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An evening of sake from Niigata Prefecture, Japan

This week saw the beginning of the Niigata Fair 2023, and Yokucha, the retro ramen bar at the Japan Centre

Website: https://www.grace-wine.com/en/ Grace is one of the leading wineries in the Yamanashi region of Japan. They have two wineries and

Go Shioze and Sho Saito are the people behind Le Milieu winery in Nagano. Go had worked at Swiss Mura

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I visited this interesting project with Chiharu Uchikata (below), who explained the history of the company. It was initially established

May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 1311 Views Nagano

Yoshio Yano and his family run Vin d’Omachi Ferme 36 which is based in Omachi town. It’s a really dramatic

Gunma is a land-locked prefecture located almost at the centre of the country. It has a reputation for its natural

I tasted these new releases from important Japanese producer Mercian on a zoom call with their team. As well as

Website: https://iwa-sake.jp/ Richard Geoffroy was for a long time the face of Dom Pérignon. But after being associated with this

June 15, 2021 jamiegoode 1788 Views Nagano

This is a small winery established in June 2019 in Shiojiri City, and it is also a bakery. It was

May 14, 2021 jamiegoode 2933 Views Nagano

Website: http://www.goichiwine.co.jp/ It was a bright but chilly early March day when we visited Hayashi Noen (also referred to as