{"title":"Richard Geoffroy, Founder\/Maker on the IWA Trilogy Collection at True Sake","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/7601\/files\/IMG_3667_721639f9-8b2b-4e2a-bd29-7e16f8a68714_1024x1024.jpg?v=1776469397\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Geoffroy, Founder\/Maker on the IWA Trilogy Collection at True Sake\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis special Trilogy offering through our friends at True Sake is so enticing and intriguing. To take the opportunity to open three bottles of IWA is quite frankly, the ultimate extravagance, no doubt.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut life is short, so it’s the way to go!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis tasting experience will lead to a summation of all characters – a look into the third dimension and true spirit of IWA.  To explore our philosophy – the throughline of balance, mouthfeel and complexity, alongside my ambition for creating unique variation with each individual Assemblage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/7601\/files\/iwa2023.03_060.jpg?v=1780629711\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe formulation is never carbon copy. It is born purely from the grounds of experimentation and creativity.  Each Assemblage is significantly distinct in character.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen we first launched IWA in Japan, this approach was ‘out of the box’. People needed time to adjust and accommodate. Now, some six years along, in Japan, our birthplace, and around the world, there is so much genuine excitement. There is anticipation around each Assemblage and a desire for discovery, surprise and comparison to the point of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003epreferring one or another. The IWA game!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond Assemblage variation is age worthiness, making development in the bottle against the odds! IWA’s evolution through time is for the better – deeper, more complex, more integrated and streamlined. As you discover each release, there is both variation and development. It’s a combined phenomenon.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis trilogy collection of IWA Assemblages 4 (2022), 5 (2023) and 6 (2024) allows for endless combinations, propositions and above all, playfulness! It is an intriguing series, as they are all so distinct, coming from different inspirations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/7601\/files\/IWA_3_bottle_v2.jpg?v=1780629531\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIWA Assemblage 4 (2022)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e is more in the direction of Japan – white aromatics with a sense of great fluidity and dynamics and yet juicier and joyful. To be enjoyed with fish, fruit and vegetal.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIWA Assemblage 5 (2023)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e is a counterpoint. I have been making it more dramatic. More structure and depth. Subtle, silky tanins. Somewhat more in the direction of wine, without mimicking anything. To be enjoyed with more bold flavors – darker, richer, and even with spice. From chocolate to red meat.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIWA Assemblage 6 (2024)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e is a synthesis of all prior releases. It is a seminal tipping point. Closing one cycle and opening another. More focused. Resulting in greater balance than anything in the past, I dare to say. There is something classic revisited. There is more on every direction – every axis. I have been traveling the world witnessing the reactions and clearly Assemblage 6 is hitting the right trigger. It has a more universal reaction. To be enjoyed with any food scenario. It is truly versatile across the full spectrum of flavors and global dishes.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eI invite you all to explore the different paradigms, along with service temperature, from chilled, to cellar, room and body temperatures, and glassware. There are no rules! I hope this tasting experience offers you discovery, dialogue, comparison and shared pleasure.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"iwa-5-trilogy","title":"IWA 5 Trilogy","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis special Trilogy offering through our friends at True Sake is so enticing and intriguing. To take the opportunity to open three bottles of IWA is quite frankly, the ultimate extravagance, no doubt.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIWA Assemblage 4 (2022)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e is more in the direction of Japan – white aromatics with a sense of great fluidity and dynamics and yet juicier and joyful. To be enjoyed with fish, fruit and vegetal.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIWA Assemblage 5 (2023)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e is a counterpoint. I have been making it more dramatic. More structure and depth. Subtle, silky tanins. Somewhat more in the direction of wine, without mimicking anything. To be enjoyed with more bold flavors – darker, richer, and even with spice. From chocolate to red meat.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIWA Assemblage 6 (2024)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e is a synthesis of all prior releases. It is a seminal tipping point. Closing one cycle and opening another. 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