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アルカンヴィーニュ

長野県 東御市

アルカンヴィーニュ

PROFILE

Legal name
日本ワイン農業研究所株式会社
Location
〒389-0505 長野県東御市和6667
Established
2015
Representative
玉村 豊男
Phone
0268-71-7082
Email
info@jw-arc.co.jp

ABOUT

A winery where people who make wine and people who love it gather.

With Arc-en-Vigne as its base, it aims to realize the Chikumagawa Wine Valley vision.

FEATURE STORY

About

Japan Wine Agricultural Research Institute Co., Ltd. (JW-ARC) was founded to help establish winemaking as a form of agriculture in Japan, restore neglected rural landscapes, and create a rich and sustainable lifestyle rooted in the work of producing food. Its mission is to pass on to present and future generations the everyday pleasure of gathering around “a table with wine.”\n\nIn particular, the Chikuma River Wine Valley East District, centered around Tomi City, is now attracting significant attention as an emerging region for premium wine production.

An Agriculture-Based Lifestyle

Today, people from across Japan are gathering in this region to pursue winemaking, seeking a more tangible sense of living beyond urban life and corporate employment.\n\nThese are people who, partway through life, choose agriculture as another way of living and working—one that lets them express themselves with the help of the land. The new values pioneered by this generation may help shape a sustainable future for Japan in an era of population decline.\n\nA concentration of small wineries created by people captivated by wine and agriculture offers a rare regional model rich in ideas for moving beyond the limitations of industrial society. The diverse and distinctive everyday activities taking place here also help revitalize the local community and economy.

A Beautiful Rural Landscape

Spending time in nature, engaging directly with agriculture, and living close to food grown from the soil can bring a calm and reassuring rhythm to daily life.\n\nAn “agriculture-based lifestyle” is, in a sense, an old yet newly relevant way of living: working while remaining firmly rooted in the land.\n\nImagine a beautiful countryside dotted with small, distinctive wineries and carefully tended vineyards, alongside cafés, shops, restaurants, and small hotels, where people enjoy rich and fulfilling lives in their own ways. The hope is that as the ARC of winemaking expands, this kind of everyday life will take root across the region.

ARC-EN-VIGNE

The “ARC” in Japan Wine Agricultural Research Institute “JW-ARC” means an arch or arc, symbolizing the idea of connecting people through wine.\n\nIn French, a rainbow is “arc-en-ciel,” literally an arch in the sky. By replacing “ciel” (sky) with “vigne” (vine), the new winery space where wine lovers and wine producers gather was named “ARC-EN-VIGNE”—an arch of people connected by vines.

PHOTOS / 5

PHOTO — NIHONWINE.JP editorial

VARIETIES / WINE FACTS

GRAPES
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Not Available
  • Merlot

VISIT

OPEN
10:00〜17:00
CLOSED
木曜(1~2月は木土日祝)
TOUR
試飲・見学 可

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SOURCE — NIHONWINE.JP editorial