Kurate Wine from Japan
Way back at the beginning of the year, February I think, I visited the Osaka Gift Show for my job (nothing to do with wine unfortunately). The Gift Show is a trade exhibition for various gadgets, crafts, gifts and other “novelty” items.
Amongst all the usb drives, personalised… Continue reading
Koshu Wine from Japan
Previously I wrote a post about a group of wineries from Yamanashi prefecture travelling to the UK to promote Koshu Wines there, and also about my visits to Katsunuma (in Yamanashi prefecture), and some of the wineries there including Grace Winery.
Well, I’ve just… Continue reading
On a hill overlooking Katsunuma is an onsen (spa) and wine tasting tourist centre calledBudou no oka – ぶどうの丘 or The Hill of Grapes in English, which we visited on our last day before heading home, and in hindsight perhaps it would have been better to go there first.
The View from the Hill of Grapes
The last winery we visited in Katsunuma was the luckily named Katsunuma Winery.
Katsunuma Winery
I wonder if they opened their doors first or if there was a lottery to decide who could call their winery in Katsunuma City, Katsunuma Winery?
The same goes for Yamanashi Winery in Yamanashi Pefecture (the area where Katsunuma is… Continue reading
One of the last wineries we visited in Katsunuma was the small buy very friendlyYamanshi Winery.
There are several reasons I would recommend seeking out this winery, the first being the marvellous old building the reception and tasting room is housed in and the very impressive tree growing outside it.
Yamanashi Winery
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