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"Dinner for Gourmands: il club EDONISTA Kataoka Merlot Private Barrel 2020 Debut Event" to Be Held on Saturday, April 23 at RESTAURANT DAZZLE!

On Saturday, April 23, 2022, the dinner for gourmands "il club EDONISTA: Kataoka Merlot Private Barrel 2020 Debut Event" will be held at RESTAURANT DAZZLE.

This is a one-night-only event where guests can enjoy a premium wine with only 276 bottles produced worldwide, alongside a full-course dinner crafted by the head chef of RESTAURANT DAZZLE featuring carefully selected ingredients from Shinshu.

Let's take a look at the lavish details.

About "il club EDONISTA"!

"il club EDONISTA" is a "Dinner for Gourmands" presented by RESTAURANT DAZZLE.

This event began in June 2017 and is now celebrating its 7th edition.

Naoyuki Kojima, the head chef of RESTAURANT DAZZLE, handpicks ingredients from various regions based on the theme to serve special dishes crafted exclusively for this day.

Furthermore, it is well known as a one-night-only exclusive event guaranteed to satisfy gourmands, featuring wines selected from around the world by HUGE's corporate sommelier Hiroshi Ishida, as well as cocktails created by Toshihiro Fukamizu, who serves as a corporate bartender while also distilling gin as the master distiller of NUMBER EIGHT DISTILLERY.

Domaine KOSEI Makes an Appearance!

A special project has been prepared for this edition of "il club EDONISTA."

HUGE has teamed up with Domaine KOSEI, a noteworthy winery led by Kosei Aji-mura, a legend in the Japanese wine world, located in Kataoka—an area in Shiojiri, Japan's premier Merlot-producing region, that is gaining attention as an exceptional new vineyard site.

Sommelier Hiroshi Ishida and wine buyer Tetsuya Hashimoto selected two barrels from the 2020 vintage.

CEO Niikawa and Hiroshi Ishida blended them together with Mr. Aji-mura, creating the "Kataoka Merlot Private Barrel 2020," a premium wine of which only 276 bottles exist in the world.

This edition of "il club EDONISTA" will serve as the unveiling of this premium wine.

Why not take this opportunity to attend and be among the very first to enjoy this premium wine?

A Dream Night Packed with the Charms of Nagano

At the "Dinner for Gourmands: 'il club EDONISTA' Domaine KOSEI HUGE Private Barrel 2020 Debut Event," guests can savor the debuting Kataoka Merlot and enjoy a full-course dinner highlighting carefully selected ingredients from "Nagano and Shinshu."

The full-course dinner has reportedly been designed by RESTAURANT DAZZLE head chef Naoyuki Kojima into an exciting 7-course menu featuring Shinshu beef, Shinshu salmon, Shinshu Ogon Shamo chicken, Shinshu buckwheat flour, and more.

Additionally, special privileges are reportedly available on the day, allowing guests to purchase the newly released wine before anyone else.

If you consider yourself a true gourmand, why not join in?

Details

il club EDONISTA vol.7
Domaine KOSEI HUGE Private Barrel 2020 Debut Event
KATAOKA MERLOT Domaine KOSEI Private Barrel 2020


¥20,000 per person (tax included)
*Includes an omakase pairing course of all food, wine, and cocktails

Saturday, April 23, 2022
18:30 Doors Open / 19:00 Dinner Starts Promptly
*Due to seating layout, shared tables may be requested

▼ Reservations via the point-earning official site The HUGE CLUB ▼
https://thehugeclub.com/restaurant/dazzle-ginza/about

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