Fresh and vibrant wines to buy in Asia

Herebelow are vibrant wines and where to buy them in Asia:

Here below is my selection of vibrant wines. The establishments must sell by the bottle (without asking you to purchase anything else, even if they are bistros). [Report infringement]

Bottlings selected in 2025

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Domaine Rietsch — Extra Brut

USD 30 — 2021 — yeast, toasted bread – baked apple, brioche, toasted almond, nougat, dry but not stiff, fresh

2-16-17 Imafuku-Nishi, Jyoto-ku, Ōsaka 536-0004, Japan: W Inc., website, , ,

A wine bar and wine shop at 新潟県新潟市西区小針上山９−２６カサデ藤山１F, Niigata, Japan: ポコ アグハ (Poco Aguja), website

A wine shop and bar at 目黒4-10-7, 目黒区 Meguro-ku, Tōkyō 〒 53−0063, Japan: Le Verre volé, website, , , , tel.

An online shop and a liquor store 20 km east of Ōsaka, Japan 日本奈良県天理市田井庄町５５５+, Tenri-shi 〒632-0071, Japan: Nobori Sake, website, , , , tel.

10 Soetgolbuk-ro, BUNDANG-GU 13551, South Korea: VINOCUS Inc., , ,

Bottlings selected in 2024

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Domaine Rietsch — Extra Brut

USD 29 — 2021 — yeast, toasted bread – baked apple, brioche, toasted almond, nougat, dry but not stiff, fresh

2-16-17 Imafuku-Nishi, Jyoto-ku, Ōsaka 536-0004, Japan: W Inc., website, , ,

A wine bar and wine shop at 新潟県新潟市西区小針上山９−２６カサデ藤山１F, Niigata, Japan: ポコ アグハ (Poco Aguja), website

A wine shop and bar at 目黒4-10-7, 目黒区 Meguro-ku, Tōkyō 〒 53−0063, Japan: Le Verre volé, website, , , , tel.

An online shop and a liquor store 20 km east of Ōsaka, Japan 日本奈良県天理市田井庄町５５５+, Tenri-shi 〒632-0071, Japan: Nobori Sake, website, , , , tel.

10 Soetgolbuk-ro, BUNDANG-GU 13551, South Korea: VINOCUS Inc., , ,

Bottlings selected in 2023

Saint chinian — Jean-Marie Rimbert - Domaine Rimbert — Les Travers de Marceau — (carignan dominant, cinsault, syrah)

USD 20 — 2021 — a very fine balance between freshness and density, the tannins are present but velvety

distributor, Japan: Kataoka

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Domaine Rietsch — Extra Brut

USD 27 — 2020 — yeast, toasted bread - baked apple, brioche, toasted almond, nougat, dry but not stiff, fresh

2-16-17 Imafuku-Nishi, Jyoto-ku, Ōsaka 536-0004, Japan: W Inc., website, , ,

A wine bar and wine shop at 新潟県新潟市西区小針上山９−２６カサデ藤山１F, Niigata, Japan: ポコ アグハ (Poco Aguja), website

A wine shop and bar at 目黒4-10-7, 目黒区 Meguro-ku, Tōkyō 〒 53−0063, Japan: Le Verre volé, website, , , , tel.

An online shop and a liquor store 20 km east of Ōsaka, Japan 日本奈良県天理市田井庄町５５５+, Tenri-shi 〒632-0071, Japan: Nobori Sake, website, , , , tel.

10 Soetgolbuk-ro, BUNDANG-GU 13551, South Korea: VINOCUS Inc., , ,

Bottlings selected in 2022

Saint chinian — Jean-Marie Rimbert - Domaine Rimbert — Les Travers de Marceau — (carignan dominant, cinsault, syrah)

USD 18 — 2020 — faithful, reliable - red fruit, herbs from Provence - red fruit, herbs from Provence, structured but little drying, balanced acidity

distributor, Japan: Kataoka

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Domaine Rietsch — Extra Brut

USD 25 — 2019 — yeast, toasted bread - baked apple, brioche, toasted almond, nougat, dry but not stiff, fresh

2-16-17 Imafuku-Nishi, Jyoto-ku, Ōsaka 536-0004, Japan: W Inc., website, , ,

A wine bar and wine shop at 新潟県新潟市西区小針上山９−２６カサデ藤山１F, Niigata, Japan: ポコ アグハ (Poco Aguja), website

A wine shop and bar at 目黒4-10-7, 目黒区 Meguro-ku, Tōkyō 〒 53−0063, Japan: Le Verre volé, website, , , , tel.

An online shop and a liquor store 20 km east of Ōsaka, Japan 日本奈良県天理市田井庄町５５５+, Tenri-shi 〒632-0071, Japan: Nobori Sake, website, , , , tel.

10 Soetgolbuk-ro, BUNDANG-GU 13551, South Korea: VINOCUS Inc., , ,

Bottlings selected in 2021

Saint chinian — Jean-Marie Rimbert - Domaine Rimbert — Les Travers de Marceau — (carignan dominant, cinsault, syrah)

USD 18 — 2019 — faithful, reliable - red fruit, herbs from Provence - red fruit, herbs from Provence, structured but little drying, balanced

distributor, Japan: Kataoka

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur lie — Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - Domaine de la Pépière — Domaine de la Pépière

USD 16 — 2020 — pure - illuminating, smoky - illuminating, crystalline, smoky, refreshing

An online store and a shop at Kanda, Chiyodaku, Tōkyō 〒 01−8530, Japan: jptpc, , ,

58 Samjak-Ro 96 Beon-Gil, Bucheon-Si, Gyeongi-Do, South Korea: The Artisan Wine Selection Red Sugar

Ichon-Ro 5, Nr. 801, Yongsan-Gu, Seoul 140-879, South Korea: Vinaroma Korea, , ,

81355 Kaoshiung City, N°288 Xinzhuang 1st Road, Zuoying District, Taiwan: Rue Du Vin

A distributor at 64 Neil Road, 088834, Singapore: KOT Selections, website, , ,

Muscadet — Marc Ollivier [jsq 2018], Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière — Monnières-Saint-Fiacre [orthogneiss]

USD 23 — 2017 — hazelnut, seashell - not velvety, hazelnut, seashell, full, no stiffness, fresh

An online store and a shop at Kanda, Chiyodaku, Tōkyō 〒 01−8530, Japan: jptpc, , ,

58 Samjak-Ro 96 Beon-Gil, Bucheon-Si, Gyeongi-Do, South Korea: The Artisan Wine Selection Red Sugar

Ichon-Ro 5, Nr. 801, Yongsan-Gu, Seoul 140-879, South Korea: Vinaroma Korea, , ,

81355 Kaoshiung City, N°288 Xinzhuang 1st Road, Zuoying District, Taiwan: Rue Du Vin

A distributor at 64 Neil Road, 088834, Singapore: KOT Selections, website, , ,

Bottlings selected in 2020

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur lie — Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - Domaine de la Pépière — Domaine de la Pépière

USD 16 — 2019 — no problem - radiant - no velvety, radiant, no stiffness, fresh

An online store and a shop at Kanda, Chiyodaku, Tōkyō 〒 01−8530, Japan: jptpc, , ,

58 Samjak-Ro 96 Beon-Gil, Bucheon-Si, Gyeongi-Do, South Korea: The Artisan Wine Selection Red Sugar

Ichon-Ro 5, Nr. 801, Yongsan-Gu, Seoul 140-879, South Korea: Vinaroma Korea, , ,

81355 Kaoshiung City, N°288 Xinzhuang 1st Road, Zuoying District, Taiwan: Rue Du Vin

A distributor at 64 Neil Road, 088834, Singapore: KOT Selections, website, , ,

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur lie — Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - Domaine de la Pépière — Clos des Briords Vieilles vignes

USD 18 — 2019 — wait until one year old, crystalline, mineral, fresh but not stiff

An online store and a shop at Kanda, Chiyodaku, Tōkyō 〒 01−8530, Japan: jptpc, , ,

58 Samjak-Ro 96 Beon-Gil, Bucheon-Si, Gyeongi-Do, South Korea: The Artisan Wine Selection Red Sugar

Ichon-Ro 5, Nr. 801, Yongsan-Gu, Seoul 140-879, South Korea: Vinaroma Korea, , ,

81355 Kaoshiung City, N°288 Xinzhuang 1st Road, Zuoying District, Taiwan: Rue Du Vin

A distributor at 64 Neil Road, 088834, Singapore: KOT Selections, website, , ,

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine — Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière — Château-Thébaud [roche-mère de granodiorite, issue du granite]

USD 24 — 2014 — sheashell, almond, star fruit, nougat - no smoothness and very intense, sheashell, almond, star fruit, nougat, fresh

An online store and a shop at Kanda, Chiyodaku, Tōkyō 〒 01−8530, Japan: jptpc, , ,

58 Samjak-Ro 96 Beon-Gil, Bucheon-Si, Gyeongi-Do, South Korea: The Artisan Wine Selection Red Sugar

Ichon-Ro 5, Nr. 801, Yongsan-Gu, Seoul 140-879, South Korea: Vinaroma Korea, , ,

81355 Kaoshiung City, N°288 Xinzhuang 1st Road, Zuoying District, Taiwan: Rue Du Vin

A distributor at 64 Neil Road, 088834, Singapore: KOT Selections, website, , ,

Crémant d’alsace [sparkling] — Audrey et Christian Binner — KB — Extra Brut Zéro dosage [sans sulfite ajouté], magnum, assemblage

USD 32 — 2008 — white fruit, yeast - fine bubbles, full, white fruit, nougat but dry, toasted loaf, great aromatic depth, no stiffness, fresh

An online wine shop ワイン店, Okinawa, Japan: un deux trois ワインテン　アン・ドゥ・トロワ, website

, Ōtsu (near Kyoto), Japan: Les Vins Libres

A wine shop and an online store in 埼玉県川口市芝下３丁目１６−2, Kawaguchi 〒333-0848, Japan: Ichikawa (イージーワイン), website, , , , tel.

An online store and a wine shop in 東京都中央区銀座4-7-12 (三越新館1F), Tōkyō 〒 04-0061, Japan: Ginza Fujiki 銀座　ワインショップ カーヴ・フジキ, website, , , , tel.

A wine shop and an online store in 神奈川県横浜市青葉区榎が丘１３－１０, Yokohama 〒227-0063, Japan: Shinkawa, website, , ,

An online shop and a liquor store 20 km east of Ōsaka, Japan 日本奈良県天理市田井庄町５５５+, Tenri-shi 〒632-0071, Japan: Nobori Sake, website, , , , tel.

A wine online store and a sake and wine shop in 静岡県静岡市葵区茶町1丁目27-2, Shizuoka, Japan: À VOTRE SANTÉ, website, , , , tel.

Price figures are only rough estimates of the US retail tags, at the date of the tasting. Wines are selected on personal criteria.

Same area

Other types of wine have been selected in the same area, merlot in Asia, chardonnay in Asia, sauvignon blanc in Asia, good red wines in Asia.

If the results above are too vague or the wine shops too distant from your area, then you may wish to explore a location more specific than Asia. The following places show recommended wines: Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, JP, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam,

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