矢作洋酒

Ichinomiya is home to one of Japan's leading alluvial fans.

It lies at the upper edge of a landscape surrounded by mountains on all sides around the Kofu Basin.

The winery believes that protecting this natural environment and avoiding pollution is a responsibility of the people who live here.

In the food chain, there is no separation between animals and plants.

By building the soil and observing it closely, wine itself comes into view as one part of that chain.

For Yahagi Wine, the first priority is the soil.

The vineyard covers approximately two hectares.

No herbicides are used, and no chemical fertilizers are applied.

Grape pomace and seeds are mixed into organic fertilizer, creating a vineyard managed with natural inputs.

A typical vineyard may harvest two to three tons of grapes from roughly 1,000 square meters, while Yahagi Wine harvests around one ton from the same area.

Even so, the winery is grateful simply to receive the grapes that nature allows it to harvest.

That is viewed as humankind's share of what nature provides.