Drops of God, Vol. 19

神の雫 #19

by Tadashi Agi, Shū Okimoto (Artist)

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 with a Chinese chain restaurant for the expo, and after a trial-and-error process, they decide Italian wines make for the best pairings. Spirits are running high, with a litany of exquisite mariages on offer for Day One of the event -- but the crowds seem less than impressed. Where did they go wrong? What are they missing?

Genres: Manga, Comics, Wine

205 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 22, 2008

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

[Sanford Chee · Rating 4 out of 5]

#179-188 Hunt for 6th Apostle - solitude then encountering the Maitreya Buddha
#179 a simple glance to those w/o purpose 🇨🇳🇮🇹
Super Tuscans mentioned: Sassicaia, Luce, Tenuta di Trinoro (1999 Palazzi feat. Drops of God vol.3)
Check out this great Wine from Tenuta di Trinoro. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/2057131?...

#180 the strategist stains a holy wedding
Display wines to impress: DRC, Lafleur, Latour, Margaux

#181 awakened fr slumber by a loud voice
Wine accompanied by Cazone - sweet 👃acacia honey, mixed w/ expectation & sadness one tastes bf evening sets in. Yutaka Kanzaki offered Amarone & peking duck to chef Hayashi & converted him to a wine guy. An amarone of fate.
Check out this 1999 Amarone from Bertani. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/89371?ut...

#182 the marriage vividly soars upwards
5 senses: Amarone strong aroma + canzone & the sound of wok frying + smell of wok hei. Paired w/ fried rice & dongpo pork.

Pair 2006 Donnafugata w/ shrimp stir fry (previously in Drops of God vol.18 #178) & also shark fins & abalone
Check out this great Wine from Donnafugata. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/8289?utm...

Pair century egg w/ La Chimera Vin Santo // foie gras w/ Sauternes. Like a circus trapeze act
Check out this 1993 Century egg Vin Santo. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/1577194?...

#183 the dark of night filled w/ fragrant orchids
Jealous of Hayashi & Shizuku's success at the food & wine fair, President Otaguru of rival Novelle Chinoise pulled out this heavy hitter fr Michel Rolland paired w/ foie gras, to steal away the crowd
Check out this great Wine from Château Fontenil. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/14040?ut...

Hayashi's rebuttal: dongpo pork paired w/ the Italian Mont Perat 2006 Farnese Casle Vecchio which evokes the fragrant orchids found at Singapore’s iconic Raffles Hotel.
Check out this great Wine from Franese/Fantini. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/1477284?...

#184 happy tears shed out of sight
Hayashi's dad showed up at the food & wine fair & shed tears of joy out of sight over his son's success in matching real Chinese food w/ (Italian) wine

#185 a flower swaying in late summer winds
Sarah's blind tasting test for Shizuku. If he gets it right she'll model for Taiyo Wine division's new website at a "friendly" discount. Gentle weather towards the end of summer & the early transition to cool autumn. A field of delicate cosmos sunflowers in the soft autumn breeze
Check out this wine. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/2539771?...

#186 reunions & letters always come suddenly
Issei Tomine's mom, Honoka, who happens to be a top 10 wine taster in France, was keen to try her son's wine selection for the French airline
Check out this wine. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/13492?ut...
Check out this great Wine from Frédéric Magnien. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/17703275...

Issei called all 32 wines & vintages correctly including this 2004 Super Tuscan fr Fontodi: 100% sangiovese, extensive ageing in 🇫🇷oak, filled w/ luxurious leisure, like an early afternoon in a Dubai resort.
Check out this 2004 Wine from Fontodi. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/1236348?...

#187 walking the darkness enveloped by eternal void
Description of the 6th Apostle = Maitreya Buddha
#188 godlike flame in faraway night
Issei recognised the image of the Maitreya Buddha described as 6th Apostle as similar to the one found in Koryuji temple, Kyoto
https://maps.app.goo.gl/sovkc4F4h3mMJ...

Honma opened an Italian wine tt's the Big Bang of aromas, Taiko drums, quiet solemn festival of fires. Scale like outer space =>you've got the universe in this wine.
Check out this great 1995 barolo riserva from Giacomo Conterno. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/1649578?...

[Norman · Rating 3 out of 5]

At this point I wish they would just focus on the Apostles instead of having, pretty much, side quests after each one. Especially because it's starting to feel really unrealistic that they always run into wine related things between Apostles.

[Tasha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm thinking Shizuku's got to get an Apostle right next.

[Catherine Bond · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maintenant j'ai envie d'un petit Amarone avec un riz frit ou d'un Donnafugata avec des crevettes poêlées. Mmm.