Andy Tam

9.2

Peaches and passion fruit nose. 50% polished Yamada Nishiki Special A rice paired with the most memorable Hokkaido uni, cavier, uni jelly on top of yuba — 11 years ago

Mike Reis

Cicerone Monk's Kettle & Abbot's Cellar, Beer Writer SeriousEats

9.6

My first Japanese whiskey bottle courtesy of the Maki clan. Outrageously good stuff. Can't wait for my next Japanese bottle! Really elegant, balanced, complex stuff — 12 years ago

Yoon Ha

Master Sommelier/Wine Director Benu

9.6

The wine I paired with Corey Lee's Hokkaido sea cucumber with fermented red pepper sauce at San Francisco Chronicle 4 Star dinner in July 2012. — 13 years ago

Sybaritewino C.Lawrence

9.0

briars and fires with zap and a voice that sings! — 11 years ago

Thomas

9.1

Chitose Winery, Hokkaido, Japan
Late Harvest Private Reserve 2010
Kerner — 11 years ago

Massa Yamashita

9.6

#winytokyo — 13 years ago

Makötö Iwamötö

9.8

ナイアガラはやっぱり美味しい — 14 years ago

Jasmine Hirsch

Sales & Marketing Hirsch Vineyards, founder In Pursuit of Balance

9.4

Hokkaido loves Raveneau. — 11 years ago

Mike Simon

10

Fantastic balance! — 11 years ago

Michele Smith

Sommelier/Wine Director Brooklyn Fare

10

Paired with Hokkaido urchin, truffle, brioche — 13 years ago