The Drops Of God: New World

The Drops Of God: New WorldThe award winning comic about wine that has been a hit not just all over Asia but also in France! Apple TV live action drama series was recent winner of International Emmy Award! Now an Apple Original series Zooming ahead to a story arc that presents New World wines for a New World audience, this special episode features scenes set in Napa Valley and labels from outside the traditional European production centers. Delectable on its own too, the

The award-winning comic about wine that has been a hit not just all over Asia but also in France! Apple TV live-action drama series was recent winner of International Emmy Award!Now an Apple Original series Zooming ahead to a story arc that presents New World wines for a New World audience, this special episode features scenes set in Napa Valley and labels from outside the traditional European production centers. Delectable on its own too, the Apostle revealed is the lucky Seventh.“It presents wines rapturously and in creative ways… I’m a vodka man, but Drops of God left me with a new appreciation for the grape, new vocabulary words like terroir (the flavors and aromas that soil and geography impart to a wine) and a fascination with decanting, which the  book depicts as an art form.” —The New York Times
Contributors: (W) Tadashi Agi (A) Shu Okimoto
Tadashi Agi is the penname used by the best-selling brother and sister duo Shin and Yuko Kibayashi. Veteran writers the Kibayashi's debuted on the Japanese scene with the award-winning and best-selling comic series Kindaichi's Case Files (published in English by Tokyopop). Agi's next hit was the series GetBackers, which would cement the pair as Japan's most innovative thriller mystery writers of the early part of the new century.GetBackers success would extend across the globe becoming a strong seller in the US, selling approximately 200,000 units. Lifetime Agi's works would amass to millions of units in Japan and nearly 300,000 units sold in the US. Yuko and Shin Kibayashi are also well regarded wine enthusists who were also voted one of Decanter magazine's 50 most influencial people in the wine industry in 2009. They have been featured in interviews with the New York Times, CNN, and Wine Aficionado regarding global wine trends.Shu Okimoto is a veteran comic illustrator and book jacket designer.