Drops&nbsp;of&nbsp;God, the popular manga series by Tadashi Agi and Shu Okimoto, has been adapted into a television series by AppleTV and has some buzz in the wine world. The AppleTV series tells a story about a competition between Camille&#39;s (Fleur Geffrier) estranged daughter and Issei (Tomohisa Yamashita), the prot&eacute;g&eacute; after the death&nbsp;of&nbsp;Camille&#39;s father, a famous wine collector, to win his world-renowned wine collection valued at $100M+.

The show has been compared to the 2004 movie Sideways, which follows the journey&nbsp;of&nbsp;two friends as they travel through California&#39;s wine country. Both&nbsp;Drops&nbsp;of&nbsp;God&nbsp;and Sideways share a common theme&nbsp;of&nbsp;discovering wine&#39;s joys and the culture surrounding it. The film had an immediate impact on both tourism and sales by introducing people unfamiliar with wines.

However,&nbsp;Drops&nbsp;of&nbsp;God&nbsp;takes it to a new level with its intricate and detaileddescriptions&nbsp;of&nbsp;wines, vineyards, and the people behind them. The series has created a buzz in the wine world, with viewers becoming curious about the winesmentioned in the show and eager to try them themselves.

The cultural impact&nbsp;of&nbsp;Drops&nbsp;of&nbsp;God&nbsp;has been immense in Japan, with the manga series selling over 30 million copies and the television series was a huge hit. The show has inspired a generation&nbsp;of&nbsp;young people to explore the world&nbsp;of&nbsp;wine and has even led to an increase in tourism to wine regions.

This is a golden opportunity, but yet it&#39;s surprising the wine world has not leaned into&nbsp;Drops&nbsp;of&nbsp;God&nbsp;more, missing a chance to bring people&nbsp;of&nbsp;all ages into the wine world. With the decline in wine sales, it&#39;s clear that the industry needs to reimagine how it markets its products and brings new consumers into its ecosystem.

This emphasis on education is something that many experts argue could be key for helping bring new consumers into the wine world who have until now been unaware or intimidated by all there is out there; young people can significantly benefit from having access to this kind&nbsp;of&nbsp;information without needing expensive classes or sommelier certifications first.

Drops&nbsp;of&nbsp;God&nbsp;comes at a unique point in time for the wine world and&nbsp;offers a significant opportunity to educate and bring people&nbsp;of&nbsp;all ages into the wine world. The cultural impact&nbsp;of&nbsp;the series in Japan and the potential impact it could have in the US and around the world cannot be ignored.&nbsp;Time is ticking, and the wine world cannot afford to miss this opportunity.

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Drops of God, the popular manga series by Tadashi Agi and Shu Okimoto, has been adapted into a television series by AppleTV and has some buzz in the wine world. The AppleTV series tells a story about a competition between Camille's (Fleur Geffrier) estranged daughter and Issei (Tomohisa Yamashita), the protégé after the death of Camille's father, a famous wine collector, to win his world-renowned wine collection valued at $100M+.

Drops of God: The AppleTV Series That Could Save the Wine Industry

Wines from grapes grown in higher altitude areas with cooler climate has become quite the trend recently. This specific growing environment gives intense flavor but elegance and freshness to the final wines. To highlight and champion these conditions more and more winemakers are starting to use alto as a marketing and labelling term to show their grapes were grown in high altitude vineyards.

Decoding the wine label: Alto

Brut is a word often seen on labels for different kinds of sparkling wine. As you may have discovered when drinking these wines, it indicates that the wine is dry, meaning there is no perceived sweetness in the wine. But how about Extra Brut or Dry, what do they mean and are they the same as Brut?

Decoding the wine label: Brut

Semi-sweet Riesling, a type of wine falling out of style. It’s a shame, since these wines are perfect to pair with flavorful cuisines like Asian or Mexican, or simply drink as they come under the summer sun. The higher level of sugar left in the wine also means that the alcoholic fermentation was stopped before finishing, providing a wine with lower alcohol level and therefor easier grabbing a second glass of.

Decoding the wine label: Spätlese

Have you ever heard the word Xinomavro? Most have not. It is however a word on many sommeliers’ lips today, as it happens to be considered the grape variety with the highest quality in Greece, and one that is trending at the moment. The fact that Greece have been making wine for a long time comes as no surprise, but they have never exported an amount to make sure wine lovers around the globe tried it. With the growing wine tourism many have discovered these wines and are serving them in wine bars and restaurants in many countries today.

Decoding the wine label: Xinomavro

Chianti Classico, Valpolicella Classico, Soave Classico… Why do all these Italian wine regions have the Classico addendum and what does it mean? What is the difference for wines labeled as Classico?

Classico is a wine term in Italy seen on a few wine labels and it indicates that the wine’s from the historic center of the region, the heart. Using Chianti and Chianti Classico and their Sangiovese-based red wines as an example, Chianti is a rather large wine district within the Tuscany region. Chianti Classico is located withing Chianti as the central part and the one that originally existed. Back then this smaller region was actually called Chianti, but as the region grew the quality of the wine plummeted and the well-known characteristics of these red wines were watered down. The reputation took a hit and sales diminished. Eventually this led to the creation of Chianti Classico, which would be drawn from the original Chianti borders to recover the typicity of these wines. Today the quality of both Chianti and Chianti Classico have risen a lot due to modern techniques and knowledge about pruning, planting and temperature control in the winery.

Decoding the wine label: Classico

In the rarefied world of fine wine, where bottles can command prices equivalent to luxury cars, authenticity is everything. Laurent Ponsot's gripping memoir "FBI: Fake Bottle Investigation" reads more like a high-stakes thriller than a traditional wine book, chronicling his relentless pursuit of one of the wine world's most infamous counterfeiters, Rudy Kurniawan.

From Burgundy's Vineyards to the FBI's Most Wanted: A Winemaker's Quest for Justice

Chablis – one of the more popular styles of wine today and a region known by many. Most are familiar with the word Chablis and the light, fresh white wine with a touch of minerality it brings. Even though it’s a renowned wine, few knows what it really is.

Decoding the wine label: Chablis

Many grape varieties around the world of wine have names local to the region or country they’re grown in, even though they’re exactly the same. The most famous example would be Syrah in France where the same grape is named Shiraz in Australia. Another variety with two names is Pinot Grigio, or Pinot Gris.

Decoding the wine label: Pinot Grigio

Have you ever seen the term sur lie on a wine label? It’s not a grape and not a wine region, but a winemaking method used to give certain styles of white wine a rounder texture and a more complex flavor profile.

Decoding the wine label: Sur lie

Buddha-Bar Restaurant New York

Alexis Rogers

Buddha Bar

Buddha Bar&nbsp;

RT: Hello and Welcome to CorkRules!

&nbsp;I&rsquo;m your host Robert Tas along with Alexis Rogers, wine educator and&nbsp; restaurant sommelier

Hi Alexis, thanks for being back with us on another episode of CorkRules, - a podcast where we help simplify and demystify the wine lists at some of your favorite restaurants. We talk with certified sommeliers and wine professionals who point out interesting bottles, classic food and wine pairings, hidden gems,&nbsp; value wines, or splurge wines that will take your dining experience over the top.

AR: Thanks for having me again!

RT:&nbsp; Today we are looking at the wine list at Buddha Bar NYC. Bringing the international Buddha Bar concept to NYC&rsquo;s Tribecca neighborhood, the menu here is decidedly Pan-Asian but with some European and California influences. Does this global-mindedness translate into their wine list as well Alexis?

AR: It does! Wines from all the major regions are represented. This wine list has 5 simple categories - Sparkling, Red, White, Rose, and Sake. I&#39;m afraid that&#39;s where the organization ends though. Wines aren&#39;t grouped by country of origin, by grape variety, or even price. You just have to look at every bottle individually. Your more popular and commonly known wines are here - big names like Far Niente and Hundred Acre and Dom Perignon. You don&#39;t really need a sommelier to decode those wines - you know what they are. So in this episode, we&rsquo;ll focus on wines you may overlook.

RT : I can&#39;t wait to hear about what you&rsquo;ve found!

AR: First up is the Domaine Sigalas Assyrtiko from the Santorini region of Greece. One of Greece&rsquo;s finest producers making wine from one of the country&rsquo;s most noble grapes! This still relatively-rare grape grows mostly (and most famously) on the windswept, volcanic island of Santorini. These super-crisp, citrusy, mineral-driven wines are a seafood lover&rsquo;s dream! Pair this with anything in a shell that you would normally squeeze a lemon on. Here at Buddha Bar specifically, definitely with the oysters and black Kaluga caviar.

RT: What a treat! Caviar is one of my favorite indulgences! But I would definitely have to try that whole live Kamchatka crab! What would you pair with that?

AR: That &ldquo;for the table&rdquo; snack will set you back a pretty penny so I selected a wine that won&#39;t break the bank - The JM Brocard Chablis. This is the wine for the ABC crowd - Anything But Chardonnay, even though it&rsquo;s 100% Chardonnay. The wines of Chablis are bright and fresh with electric acidity and notes of lemon, lime, and green pear fruit with a pronounced chalky and smokiness. This chardonnay is neither buttery nor oaky and that style is typically what people mean when they say they don&#39;t like chardonnay. A lack of those common aspects of chardonnay is exactly what makes this wine such a great pairing with seafood.

RT: What a snack! And bottle! But what if we DO want to splurge on a bottle? Which would you pick?

AR: Splurging here would be really easy because all of the big names in wine are here. The problem with that is sometimes that&rsquo;s exactly what you&#39;re paying for - the name. So let&#39;s go with a name that&rsquo;s actually worth it - Raen. Raen is a project from winemakers and farmers Carlo and Dante - 2 brothers with a VERY famous last name - Mondavi. As in Robert Mondavi - one of the pioneering winemakers that put California wine on the map in the 1970s. This bottle comes to us from the prestigious Sea Field Vineyard on the western Sonoma Coast. Raen Pinots are known for being rich and concentrated, yet still elegant and lifted. Look for notes of raspberry and rhubarb, wet rock and forest floor, with a touch of dried herbs and violets. Pair this with the duck and foie gras dumplings!

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RT: Sonoma Coast is a great place for pinot and I bet these guys picked up some pointers along the way! Alexis, thank you for joining us to sift through the list at Buddha Bar NYC.&nbsp; To our audience, Thank you all for joining us here on CorkRules.

If you would like us to review one of your favorite restaurants, please send us email to:

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