Drops of God, Vol. 12

神の雫 #12

by Tadashi Agi, Shū Okimoto (Artist)

With the battle over the Third Apostle over, Shizuku Kanzaki and Issei Tomine return to their respective routines. One day, a Korean restaurateur asks Shizuku's department for wines to match with his food -- but they discover that kimchi, the linchpin of Korean cuisine, clashes harshly with everything they throw at it. Believing in the infinite potential of wine, Shizuku is soon off to Seoul to discover the perfect mariage for these unfamiliar friends!

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Genres: Manga, Comics, Graphic Novels, Wine

205 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 23, 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

[Sanford Chee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chpt 109-118 what wine pairs w/ Korean food & kimchi?
#109 seeds of discontent, growing in the lonely landscape
Issei had this 2003 Phippe Pacalet Charmes-Chambertin GC w/ Loulan in his hotel rm & it reminded her of her homeland. Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai.
https://www.vivino.com/SG/en/philippe...

#110 Trap set in place. Maki Saionji conspires w/ Issei's PA Kobayashi to drive Loulan away; #111 trusted bonds, broken wines
Food & wine pairing for biz dinner b/w Presidents of Toto Retail (Yasushi Tsunami who hired Issei for this occasion) & R de Mode (Ryuzo)
Lobster paired w/ Krug Rose NV
https://www.vivino.com/SG/en/krug-ros...
Sauteed Tajima veal fillet in amigasa mushroom sauce paired w/ "corked" Burg 1997 Mongeard-Mugneret Richebourg GC. Issei salvaged the situ w/ decanting =>the terroir in Richebourg is strong enough to bounce back fr a little heat damage
https://www.vivino.com/SG/en/mongeard...

#112 goodbye amid turbulent winds; #113 cheers to an all too late coincidence
Loulan's missed flight coz of Issei's wine opener =>late harvest ice wine (sweet coz it's late)
2004 Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Eiswein
https://www.vivino.com/SG/en/de-joh-j...

#114 across the sea to a new challenge: pairing wine w/ Korean food
Wine like blood, rich & raging like flame, like raw meat, still fresh & bloody 1996 Almaviva used by Issei to stain Saionji's pure white dress
https://www.vivino.com/SG/en/almaviva...

#115 a somehow disengaged r/s (failed wine pairings w/ Korean food)
2000 vintage was Honma’s pick for QPR 10 vol. later this wine resurfaced w/ 2003 vintage being Honma’s pick for wines to pair w/ spicy Korean food but he was given Ginseng chicken instead
https://www.vivino.com/SG/en/dangelo-...
Shizuku's pick based on his xp during the hunt for 3rd Apostle & tried Gigondas but now he picked Heritage vin de France but it didn't pair well w/ kimchi
https://www.vivino.com/SG/en/domaine-...

#116 Sadness of those left behind
Shizuku flies to Korea & has this 1997 Confuron Clos Vougeout fr mgnr Karawage's cellar: Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday
https://www.vivino.com/SG/en/jean-jac...
On the plane he smelt merlot & was reminded of Haut-Carles Fronsac 2001 wh feat. in Drops of God vol9 chpt 79 pulling the strings of recollection. Shizuka’s gift for housekeeper of his father’s manor, Murakoshi. Like a rain tree in Hawaii tt seemed to envelop the whole sky. Beneath it you’re greeted w/ a cool shade & it catches a wind infused w/ cacao.
https://www.vivino.com/SG/en/haut-car...
1988 Latour splendid wine Issei & Loulan had on the limo ride fr Seoul Airport to town

#117 The battle tt lost its name & #118 aromatic synchronicity
black soil, a diva on stage
noble woman bearing strawberries, Claude Monet - the painter of light. Woman w/ a parasol

[M · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume is about wine disasters:

Tomine uses a "broken" wine to show estranged friends that their friendship can also be fixed with a little care and effort. Meanwhile Kanzaki tackles the challenging problem of pairing wine with Korean food after a wine-loving Korean restauranteur wants to add wine for his customers.

Also, Tomine's protege Loulan, a wine savant, is being sabotaged by Ms Saionji and her assistant/co-conspirator.

When Tomine goes to present a lecture and wine-tasting (also in Korea), some of his wine bottles were broken in transit. The wine spillage damaged the labels of the unbroken bottles and the labels were removed.

It's up to Kanzaki and Loulan to figure out which bottle is which without opening them.

[Tasha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like that they’re fleshing out Issei’s character some more in this volume

[Johnathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another side quest story and a little bit of cheating. I know it's supposed to help the main character learn about wines, but I feel this was a filler book.