Recommended wines for Setsubun and Ehomaki
White wine that goes well with Japanese food!
Setsubun in 2024 will be on Saturday, February 3rd . Let's bring good luck and pray for good health in the year with the well-established Setsubun ehomaki !
The zodiac sign for 2024 is Kinoe-Tatsu, and the lucky direction (the direction that brings good fortune) is the direction of Kinoe (between Tiger and Rabbit. Slightly east of east-northeast) . After eating a whole ehomaki while facing east-northeast, take a break with a glass of wine.
We recommend trying a refreshing, dry white wine with ehomaki and Japanese cuisine. The refreshing, sour taste goes well with it. Please enjoy Mavi's recommended organic wine with your meal.
Recommended wines for Setsubun
1. [Recommended] Zodiac Wine (Dragon) Bordeaux (Entre-Deux-Mers) White
This is an auspicious wine with the zodiac sign of 2024 on it. Just looking at it makes it look lively and brightens up your dinner table. The quality is also guaranteed by the taste of Bordeaux, a famous wine region. It has a refreshing yet refined fruity flavor, and goes perfectly with Japanese food. Please enjoy this bottle that combines cuteness and elegance to your heart's content.
2. Gruner Veltliner White
You can enjoy the refreshing aroma of freshly picked lemons and herbs, the small white flowers, and the outstanding minerality of lime. It goes well with vinegared rice and white fish, so it can also be paired with seafood rolls. It has a moderately spreading acidity and a gentle fruitiness that is refreshing, making it a very fresh and refreshing wine that is indispensable for beginners to Austrian wine.
3. Fruitroter Veltliner White
A dry white wine with a refreshing aroma and a fresh, fruity taste. It has a refreshing, moderately spreading acidity and gentle fruitiness, making it an essential bottle for beginners to Austrian wine. It goes well with dishes such as "spinach with sesame sauce," "boiled spinach," and "chawanmushi," which are perfect accompaniments to ehomaki, so please give it a try. It is pleasant to drink and stimulates your appetite.
4.LW Gruner Veltliner 1L White
A gorgeous aroma of ripe grapefruit with white spices and flowers. It has a very fruity taste and is the gentlest of the six. It has a good balance of fresh acidity and fruitiness, and a slight bitterness in the aftertaste. This is a great value 1L bottle that can be enjoyed with a wide variety of dishes.
5. Chardonnay White
The aroma is very gorgeous and complex. Apples, white peaches, honey, and when you swirl the glass, you can smell the fragrant aroma of white flowers from the depths. There are also soft nuances of melted butter and cream. You can also clearly feel the strong minerality. The mouthfeel is mellow, and a firm acidity spreads among the rich fruitiness. The balance of the fruitiness, acidity, and volume is excellent, and the finish is well-structured. The minerality lingers in the aftertaste, making this a long-lasting wine.
Trivia about Ehomaki and Setsubun
Spring Setsubun
Setsubun is a day that falls between winter and spring, and is especially important the day before the beginning of spring, which corresponds to the new year according to the lunar calendar. Originally, the day of the beginning of spring was determined based on the twenty-four solar terms that were introduced from China, and "Setsubun" means "separation of seasons." It has long been said that evil spirits are more likely to enter the house at the change of seasons, and so it is said that scattering beans will ward off evil spirits and ward off all kinds of illnesses.
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