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Natural Wine Shop Guide: Shiga/Otsu's Levan Libre: From a liquor store to an importer, dedicated to French wine

If you want to discover delicious wines more freely, finding a trustworthy "pourer" and "seller" is the shortcut. We introduce 53 bars, restaurants, taverns, and liquor stores that have been open for about five years, mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area and throughout the country, as well as their owners and their recommended bottles.

First published in BRUTUS No. 962, "How to Choose Natural Wine?" (released May 16, 2022)

photo: Yoshiki Okamoto / text: Mako Yamato

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From a liquor store to an importer, dedicated to French wine

Located in a peaceful residential area on the west side of Lake Biwa, this liquor store is popular with customers from Kyoto. After working as a sommelier, the owner, Yoshiki Ueda, moved to Alsace, France to experience the wine industry firsthand. After experiencing the natural processes of wine growing, he decided to become an importer, connecting producers and consumers, and opened a liquor store as a first step in that direction. He only sells wine from France.

Yoshiki Ueda, owner of Les Van Libres (Otsu, Shiga)

"There are many unknown wines, and I want to dig deeper into France," says Ueda. The first wine he will handle as an importer is Michel Clotaire, which set sail in April 2022. He covers wine from various perspectives, including through podcasts.

Liech Blanc au Litre Tou Blanc 2020
Rieche Blanc au Litre Tou Blanc 2020 / A winery established in Alsace in the 1970s. "This is a 1L wine from an elegant and tasteful producer. The label, designed by a local artist, is also lovely. This is one of our standard wines." Bottle: 4,180 yen.

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