In Tokyo, a friend took me to an excellent wine bar called Bistrot La Marie Jeanne, in the Ginza district. Upon learning that I was a champagne specialist, proprietor Yasuo Izumisawa proceeded to dig out some unusual bottles from his seemingly inexhaustible stash.

This was served to us blind, although Izumisawa-san offered an apology and a
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