak drinking window, solid framework of tannins
https://www.vivino.com/SG/en/henri-et...
1964 Gros Frere Vosne Romanee: Wonderful! Strength of Burg soil back in the good old days. Pure dreamy nostalgia. A finesse suspended in time, aroma of scarlet roses coming up fr earth like magic
https://www.vivino.com/SG/en/domaine-...
Chapitalized 1998 Gevrey Chambertin tt is not worth drinking.
Julietta was Issei's 1st love

#130 her strings vibrating w/ solitude
Synchronicity. Classical music + wine
Sonata Aki the volinist was Shizuku's 1st love

#131 uninhibited above the sunlit grass
Wine for Shizuku's dinner date w/ Sonata
https://www.vivino.com/SG/en/domaine-...
The wine Julietta loved w/ the ciggie aroma
https://www.vivino.com/SG/en/la-tour-...

#132 a kiss for the young hero
The wine Issei had as he lost his virginity to Julietta
https://www.vivino.com/SG/en/domaine-...
Issei's lunch date w/ Akane Fujita the daughter of Denjiro, the studio boss who bought over Julietta
Oysters & Muscadet pairing
https://www.vivino.com/SG/en/louis-me...
Lobster & scallops in bouillabaisse sauce paired w/ 1995 Clos L'Arlot 1er Cru NSG
https://www.vivino.com/SG/en/l-arlot-...
Roast lamb in Madeira sauce w/ almond infused au gratin potatoes + 1998 Roc de Cambes Côtes de Bourg wh wprks w/ the strong umami of lamb & light sweetness of Madeira sauce
https://www.vivino.com/SG/en/roc-de-c...

$133 bargaining b/w man & woman; #134 a beam of light for a sunken heart; #135 dousing one's memories in wine
A wine tt turns ❤️ into a memory: 2001 Nenin. Estate has improved since Las Cases in 1997
Check out this great Wine from Château Nénin. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/1234484?...

#136 time has a way of maturing a man
Issei agrees to help Akane Fujita curate a dinner & wine pairing between her bickering 🇨🇵 & 🇯🇵biz partners. In exchange, Akane agreed to provide Julietta's location.
1997 Tomi surprises the French snob
Check out this great Wine from Tomi No Oka. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/16150161...
Gold award in 3 European competition
https://www.suntory.com/about/award/w...

#137 guided by a returning smile
1999 Le Dome: 1st ❤️ wine for Sonata's violin concert. Nostalgia, faint sweetness, shy approach.
Check out this great Wine from Le Dome. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/2127873?...

#138 the master & the cruel, profound reunion
1995 La Tour Haut Brion decadent & smelling of tobacco // Julietta

[Johnathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the back stories of the main characters in this book

[M · Rating 3 out of 5]

I almost always give this series a 4-star rating but this volume didn't work as well for me.

The search for the Fourth Apostle is underway. The clues describe a wine that is reminiscent of first love. Both Tomine and Shinzuko are lost in memories of their first romances.

Shinzuko's first love is a world class violinist and he meets her after a performance. He is still enamored with her but realizes that while she is his first love, he is not hers.

Tomine's childhood first love had a father with a great wine cellar which inspired his passion for wine--his greatest love?

The volume concludes with the revalation of the fourth Apostle.