Last month I witnessed the opening of spanking new winery buildings at an estate in the Rheingau that attracted 600 guests from all over the world and included every luminary of German wine. But the most extraordinary aspect of the celebrations was that there was not a Japanese face in sight. German wine has long been relatively popular in Japan but that is not why I was surprised. Weingut Robert Weil has been owned by the Japanese whisky giant Suntory since 1988, yet you would never know it.
上个月我在莱茵高地区(Rheingau)参加了一个由罗伯特•威尔庄园(Weingut Robert Weil)举办的新酒厂开业典礼，这场规模宏大的活动吸引了600位来宾，尤其是德国葡萄酒界的杰出人物也悉数到场。不过奇怪的是，当天并没有日本人的身影——德国葡萄酒在日本比较流行，日本人却没有来捧这次活动的场。这倒不是让我奇怪的原因，真正的原因如果我不说，你可能这辈子都不知道：自1988年起，日本的威士忌(whisky)行业巨头三得利(Suntory)集团已经掌管了罗伯特•威尔庄园。
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