Australian Wine United for Japan

In the aftermath of the Queensland floods, Australia's wine community rallied together to raise almost A$280,000 for charity. Now they're doing the same thing for Japan: Wine Australia has teamed up with Japanese Australophiles Club Australia to mount a charity wine raffle, which will culminate in a tasting event at The Westin Tokyo on May 23. There'll be over 100 different wines on offer, with an emphasis on regionality and small producers, while food comes courtesy of Matthew Crabbe from Aoyama institution Two Rooms and the folks at the Westin themselves. The registration form for the event is here, while anyone wanting to take part in the raffle should fax in this order form by May 18.