Books: an impressive guide to Japanese Wine from Nick Rowan
Japanese Wine: History, Regions, Wineries By Nick Rowan Wine Fogg, 2025, website https://winefogg.com/ I’ve visited Japanese wine regions several times,
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Goode’s Crib Sheets: No 1. Japanese wineries
This is the first of my crib sheets, and it was prompted by South African winegrower Mick Craven asking me
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Highlights: Niki Hills Winery Zweigeltrebe 2022 Hokkaido, Japan
Niki Hills is an interesting winery based in Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan, which is turning out to be
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A big tasting of Japanese wines
I’ve been following Japanese wine for a while, and a while back I attended a large tasting of Japanese wines
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Highlights: Niki Hills Winery Hatsuyuki Kerner 2022 Hokkaido, Japan
Hokkaido is a very interesting wine region in Japan, with a particular emphasis on low-intervention wines, and as well as
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Exploring Japanese wine (8) visiting Katashimo Winery, Osaka
Website: www.kashiwara-wine.com This is an interesting winery in Kashiwara City in western Osaka, led by the dynamic Toshihiro Takai.
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Exploring Japanese Wine (7) visiting Kawachi Wine Company, Osaka
Kawachi Wine Company is based in Habikino City, on the border of Osaka and Nara prefectures. The vineyard grows grapes
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Exploring Japanese wine (6) visiting Tamba Wine in Kyoto
Website: https://www.tambawine.co.jp/ Tamba Wine is a vineyard and winery based in the middle of the Kyoto prefecture in Japan, some
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Exploring Japanese wine (5) a wine-pairing lunch at Chi-Fu, Osaka
Website: https://chi-fu.jp/ This was a remarkable gastronomic experience. Chi-Fu is a Japanese-influenced Chinese restaurant in Osaka serving an amazing multicourse
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Exploring Japanese wine (4) a dinner with amazing wines at Shimanouchi Fujimaru Winery
Website: www.papilles.net This was a beautiful evening at Fujimaru Winery, which is a restaurant and urban winery in Osaka. This
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