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【Tasting Akiu Vol. 2】The Best Pairing Is Found at the Source — Discovering Terroage Tohoku
For some time, Chikafusa Mori, representative of Akiu Winery, has been developing the idea of “Terroage.” The word is Mori’s own coinage, combining “Terroir” and “Mariage,” and describes an experience of tasting an entire place—its people, land, landscape, and culture.
Expressing the Terroir of Plots and Vineyards in Wine! New "FROM FARM Winery Building" Completed! Guided Tours Have Also Begun!
Since 2022, Suntory's Japanese wine brand "SUNTORY FROM FARM" has championed the philosophy "It all starts in the vineyard." The new FROM FARM Winery Building has now been completed to further realize winemaking in line with this concept.
Creating a Culture That Values Living Things ~Winemaking at IKKA WINES (Ikka Farm)~
In July 2020, fruit orchard Ikka Farm was established in Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture. Because the wines of IKKA WINES, crafted from grapes grown there, are truly distinctive and delicious, and their initiatives are deeply fascinating, we spoke with grower Makoto Ito.
Yamagata's Rising Star Winery: Bellwood Vineyard
At the "Yamagata Wine Bar" wine event we recently covered, various wineries gathered from Yamagata and neighboring prefectures, making for a hugely exciting event.
Wine Crafted by an Orchard: Woody Farm & Winery (Yamagata Prefecture)
Yamagata Prefecture is known as a fruit kingdom. Among its regions, Kaminoyama City is an ideal location for fruit cultivation due to its basin climate and abundant sunshine. Woody Farm & Winery began as an orchard primarily focused on growing such fruits. On the way to the winery, a vast expanse of…
Wine Made from Fruit: Higashine Fruit Wine (Yamagata Prefecture)
In recent years, the popularity of wines from Yamagata Prefecture has been rapidly skyrocketing! In response, new wineries are appearing one after another. This is likely influenced by the fact that the area is an ideal region for growing good grapes.
A Long-Established Yamagata Winery: Visiting Takeda Winery
Discovering the Charm of Takeda Winery. Takeda Winery is located at the foot of Yamagata Prefecture's Zao Mountain Range, near Kaminoyama Onsen. Its history is long, said to date back to the Taisho era. The current president, Noriko Kishihira, is the 5th generation.
Visiting Yamagata's Unique Wineries: GRAPE REPUBLIC / Yellow Magic Winery
Wine in Yamagata Prefecture? That's right. In fact, the number of wineries in Yamagata Prefecture has been growing in recent years, and the quality of their wine is improving year after year! This time, we turn our focus to two wineries among them that are particularly dedicated to "natural wine."
Exploring the Appeal of Takahata Winery, a Premier Representative of Yamagata Wine!
What comes to mind when you hear "Yamagata wine"? I can almost hear people saying, "When you think of Yamagata, it's all about cherries, right?" (laughs).