グランポレール勝沼

Yamanashi Prefecture is the birthplace of Japanese wine. The grape trellises spreading across the area around Koshu City in northeastern Yamanashi can be regarded as an archetypal landscape of Japanese grape cultivation. Overhead trellis training is well suited to Japan’s hot and humid climate and has long been used here. To carry forward Yamanashi’s terroir, Grande Polaire selected Koshu and Kai Noir, both traditionally grown using this method. One is an ancient Japanese variety and the other was developed in Yamanashi; together they are nurtured by a climate well suited to viticulture and continue the history and tradition of Japanese wine.\n\n◆ The broad overhead grape trellises are a cultivation method rarely seen in Europe and especially well suited to Japan’s hot, humid climate.\n\n◆ The varieties grown by this traditional method are Koshu, an indigenous Japanese grape, and Kai Noir, which originated in Yamanashi.\n\n◆ The producers’ tireless spirit of exploration continues to shape the history of Japanese wine.