Comments on: Photo caption: have your say http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/ wine talk that goes down easy Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:16:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Dr Vino’s wine blog » Blog Archive » Wine therapy, Japan-style http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-77451 Dr Vino’s wine blog » Blog Archive » Wine therapy, Japan-style Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:17:09 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-77451 [...] saw the still version before but now we’ve got a four minute video clip from the outdoor, communal spas in Japan where you [...] [...] saw the still version before but now we’ve got a four minute video clip from the outdoor, communal spas in Japan where you [...]

]]> By: Andy http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7761 Andy Wed, 09 May 2007 21:50:38 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7761 Urban Legend proved true! If you pee in the pool it will release a special dye. Urban Legend proved true! If you pee in the pool it will release a special dye.

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7616 Dr. Vino Thu, 03 May 2007 17:53:40 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7616 Wow - coffee AND tea bath?!? Together or separate? Hakone is the Shangri-La of beverage baths or what?!? Thanks for the sake challenge. I'll let you know! I just have to get over the idea of a bath first though... Wow - coffee AND tea bath?!? Together or separate? Hakone is the Shangri-La of beverage baths or what?!?

Thanks for the sake challenge. I’ll let you know! I just have to get over the idea of a bath first though…

]]> By: Ben StG http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7613 Ben StG Thu, 03 May 2007 16:32:27 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7613 Well let me start by mentioning that I am not Japanese, nor have I ever experienced a wine or sake bath before. So I was intrigued by it all. I couldn’t see how someone would use precious fermented grape juice for a group bath… but then again I had never tasted Japanese wine before… The wine bath was more of a joke novelty (so was the coffee and tea bath) but the sake bath actually made a difference on my skin. I did feel “moisturized”. Now I know that a lot of Japanese women use sake in warm bath as a moisturizer but I had never really thought it would make a difference (nor would I use my precious junmai-daiginjo to try this at home)… it did. So next time that you have an unfinished bottle of sake at home and you have no foreseeable drinking opportunity for it in the next 2 weeks, just try and pour it in a bath… Let me know, Dr Vino. Well let me start by mentioning that I am not Japanese, nor have I ever experienced a wine or sake bath before. So I was intrigued by it all. I couldn’t see how someone would use precious fermented grape juice for a group bath… but then again I had never tasted Japanese wine before…

The wine bath was more of a joke novelty (so was the coffee and tea bath) but the sake bath actually made a difference on my skin. I did feel “moisturized”. Now I know that a lot of Japanese women use sake in warm bath as a moisturizer but I had never really thought it would make a difference (nor would I use my precious junmai-daiginjo to try this at home)… it did.

So next time that you have an unfinished bottle of sake at home and you have no foreseeable drinking opportunity for it in the next 2 weeks, just try and pour it in a bath…

Let me know, Dr Vino.

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7573 Dr. Vino Wed, 02 May 2007 17:37:15 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7573 Well, as the last two comments have nailed it, here's the original link from the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6607643.stm Their caption? "Visitors swim at the open-air wine spa pool in Hakone, south-west of Tokyo. Wine is poured into the spa regularly during the course of a day." I liked yours better! I'm intrigued, Ben StG, to hear about the sake bath! Well, as the last two comments have nailed it, here’s the original link from the BBC:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6607643.stm

Their caption?

“Visitors swim at the open-air wine spa pool in Hakone, south-west of Tokyo. Wine is poured into the spa regularly during the course of a day.”

I liked yours better!

I’m intrigued, Ben StG, to hear about the sake bath!

]]> By: Linda Frommeyer http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7565 Linda Frommeyer Wed, 02 May 2007 13:40:14 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7565 This is my favorite spa! I go monthly...its wonderful. One of the perks living in Tokyo. This is my favorite spa! I go monthly…its wonderful. One of the perks living in Tokyo.

]]> By: Ben StG http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7519 Ben StG Tue, 01 May 2007 16:31:11 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7519 It's funny seeing this picture reminded me of nice memories. We went to the Hakone Yunessun Spa resort last summer and bathing in all the different waters was fantastic. My daughter at the time was 1 1/2 years old and she enjoyed the wine bath a lot... although she seemed to prefer the hot sake bath... must be the unami factor... It’s funny seeing this picture reminded me of nice memories. We went to the Hakone Yunessun Spa resort last summer and bathing in all the different waters was fantastic. My daughter at the time was 1 1/2 years old and she enjoyed the wine bath a lot… although she seemed to prefer the hot sake bath… must be the unami factor…

]]> By: Carlos Silveira http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7515 Carlos Silveira Tue, 01 May 2007 14:13:57 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7515 Winipponics Winipponics

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7509 Dr. Vino Tue, 01 May 2007 13:37:22 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7509 Hahaha these are great. I'll let it run a little longer to the creative genius of more people and then post the original story in a day or so. Cheers, Hahaha these are great. I’ll let it run a little longer to the creative genius of more people and then post the original story in a day or so. Cheers,

]]> By: Dezel http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7498 Dezel Tue, 01 May 2007 02:14:29 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7498 Headlines! Today an Asian senior group discovered the Fountain of Youth in a pool of red wine! Headlines! Today an Asian senior group discovered the Fountain of Youth in a pool of red wine!

]]> By: Bud Dixon http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7497 Bud Dixon Tue, 01 May 2007 01:35:01 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7497 For Sale: Large quantity varietal grape juice. "Full Bodied", hint of asian spice. Perfect for the avid home winemaker! Bulk quantity deals available. For Sale: Large quantity varietal grape juice. “Full Bodied”, hint of asian spice. Perfect for the avid home winemaker! Bulk quantity deals available.

]]> By: M http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7492 M Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:33:48 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7492 And I thought stomping grapes with bare feet was gross... And I thought stomping grapes with bare feet was gross…

]]> By: Barrld http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7491 Barrld Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:41:15 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7491 "At a remote location somewhere near the Chinese city of Zian, the health benefits of wine are taken very seriously." "If only Ponce de Leon knew." “At a remote location somewhere near the Chinese city of Zian, the health benefits of wine are taken very seriously.”

“If only Ponce de Leon knew.”

]]> By: M. H. http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7489 M. H. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:13:57 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7489 "Japan lowers the drinking age for miniature people to 6. Revelrous party ensues." “Japan lowers the drinking age for miniature people to 6. Revelrous party ensues.”

]]> By: Dr.Debs http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7488 Dr.Debs Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:05:22 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/30/photo-caption-have-your-say-3/#comment-7488 Godzilla, shocked at the price of his imported Cabernet, dropped the bottle into a local paddling pool yesterday. There were no injuries, and swimmers found themselves in agreement with Terry Hatcher, who likes to bathe in wine to smooth her skin. "It really works!" enthused one wine-bather, pictured in the lower right corner. "But how do you get the red stains out?" Godzilla, shocked at the price of his imported Cabernet, dropped the bottle into a local paddling pool yesterday. There were no injuries, and swimmers found themselves in agreement with Terry Hatcher, who likes to bathe in wine to smooth her skin. “It really works!” enthused one wine-bather, pictured in the lower right corner. “But how do you get the red stains out?”

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