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Japan Profiles 

In Nagano, Japan: Inishienosato Budoshu

October 27, 2020 jamiegoode 826 Views Nagano

Next stop was the Inishienosato Budoshu winery in Shiojiri City. The rules here allow small wineries of 2000 litres. Normally

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Japan Profiles 

In Nagano, Japan: Suntory Shiojiri Winery

August 18, 2020November 14, 2020 jamiegoode 929 Views

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

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Japan Profiles 

In Nagano, Japan: Les Vins Vivants

August 17, 2020August 18, 2020 jamiegoode 886 Views

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

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Japan Profiles 

In Nagano, Japan: Nagomi Vineyards

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 jamiegoode 752 Views

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

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In Nagano, Japan: a big tasting at Tomi Wine Chapel

July 7, 2020July 13, 2020 jamiegoode 2548 Views Nagano

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

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Nagano, Japan: 496 Winery, Cyclo Vineyard

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 jamiegoode 1790 Views

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

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Food and wine Japan 

Soba noodles at Katase, Azumino-Ikeda in Japan’s Nagano region

March 21, 2020March 24, 2020 jamiegoode 1298 Views Restaurants

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

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Highlights Japan 

Highlight: Domaine Hase Pino Fin Blanc 2018, Nagano, Japan

March 3, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 1932 Views Natural wine

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

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Food and wine Japan Travel 

Nagano, Japan: Nakadanaso and Gió Hills winery

March 2, 2020May 12, 2020 jamiegoode 1849 Views

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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Japan Videos 

Video: grape processing at Château Mercian in Japan

February 5, 2020 jamiegoode 1368 Views Winemaking

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

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Why alternative packaging for wine has struggled

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Jamie Goode argues that we are unconsciously wedded to the wine bottle. There is a recurring cycle in the world

Família Nin-Ortiz: terroir-driven wines from Priorat in Spain
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Família Nin-Ortiz: terroir-driven wines from Priorat in Spain

January 16, 2021January 18, 2021 jamiegoode
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A celebration of the underdog vintages: Burgundy 2017 and Barolo 2014

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Wine anorak is one of the leading wine websites. This is the latest version of the site that began life in 1999, and was founded by Jamie Goode, who at the time was working as a science editor.

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Disclosure: unless otherwise clearly marked, the articles on this site are free of conflicts of interest. Any sponsored content will be clearly marked, and potential conflicts of interest will also be disclosed. As is normal in the wine industry, many of the wines tasted here are free samples and some travel is sponsored by others (for example, regional bodies or groups of producers), but in these cases no guarantees of coverage are given.

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