Nagano
長野県 塩尻市
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OFFICIAL WEBSITEizutsuwine.co.jpSince its founding in 1933 (Showa 8) as a wine producer in Kikyogahara, Shinshu,
winery has consistently managed the entire process from winemaking to bottling for more than 75 years up to the present, backed by the cultivation and harvesting of grapes throughout the Kikyogahara area.
It pursues the quality and value of wine rooted in the land.
Japanese wine.jp Editorial Department
Izutsu Winery is located in Kikyogahara, at an elevation of about 700 meters in a corner of the Matsumoto Plain overlooking the Northern Alps, near the geographical center of Nagano Prefecture. Around the winery’s large brick-colored triangular roof stretches a broad landscape of vineyards trained on the overhead trellis system distinctive to Japan.
Concord and Niagara grapes have long been local specialties grown for fresh consumption. Wines made from these varieties have established a distinctive place in the Japanese market through their natural, approachable fruit character and styles such as new wine and wines made without added antioxidants. They have become recognized not merely as Kikyogahara wines or local wines, but as products with a character and value all their own.
At the same time, the winery began early to introduce classic European wine-grape varieties. Continued efforts led to the successful cultivation of several major varieties, and Merlot from Kikyogahara in particular has won awards at international competitions, helping the region gain worldwide recognition as a wine-growing area.
PHOTO — NIHONWINE.JP editorial
SOURCE — NIHONWINE.JP editorial