"Absolute page-turner. It's the sweeping two-page illustrations of taste-transporting moments (a shirt-tearing jam by rock band Queen, a maiden fleeing through strawberry fields) that better capture wine's great allure than a thousand dry scribblings on history and weather conditions." -- Time Out New York "An almost psychedelically beautiful work. It's like Speed Racer crossed with Wine Spectator ." --The Daily Dish ( LA Times ) "I have already ordered the second volume (out in December) and I guess that in terms of reviews that is a definitive statement." -- Wine Psych "Penchants for French wines drive the selection of vinos described with dramatic, often fanatical detail." -- Wine Enthusiast "Through the dramas of their wine-drinking characters, [Tadashi Agi] instructs readers on how to taste wine. It's hilarious, for sure, when a young woman swoons over a man's decanting skills, but it's also a great way to draw attention to the technical proficiency of a beautiful pour without getting too technical.

And that's what's truly extraordinary about Drops of God : It makes learning about wine--which, let's face it, can be a totally tedious thing for the non-obsessed--really fun. Seriously, this is juicy stuff!" -- GILT "This is not only an influential wine book in Japan (and France) but is a gem of a find--something that is out-of-the-ordinary, yet based on serious wine understanding, i.e. that wine is a living thing and the memories that fine wines can evoke. It is a real page turner!" -- WEINGARTEN "This book is extraordinarily easy to like, and I vastly prefer whiskey over wine. I've been hearing everyone and everything hail The Drops of God as the latest best thing ever since 2009. As it turns out, the hype was right. This is good comic-booking.

" -- Comics Alliance.