PFU BlueCats Ishikawa Kahoku has taken on the challenge of making wine using Takamatsu grapes, a specialty of Kahoku City.
Its original sparkling wine, “KAHOKU BLUE 2025,” is now complete, with a limited release of 1,100 bottles going on sale.
Here are the details.
PFU BlueCats Ishikawa Kahoku's Winemaking Project
PFU BlueCats Ishikawa Kahoku is a women's professional volleyball team based in Kahoku City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The team competes in the Daido Life SV.LEAGUE, which began in October 2024 and aims to become one of the world's premier leagues.
Seeking to become an even more locally rooted professional team loved by its community, the BlueCats took on the challenge of making wine from Kahoku City's specialty Takamatsu grapes. With cooperation from Kahoku City, JA Ishikawa Kahoku, and the Takamatsu Grape Growers Association, the sparkling wine “KAHOKU BLUE 2025” has now been completed.
About “KAHOKU BLUE 2025”
“KAHOKU BLUE 2025” is made with grapes grown in Kahoku City.
It is a fresh sparkling wine produced under contract by Heidi Winery Co., Ltd.
The wine is described as a bright, pale lemon yellow in appearance, with aromas of hassaku citrus, apple, pear, peach, apricot, Muscat, and pineapple. It offers fruitiness and freshness derived from those aromas, gentle sweetness and crisp acidity, followed by a lingering savory impression that gradually emerges from a touch of bitterness.
“KAHOKU BLUE 2025” is a bottle Japanese wine fans will want to watch.
Why not check it out?
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