07.4.2010
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
06.12.2010
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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05.30.2010
Several studies including one by Frost & Sullivan for The Nutrition Research Newsletter in June 1996 have found that foods containing histamine (such as wines) can cause headaches in people who are intolerant to histamine.Mind you, isn’t that like saying “Punching people in the face can hurt people who are intolerant to being punched in the face.” ?Anyway the April edition of Wired magazine listed the… Continue reading
05.25.2010
Grace Winery is one of the larger, more well-known and perhaps even more prestigious Japanese wineries with some of their wines included in the JAL First Class Wine list, so it was one our list of wineries to check out while we were touring Katsunuma.
Grace Winery, Katsunuma
The tasting room is on the first… Continue reading
05.23.2010
We were heading to Grace Winery, one of the larger and I guess more renowned Japanese wineries when we spotted a sign on the other side of the road for Asaya Winery.So we decided to nip in there for a quick tasting first and we were very glad we did!
Asaya Winery Tasting Room