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Tsukuba Vineyard

茨城県つくば市

PROFILE

Official Website

OFFICIAL WEBSITEtsukuba-vineyard.sakura.ne.jp

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Legal name: 合同会社つくばヴィンヤード
Location: 〒305-0001 茨城県つくば市栗原2944-1
Representative: 高橋学
Licence: 2023

ABOUT

From Tsukuba, with the aim of offering “delicious, fresh and everyday wine,”

the decision was made to plant wine grapes.

The winery works to select grape varieties suited to Tsukuba’s climate and terroir and to build soils capable of producing high-quality fruit,

while cultivating grapes with consideration for the environment.

FEATURE STORY

Winery

Initially, on 1000 square meters of farmland, we planted 150 seedlings of the variety "Petit Mansange" and started cultivation, expanding to approximately 2.3 hectares by the 6 year. We cultivated 15 types of grapes and searched for varieties suited to Tsukuba's climate and soil. Until now, brewing was entrusted to a brewery in Chikusei City, and sales to a local wine specialty store in Tsukuba City, but finally, a target for 2000 liters of production was reached, and we established our own winery, "Kurihara Shozojo".

Wine from Tsukuba

The winery set out to make delicious, fresh wine that could be enjoyed as part of everyday life in Tsukuba. That goal led to planting wine grapes locally.

Choosing Varieties for the Climate

The winery studies which grape varieties are best suited to Tsukuba’s climate and terroir, seeking combinations that can produce high-quality fruit in this particular environment.

Building Healthy Soil

Good grapes begin with healthy soil. The winery works to improve its vineyards while considering the surrounding environment and reducing unnecessary impact on nature.