When it comes to popular sparkling wine created by Katashimo Wine Foods Co., Ltd., "Tako Cham" comes to mind.
"Tako Cham" recently won the Award of Excellence in the "Regional Soul Brand Category" at the Japan Naming Awards.
It turned out to be a very unique award.
What are the "Japan Naming Awards"?
The "Japan Naming Awards" are awards selected with the aim of improving the quality and value of naming, enriching lifestyle culture, and contributing to industrial development.
The awards are reportedly decided by a professional jury that includes celebrities, renowned commercial planners, and copywriters.
"Tako Cham," which won the Award of Excellence in the "Regional Soul Brand Category" at the Japan Naming Awards, is a sparkling wine developed to spread awareness of Delaware grapes, which have been cultivated in Osaka for over 100 years.
While the name sounds casual, it is a precious wine handcrafted bottle by bottle using "traditional secondary fermentation in the bottle," the brewing method for top-grade sparkling wines.
"Tako Cham" History
"Tako Cham" was born in 2010.
Toshihiro Takai, the fourth-generation head of Katashimo Winery, which has a 110-year history, reportedly gave it this name with the wish that it would be loved locally in Osaka.
Although sparkling wine was also made during the predecessor's era more than 60 years ago, this bottle was crafted through original ingenuity and research into a medium-dry wine with body that complements rich, sweet sauces.
Grapes grown in Osaka are pressed to brew wine, which is then bottled for "secondary fermentation in the bottle."
Afterward, manual remuage (riddling to gather lees at the neck of the bottle) and dégorgement (disgorging to remove the lees) are performed to finish this elaborately crafted bottle.
"Tako Cham" is an unforgettable name once you hear it.
Why not enjoy it during celebrations over the New Year holidays?
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