投稿の詳細: 初雪　Fisrt snowfall in this winter.

長野市や須坂では昨日初雪が
降った。が、市街地で積雪を
見たのは今日が最初。早々に
朝日にとけてしまったが、
例年より早いような気がする。
寒さもよりまして来ました。

ここ数日山の色がかなり変わってきた。
枯葉色が濃いように思う。
気のせいか、今が収穫の盛りの
ふじの葉っぱの色が随分と
黄色い。巨峰の葉っぱはほとんど
落ちた。いよいよ冬ですね。

今日11月の第3木曜日、ボージョレ・
ヌーヴォーの解禁日です。例によって
浦野酒舗さんのワイン会に出席。
今年はボージョレ・ヴィラージュの
ヌーヴォー。やはりボージョレ
ヌーヴォーよりは厚みがあり、
香りも華やかではあるが
穏やかです。

さて、明後日は市内の割烹で行われる
ワイン会で、今回は私が当番でワインを
選びます。

It snowed in Nagano and Suzaka
yesterday but we can see the
snow in down town only today.
Morning sun melted it very
quickly though. It seems that
we had first snowfall earlier
this year than last year and
I feel it gets colder everyday.

The sorrounding mountains
has deepened their colour very
quickly in last few days. The apple
leaves look much yellower for this time
of the year. Kyoho vines dropped most
of their leaves. We are in the winter
now.

Today it is the third Thrusday
of November which is the release
of Beaujolais Nouveau. As usual
I attended the wine meeting organized
by Urano bottle shop. They served
Beaujolais Village Nouveau which is
considered better than Beaujolais
Nouveau and indeed it was better.
It has the noze of bouquet and
very rich but somehow moderate and
the palate is thicker but mild.

It will be my turn to arrange the wine
on the day after tomorrow. The wine session
will be held at the prestigeous Japanese
restaurant in Suzaka.