Making Wine That Expresses the Character of the Island
The story began with an island-development project launched when the Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture opened on Omishima. The dream that “surely great wine can be made here” grew from one person’s vision into a shared goal.\n\nLocated at the center of the Shimanami Kaido connecting Honshu and Shikoku, Omishima is a beautiful island covered with citrus orchards. Yet as the population ages and declines, more farmers are abandoning citrus cultivation each year, raising serious concerns for the island’s economy. Omishima Minna no Winery therefore decided to lease abandoned citrus fields, convert them to wine-grape cultivation, and establish the island’s first winery.
