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In Nagano, Japan: Suntory Shiojiri Winery

Suntory is one of Japan’s leading drink companies, famous for their whiskies. But they also make wine. The company began

Les Vins Vivants is a new venture in Tomi City, Nagano, Japan. Takahiro Ogino and his partner Tomoko are the

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Toshihiro Ike is the winegrower behind Nagomi Vineyards. He moved to Tomi City a decade ago after working as an

I was back at the fabulous Tomi Wine Chapel in Nagano, for a wine tasting. This is a very cool

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496 Winery is run by Noriyuki Iijima, who was a professional pursuit cyclist riding for the Japanese team. With his

One of the specialities of the mountainous Nagano prefecture (also known as Shinshu) is Soba noodles. These are made from

This comes from a small winery high up (800 m) in Nagano that I visited last year. I tasted this

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Once again, I got to stay at Nakadanaso, a Riyokan in Komoro, in Japan’s Nagano prefecture. Masaki and Youko Tomioka,

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Here’s s short film of some grapes being processed at the main winery of Château Mercian in Japan.

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Jamie Goode travels to the Nagano and Yamanashi wine regions of Japan to see the work that one of the