Kumamoto
熊本県 山鹿市
"Kikuka Wine," crafted exclusively from grapes grown in Kikuka-machi, Yamaga City,
is a popular brand that boasts numerous awards in competitions both in Japan and abroad.
Welcome to Kikuka winery, where you can enjoy scenery surrounded by the great outdoors.
Japanese wine.jp Editorial Department
Approximately 1.5 hectares are planted with wine grapes including Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Merlot.
It will still take time before these grapes can be harvested and enjoyed as wine, but making wine in a grape-growing region is also a way of cultivating a new local community through agriculture.
Restaurant Farm, attached to the winery, is built around the concept of “the food of Yamaga.” Its half-buffet format lets guests choose a main dish from local meats such as Ajisai beef, Asobi pork, and Higo Umaka red chicken, while enjoying a generous spread of salads made with vegetables from nearby farms, house-made deli dishes, desserts, and more.
The restaurant also offers a Farm-exclusive “fresh wine” served from a tap like draft beer, prized for the freshness possible only at a winery-run restaurant.
PHOTO — NIHONWINE.JP editorial
SOURCE — NIHONWINE.JP editorial