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In Nagano, Japan: Inishienosato Budoshu

October 27, 2020 jamiegoode 2431 Views Nagano

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

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

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 jamiegoode 2243 Views

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

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 jamiegoode 3531 Views

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

March 2, 2020May 12, 2020 jamiegoode 3165 Views

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

February 5, 2020 jamiegoode 2730 Views Winemaking

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