Overall review: Azumino Winery, located near the Hitoichiba Station, was a surprise to us in terms of quality for some of their...

Overall review: Yamabe Winery is a winery located on a small hill in Matsumoto City, Nagano. It is around 12 minutes away from Matsumoto...

Overall review: Sadoya Winery likely will be one of the more impressive winery visits you will have in Japan, and that is mainly due to 3...

If you are interested in Japanese Wine, this place is perfect for you. With 180+ wines available for tasting, you will not regret it!

What is a Vintage? A wine's vintage is the year for which the grapes were harvested. You will often hear wine-lovers talk about their...

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Did you know that Japan has been hosting Asia's oldest and most prestigious wine competition? It is called the 'Japan Wine Challenge'.

“Yamasachi (山幸)”, a red grape variety produced by Ikeda Town in eastern Hokkaido, will be registered in the list of vine varieties of O.I.V.

For those of you who have read earlier articles on what is Japanese Wine, or what are the major wine regions in Japan, you may know that...

We've covered a quick overview on the major wine regions in Japan earlier in this article. Today, we will be doing a further deep-dive into

In order to truly understand where the Japanese wine industry is at the moment, we need to look at some stats that will be shared with...

Japan Winery Award was launched in 2018 to help consumers identify the top wineries in Japan. Come and find out which 15 wineries were award

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What is natural wine? If you ask ten people "Hey, what is natural wine?" Chances are, you will get a variety of answers, and the reason...

As shared in the 'What is Japanese Wine' article earlier, there has been an increasing wine consumption in Japan in the past 10-20 years,...