Taipei Wenchang St. Luana Wine Cafe

After an evening sauna session, I looked for a place to recharge. Luana Wine Cafe is run by a Japanese owner who has been in Taiwan for six years—he came to learn Chinese and fell in love with the country, so he opened this cozy wine bar in the Xinyi District. I chatted with the owner about cultural differences between Taiwan and Japan, as well as the characteristics of various wines, while enjoying a glass of white from Southern France and two glasses of Napa red. After that, my university club junior, Jinting (ct), had asked to meet up a couple of weeks ago when I was just...