September 25th, 2013
10:15 AM ET
Looking for a drink in Japan? A bottle of sake or a few pints of a domestic beer are the most obvious choices, but wine drinkers should give the local grape, the Koshu, a chance. Koshu wine is produced by about 80 vineyards in the Yamanashi prefecture at the base of Mount Fuji. Ayana Misawa, winemaker at Grace Vineyard, describes the variety as charming, with a crisp acidity and low alcohol level. “Koshu has a very elegant smell," she says. "Aromas like citrus, white flowers." She studied methods in France, South America, Australia and New Zealand. Now she strives to make more international, “food-friendly” Koshu. |
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I am so glad to see the word is out, Japan is not just amazing sake, but fun and unique wine too! Sake first, Shochu second, wine third!
I can agree this article.