Selector: Keiji Kaneko (Buyer)
Owner: Suzuki Yosuke
Aoyama Konishi Shoten taught me the joy of buying wine. As soon as you enter, there is a wine cellar to the right, with a large number of bottles lined up. However, there are no explanatory signs, and it feels more like a warehouse than a store. The style is that you always choose your wine through a conversation with the owner.
He listens carefully to the occasion, who I'm drinking with, and what kind of person they are, and then carefully explains the history of the wine, the winemaker, and the taste. The bottle he comes up with, taking into account my clumsy words, is always exactly to my taste, and is always a favorite with those around me.
A store's value lies not just in its ability to buy and sell things, but also in its ability to make "proposals" that exceed expectations. As someone involved in creating a store focused on clothing, this famous store inspires me.
