Japanese fine wine · 2026

The Japan Portfolio

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When you visit Japan (and you must), you'll find a wine movement teeming with energy and creativity. We've carefully collected our favorite winemakers and wineries into the most comprehensive Japanese fine wine portfolio available in the US. 11 growers, 6 prefectures, 50 wines, running 8.8° of latitude — Hokkaido down to Hiroshima, roughly Toronto to Los Angeles. Across that range: different grapes, different styles, different climates, and different ideas about what Japanese fine wine is now, and what it becomes next.

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01

Hamada Vineyard

ハマダヴィンヤード

Mikasa · Hokkaido · est. 2015 · 5 ha · Reo Hamada

Etching of the Hamada Vineyard vineyard

Hamada Vineyard sits on the snow-heavy hills of Tatsuppu in Mikasa, a former coal town in Hokkaido's Sorachi valley that has become one of Japan's most serious cold-climate wine zones. Its founder reached the slope by an unlikely road. Hirofumi Hamada spent thirty-two years as a cancer researcher — a University of Tokyo-trained physician who led a molecular-biology therapy division at thirty-five and held professorships in Sapporo and Tokyo — before leaving the laboratory at fifty-six to grow grapes.…

  • Chardonnay 2024White · Still · 12.5% · Limited

    Chardonnay

    A small-production Japanese Chardonnay from Hamada Vineyard, made in a fresh, food-friendly style.

  • Sauvignon Blanc 2024White · Still · 12.5% · Limited

    Sauvignon Blanc

    A small-production Japanese Sauvignon Blanc from Hamada Vineyard — crisp, aromatic and easy to enjoy.

02

Tada Wine

多田農園

Kamifurano · Hokkaido · est. 2016 · 4 ha · Shigeo Tada (多田繁夫)

Etching of the Tada Wine vineyard

Tada Farm is a 125-year-old family farm in Kamifurano, at the heart of the Furano Basin in Hokkaido. Founded in 1901, the farm is now operated by third-generation owner Shigeo Tada, who planted the first 700 Pinot Noir vines in 2007 and completed the on-site winery in 2016. The winery occupies a renovated 50-year-old former onion storage building, using the natural environment for temperature regulation. In addition to wines, the farm produces ciders from estate-grown apples and operates a pension, farm cafe, barbecue house, and wine shop on the property.

  • Chardonnay 2024White · Still · 12% · Limited

    Chardonnay

    A 100% estate Chardonnay grown on Tada's own farm in Furano, Hokkaido, wild-fermented and unfiltered yet remarkably clean, with SO2 only at bottling. Good nose, elegant and mineral-driven with fine acid lift — the standout of the estate's range.

  • Chardonnay Petillant 2024White · Sparkling · 12% · Limited

    Chardonnay

    A lightly sparkling Chardonnay from Tada's estate farm in Furano, Hokkaido, wild-fermented and unfiltered but notably clean and fault-free. Gently effervescent, medium-bodied and balanced, with a subtle bitter-mineral finish — it drinks beautifully as a still white, too.

  • Muller Thurgau Orange Sans Soufre 2024Orange · Still · 11% · Last Cases

    Müller-Thurgau

    A 100% Müller-Thurgau made in a skin-contact orange style at Tada Winery in Furano, Hokkaido, part of the estate's additive-free 'Sans Soufre' line. A textural, characterful natural white.

  • Pinot Noir 2024Red · Still · 11.5% · Limited

    Pinot Noir

    An estate Pinot Noir from Tada Winery in Furano, Hokkaido, wild-fermented with minimal SO2 in the additive-lean house style. Deeper-hued than its gentle alcohol suggests, with plummy fruit and an easy, drink-now appeal.

03

Niseko Winery

ニセコワイナリー

Niseko Town · Hokkaido · est. 2016 · 4.5 ha · Yasunori Homma

Etching of the Niseko Winery vineyard

Niseko Winery is the sole winery in the town of Niseko, Hokkaido, perched on a hillside at the foot of Mount Yotei. Founded in 2016 by Yasunori Homma — a former international banker turned winemaker — the estate is one of only two organically certified wineries in all of Japan. The winery specializes exclusively in organic sparkling wines made by Methode Traditionnelle, with secondary fermentation in bottle and extended lees aging of 18+ months. A unique six-variety blend draws on ten cold-climate cultivars including Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Kerner, and Zweigelt.…

  • Organic Special Cuvee 2024White · Sparkling · 12.5% · Available

    Blend (Chardonnay / Pinot Noir / Kerner / Zweigelt)

    A JAS-organic, méthode-traditionnelle sparkling from Niseko Winery in Hokkaido, blending Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Sauvignon Blanc, and a small portion of kerner and Müller-Thurgau with 18 months on the lees. Fresh and precise, with green apple, citrus and a touch of white floral in place of heavier brioche notes — a well-made, delicate fizz.

04

Aizawa Nouen

あいざわ農園

Obihiro · Hokkaido · est. 2016 · 5 ha · Ichiro Aizawa

Etching of the Aizawa Nouen vineyard

Aizawa Nouen is a family-run natural winery in Tokachi, Obihiro, Hokkaido — the first new winery in the Tokachi region in 56 years. Founded by Ichiro Aizawa and his wife Rina, the estate farms 5 hectares of JAS-certified organic vineyards carved from virgin forest, cultivating cold-hardy Japanese hybrid and wild grape varieties entirely without pesticides or chemical fertilizers. Wines are fermented with wild yeast, bottled unfiltered and unfined with minimal SO2. Beyond winemaking, Aizawa Nouen is committed to fostering a new generation of wineries in Tokachi and revitalizing the region.

  • A-danza Frizzante 2024Red · Sparkling · 11% · Limited

    Blend (Kiyomai / Yamasachi)

    From the Aizawa family's pioneering organic estate in Tokachi, Hokkaido — the region's first new winery in more than half a century — this dry rosé frizzante is built on cold-hardy indigenous Kiyomai and Yamasachi. Wild-fermented and bottled unfined with no added SO2, it shows a pale garnet hue, fine soft bubbles, subtle floral and ripe-plum aromatics, and a bright, gently savory finish.

  • Sachiroze 2024Rose · Still · 11% · Limited

    Yamasachi

    Built on Yamasachi — an OIV-registered Japanese cross bred to survive Hokkaido winters below −30°C — this is a wild-fermented, low-SO2 rosé from Aizawa Nouen's organic Tokachi estate. Sweet berry and black-tea aromatics lead into a juicy palate carried by fresh, well-balanced acidity.

05

Torocco Winery

トロッコワイナリー

Hokuto · Hokkaido · est. 2021 · 3 ha · Akihiro Nagao

Etching of the Torocco Winery vineyard

Torocco Winery sits on a south-facing slope of Mt. Kannon in Hokuto, the small Oshima-peninsula city that looks across the bay toward Hakodate. Founded in 2021 by Sapporo chef Akihiro Nagao — the same hand behind the French restaurant Aki-Nagao — the project took over a long-tended cherry and prune orchard called FRONTIER, kept the thirty-year-old Niagara vines that came with it, and began the slow work of planting vinifera around them: Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Gamay, Savagnin.…

  • Pinot Noir 2024Red · Still · 11.5% · Limited

    Pinot Noir

    A small-production Japanese Pinot Noir from Torocco Winery, made in a natural, low-intervention style.

06

Fattoria AL FIORE

ファットリア アル フィオーレ

Kawasaki · Miyagi · est. 2015 · 2.3 ha · Nao

Etching of the Fattoria AL FIORE vineyard

Founded by Hirotaka and Reina Meguro, Fattoria AL FIORE is a natural winery at the foot of the Zao Mountains in Kawasaki Town, Miyagi Prefecture. The name combines "Fattoria" (Italian for farm) with "AL FIORE" (meaning "a flower"), inherited from the Italian restaurant Meguro opened in Sendai in 2005. In 2014, the couple began planting grapevines on abandoned farmland in the Hasekura district, housed in the converted gymnasium of the former Hasekura Elementary School since 2018.…

  • Bucchi (MBA) 2024Red · Still · 10.5% · Limited

    Muscat Bailey A

    From Tadahiko Meguro's natural winery near the Zao mountains in Miyagi — famously revived on post-2011 farmland around a converted school gym — a wild-fermented, no-additive Muscat Bailey A red made in the estate's uncompromising house style.

  • Cirol 2024White · Still · 10.5% · Limited

    Blend (Chardonnay / Delaware)

    A Neco-series still white from Fattoria al Fiore, blending Chardonnay with Delaware and native grapes, wild-fermented with no additives. Surprisingly substantial for its gentle alcohol, with a lemony, subtly floral character, an almond-tinged depth and a long drinking window — the winemaker pours it happily for days after opening.

  • Genchi 2024White · Still · 10.5% · Limited

    Blend (Niagara / Neo Muscat)

    A Neco-series white from Fattoria al Fiore built on Niagara and Neo Muscat, carbonic-fermented with no additives in the estate's natural style. Golden and gently reductive, with a savory, textural profile and a hint of tropical fruit.

  • Momo 2024Rose · Still · 10.5% · Limited

    Blend (Muscat Bailey A / Koshu)

    A Neco-series rosé from Fattoria al Fiore blending Muscat Bailey A with Koshu, wild-fermented with no additives near the Zao mountains in Miyagi. A light, savory pink in the estate's honest, low-intervention style.

  • Nero (aged MBA) 2023Red · Still · 10.2% · Limited

    Muscat Bailey A

    An aged Muscat Bailey A from Fattoria al Fiore, wild-fermented with no additives and given time before release. A characterful natural red from one of Miyagi's most singular estates.

  • OFB 2023Red · Still · 11% · Last Cases

    41% Muscat Bailey A 35% Merlot 23% Chardonnay 1% Koshu

    Hirotaka and Reina Meguro started Fattoria AL FIORE in 2015 in Kawasaki Town, Miyagi, after Hirotaka closed the Italian restaurant of the same name he had run in Sendai for a decade. The winery occupies a converted school gymnasium at the foot of the Zao mountains.…

  • Rosato 2024Rose · Still · 10.5% · Limited

    Blend (mixed native/table grapes)

    A Neco-series rosé from Fattoria al Fiore, wild-fermented from a field blend of native and table grapes with no additives and left unfiltered. A spritzy, high-energy natural pink for adventurous drinkers.

  • Sola 2024White · Sparkling · 10.5% · Last Cases

    Delaware

    A Neco-series pét-nat white from Fattoria al Fiore, built on Delaware and bottled under crown cap with no additives. Straw-gold and lightly effervescent, with a touch of popcorn reduction, passion fruit and a lemonade-like freshness on the palate.

  • Verde 2023Red · Still · 11% · Last Cases

    100% Cabernet Sauvignon

    Verde is Fattoria AL FIORE's Cabernet Sauvignon bottling, sourced from the estate's 2.3 hectares of volcanic-ash soils at the foot of Miyagi's Zao mountains. Cabernet Sauvignon is unusual at this latitude in Japan; harvest-season rain is the chronic enemy, and the 11% alcohol on the 2023 release reflects an early pick rather than full physiological ripeness.…

07

Domaine Hase

ドメーヌ長谷

Chikumagawa Valley · Nagano · est. 2017 · Mitsuhiro pagu Hase

Etching of the Domaine Hase vineyard

Domaine Hase (operating as Hikaru Farm Co., Ltd.) is a small, family-run natural winery founded in 2017 by Mitsuhiro Hase in the Fukuihara district of Takayama Village, northern Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Situated at 800–850 meters above sea level with views of the Hokushin Gogaku mountain range, the estate encompasses approximately 6 hectares, of which around 4.2 hectares are planted to vines. Mitsuhiro, a former major-label music industry executive, trained at New Zealand's Black Estate and Japan's Arc-en-Vigne academy before establishing one of Nagano's most acclaimed natural wine domaines.

  • Clairet NVRed · Still · 11% · Limited

    Blend (Chardonnay / Muscat Bailey A / Pinot Noir / Cabernet Franc)

    From Mitsuhiro Hase's small organic estate in Fukuihara, high in Nagano's Chikumagawa Valley, this multi-vintage 'Fukuihara Claret' is a dark rosé / light red field blend of Chardonnay, Muscat Bailey A, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc, all estate-grown and wild-fermented. Pomegranate on the nose leads into a striking, savory tomato-umami character and a whisper of salinity —…

  • Hikaru Blanc 2023White · Still · 11.5% · Limited

    Chardonnay Riesling Kerner Gewurztraminer Sauvignon Blanc

    Mitsuhiro Hase quit a 20-year career at a Japanese record label in 2015, studied at Arc-en-Vigne (Japan's first private wine academy), and founded Hikaru Farm / Domaine Hase in 2017 in Takayama Village, Nagano.…

08

Domaine Nakajima

ドメーヌ ナカジマ

Tomi · Nagano · est. 2014 · 1.5 ha · Yutaka Nakajima

Etching of the Domaine Nakajima vineyard

Domaine Nakajima is a small family-run natural winery in Tomi, Nagano, nestled in the Chikumagawa Wine Valley at 850 meters elevation. Founded in 2014 by Yutaka Nakajima, a former systems engineer turned winemaker, the estate farms 1.5 hectares of steep south-facing slopes by hand, producing just a few thousand bottles per year. Inspired by the Loire Valley and Jura, Nakajima works primarily with Cabernet Franc alongside Merlot, Chenin Blanc, and Sauvignon Blanc, with newer plantings of Savagnin and Pinot Noir on a second, higher-altitude vineyard established in 2019.…

  • Chardonnay 2024White · Still · 12.5% · Last Cases

    Chardonnay

    From Domaine Nakajima's newer, high-altitude Mido-district plantings in Tomi, Nagano, this wild-fermented Chardonnay is made with the estate's characteristic light touch. Elegant and mineral-driven rather than showy, with fine acid lift and real poise.

  • Chenin Blanc & Sauvignon Blanc 2024White · Still · 10% · Last Cases

    Blend (Chenin Blanc / Sauvignon Blanc)

    A wild-fermented estate blend of Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc that reflects Yutaka Nakajima's Loire influence, grown on hand-worked clay slopes in Tomi, Nagano. Supple and tangy, with straw and herb nuances framing lemony fruit.

  • Petit Petit 2025White · Sparkling · 10% · Last Cases

    Blend (Kyoho / Delaware)

    A playful pét-nat from Domaine Nakajima's Nagano estate, built largely on aromatic Shine Muscat. Gently sparkling and creamy, with the grape's signature muscat perfume, soft lactic notes and an almost sparkling-sake character.

  • Pinot Noir 2024Red · Still · 11.5% · <1 cs

    Pinot Noir

    Domaine Nakajima's first-ever Pinot Noir, from the estate's higher Mido-district vineyard in Tomi, Nagano, hand-worked and wild-fermented. An early, promising release in the translucent, low-intervention house style, with fresh plummy fruit and real potential to develop.

  • Table Wine Blanc 2025White · Still · 10% · Limited

    Blend (Chenin Blanc / Sauvignon Blanc)

    The estate's easygoing everyday white, a wild-fermented Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc blend from Nakajima's Nagano clay slopes. Unforced and fresh — a straightforward, honest pour.

  • Table Wine Rouge 2025Red · Still · 10% · Limited

    Blend (Merlot / Cabernet Franc)

    'Cuvée Ammonoidea' is Domaine Nakajima's everyday red, roughly 90% Cabernet Franc with Merlot, wild-fermented and oak-aged in the estate's natural style. Cloudy and unfiltered, with grape-forward aroma, a gentle woody-herbal Cabernet Franc lift and a soft, drink-now palate.

09

Coco Farm & Winery

ココ・ファーム・ワイナリー

Ashikaga · Tochigi · est. 1958 · 6 ha · Chia Huamin

Etching of the Coco Farm & Winery vineyard

Coco Farm & Winery is a pioneering Japanese natural winery in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, founded in 1958 when special education teacher Noboru Kawada and his students with intellectual disabilities carved vineyards into a steep 38-degree mountainside. The winery produces approximately 250,000 bottles annually from 100% Japanese-grown grapes, using wild yeast fermentation and no herbicides or chemical fertilizers. Their wines have been served at the G8 Summit and other diplomatic occasions, demonstrating that quality craftsmanship transcends conventional ability measures.

  • Coco Pinot Gris (10R) 2023White · Still · 12.3% · Limited

    Pinot Gris

    Part of Coco Farm's acclaimed collaboration with Bruce Gutlove's 10R winery in Hokkaido, this is 100% Pinot Gris from Yoichi, whole-bunch pressed and wild-fermented in stainless. Grapefruit, citrus and pear meet honey and dried hay, with fresh acidity and a gently toasty, faintly bitter finish.

  • Kita no Novo Rose 2018Rose · Sparkling · 12.6% · Limited

    Blend (Pinot Noir / Pinot Meunier)

    Coco Farm's traditional-method sparkling rosé, hand-riddled by the winery's own community and drawn from Hokkaido Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grown in Yoichi. Extended lees aging lends a fine mousse and toasty depth to bright red-fruit and citrus character.

  • Koshu FOS 2023Orange · Still · 11% · Limited

    Koshu

    F.O.S. — 'Fermented On Skins' — is the wine widely credited as Japan's original orange bottling, made since 2004 from 100% Koshu given a long skin maceration in tank and clay pot. Bright amber in the glass, with persimmon, yellow peach and mandarin over black tea, clove and toast, and a phenolic, deeply savory grip.

  • Noumin Dry 2024White · Still · 12.4% · Well Stocked

    Blend (Muller-Thurgau / Chardonnay)

    'Noumin' (Farmer) is Coco Farm's honest everyday white — a wild-fermented Germanic-leaning blend led by Müller-Thurgau and Kerner with Sauvignon Blanc and other grape varieties. Grapefruit and kabosu citrus meet fresh basil, tomato and mint in a crisp, dry style with rounded fruit and a citrus-peel lift.

  • Noumin Rosso 2024Red · Still · 11.8% · Well Stocked

    Blend (Muscat Bailey A / Merlot / Cabernet Sauvignon)

    The red in Coco Farm's approachable 'Noumin' range, a wild-fermented blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Muscat Bailey A with a touch of carbonic maceration. Raspberry, strawberry and dark cherry carry cumin, black pepper, leather and toast over a soft palate with fresh acidity and gentle, integrated tannins.

  • Coco Rose NV NVRose · Still · 11.9% · Last Cases

    28% Merlot 13% Kerner 12% Chardonnay 11% Cabernet Sauvignon 10% Muscat Bailey A 6% Petit Manseng 5% Shokoshi

    Coco Farm & Winery sits on Jurassic-bedrock hillsides in Ashikaga, Tochigi, with average vineyard slopes of 38 degrees (up to 45) that force every operation by hand. The estate began in 1958 as a vineyard tended by students of the Kokoromi Gakuen welfare facility under teacher Noboru Kawada; the winery license came in 1984 and the social mission still runs through every step of farm and cellar.…

  • Kita no NOVO Blanc de Blancs 2017White · Sparkling · 11.8% · Available

    100% Chardonnay

    Kita no NOVO Blanc de Blancs is Coco Farm's flagship traditional-method sparkling wine, 100% Chardonnay drawn from estate plots in Ashikaga (Tochigi) and contract vineyards further north. The 2017 release is a brut bottling, fermented with native yeast and finished in the underground barrel cellar carved into the hillside above the winery.…

  • Pinoroze 2022Rose · Still · 11.7% · <1 cs

    98% Pinot Noir 2% Zweigelt

    Pinot Noir from Kimura Farm and Zweigelt from Konishi Farm in Yoichi, Hokkaido. Carbonic Maceration takes place for 6 weeks. Fermentation in Stainless steel (50%), French oak (25%) and Cement tank (25%) with wild yeast at 10R winery.

  • Pinot Noir 2022Red · Still · 14% · Limited

    100% Pinot Noir

    Coco Farm & Winery sits on Jurassic-bedrock hillsides in Ashikaga, Tochigi, with average vineyard slopes of 38 degrees that force every operation by hand. The estate began in 1958 as a vineyard tended by students of the Kokoromi Gakuen welfare facility under teacher Noboru Kawada; the social mission still runs through every step of farm and cellar today.…

  • Zweigelt (10R) 2022Red · Still · 12.1% · Limited

    Zweigelt

    From the 10R collaboration with Bruce Gutlove in Hokkaido, a 100% Zweigelt grown in Yoichi and wild-fermented in the cool north. A supple, terroir-driven red with fresh berry fruit and a light dusting of spice.

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Domaine Tetta

domaine tetta

Niimi · Okayama · est. 2016 · 8 ha · Ryuta Takahashi

Etching of the Domaine Tetta vineyard

Domaine Tetta is a pioneering natural winery on a limestone karst plateau in Niimi, northwest Okayama Prefecture. Founded by Ryuta Takahashi, who left the local mining industry in 2009 after discovering abandoned vineyards in his hometown, the estate practices fully integrated domaine-style production from vine to bottle. The 8-hectare vineyard sits at 400-600m elevation on rare calcareous soils mixed with terra rossa red clay — a geological profile comparable to some of France's finest wine regions.…

  • Aki Queen 2023Rose · Still · 12% · Well Stocked

    85% Aki Queen 7% Muscat Bailey A

    Domaine Tetta farms 8 hectares of vines on a limestone karst plateau at 400 to 600 meters in Niimi, Okayama, on land owner Ryuta Takahashi reclaimed from abandoned farming. The estate started in 2016 with the explicit goal of regenerating local farmland through wine. Aki Queen is a Japanese black-grape hybrid (a parent variety of Muscat Bailey A) that suits the Niimi limestone and altitude.…

  • Cabernet Franc 2023Red · Still · 15% · Last Cases

    Cabernet Franc

    From Domaine Tetta's estate on a limestone karst plateau in Niimi, Okayama, this late-harvested, 100% Cabernet Franc is wild-fermented and barrel-influenced into a full-bodied, generous red. Deep ruby, with ripe red fruit, raspberry jam and cassis liqueur, a note of barrel-derived cocoa and a cool menthol lift over moderate, well-knit tannins.

  • Chardonnay d'or 2023White · Still · 15% · Limited

    Chardonnay

    'd'Or' is Tetta's barrel-aged Chardonnay, made from golden, late-picked fruit on Okayama limestone, wild-fermented and given around five months in oak with minimal SO2. Pale gold, with concentrated honeyed-lemon, dried and tropical fruit and apricot confiture framed by elegant oak, dense fruit and a long, mineral, finely acidic finish.

  • Chardonnay Perlant 2024White · Sparkling · 12% · Limited

    Chardonnay

    A lightly sparkling 'Perlant' led by Chardonnay with a splash of Pinot Gris and aromatic varieties, whole-bunch pressed and bottle-conditioned on Tetta's limestone estate. Lychee, muscat, green apple and white peach lead a gently fizzy, aperitif-styled palate with clean acidity, subtle skin-contact texture and a mineral edge.

  • Chardonnay (unoaked) 2024White · Still · 12.5% · <1 cs

    Chardonnay

    Tetta's stainless, unoaked Chardonnay — wild-fermented and raised without barrel for a fresh, lively expression of the estate's limestone karst in Okayama. White peach, green apple and pear over pure fruit, balanced acidity and a long, clean finish; as the estate puts it, 'fresh, like freshly picked grapes.'

  • Merlot Perlant 2024Rose · Sparkling · 12% · Last Cases

    Merlot

    A lightly sparkling rosé 'Perlant' of Merlot with a touch of Cabernet, whole-bunch pressed to juice and bottle-conditioned on Tetta's Okayama limestone. Orange-tinged pink, with kirsch, passion fruit and grapefruit over wild white flowers and chalk, and a firm, gently tannic, gastronomic finish.

  • Muscat Bailey A 2023Red · Still · 12% · Well Stocked

    100% Muscat Bailey A

    Muscat Bailey A is the workhorse Japanese black grape, but at Domaine Tetta it receives the full estate treatment: 8 hectares of vines on a limestone karst plateau at 400 to 600 meters in Niimi (Okayama), gravity-flow cellar design, native-yeast fermentation, no added sugar or acid, aging in former limestone mining tunnels held year-round at 12 to 15°C and 80% humidity.…

  • Pinot Gris 2024Orange · Still · 12% · Limited

    Pinot Gris

    An estate Pinot Gris made in a skin-contact, orange style on Tetta's limestone karst in Niimi, Okayama. Faintly orange in the glass, with apricot, dried fruit and mandarin-peel aromatics, a dry palate, clean acidity and a mineral, skin-derived bitterness.

  • Sauvignon Blanc 2024Orange · Still · 12.5% · Available

    Sauvignon Blanc

    A skin-contact Sauvignon Blanc from Tetta's Okayama limestone estate, wild-fermented, barely filtered and left with a slight, natural cloudiness. Deep gold, with dried pineapple and mango, dried herbs and flowers, and an acid-driven palate with a distinctive, characterful finish quite unlike a conventional Sauvignon.

  • Shine Muscat 2024White · Still · 11% · Well Stocked

    Shine Muscat

    Prized Shine Muscat — Okayama's celebrated aromatic grape — vinified dry at Domaine Tetta with wild yeasts and a light touch. Muscat, pear and white-peach compote lead a delicate yet complex palate, its faint sweetness balanced by acidity and a whisper of tannin into a long, silky, nectar-like finish.

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No. 505 Hiroshima Winery

no.505 ヒロシマワイナリー

Mihara · Hiroshima · est. 2024 · 1 ha · Shingo Otō

Etching of the No. 505 Hiroshima Winery vineyard

Hiroshima's first dedicated natural-wine winery, no.505 was opened on May 5, 2024 — the date is its name — by Shingo Otō, a former Tokyo fashion-event director who'd been pouring natural wine at his Shibuya shop no.501 since 2016. The estate sits at 420 meters on a plateau in Mihara's Yamato-cho, fifteen minutes from Hiroshima Airport, on family land Otō began experimenting with grapes nearly a decade before bottling here. Head winemaker Toshihide Arai joined from a cellar in neighboring Okayama; production manager Mayumi Yuguchi came west with the project from the Tokyo shop.…

  • Can you reach them? Unreachable 2023Rose · Sparkling · 9.5% · Last Cases

    Blend (Aki Queen / Black Beat / Tenshu)

    From No.505 — Hiroshima's first natural winery, opened on 5 May 2024 with a playful, expressive spirit — a sparkling rosé blend of Aki Queen, Black Beat and Tenshu. A characterful pét-nat-style pink from an exciting new address.

  • Dad 2023Red · Still · 10.5% · Limited

    Blend (Black Beat / Fujiminori / Pione)

    'Dad.' (お父さん) is a No.505 collaboration with Fattoria al Fiore, a carbonic-fermented red blend of Black Beat, Fujiminori and Pione. Perfumed and lively, with violets, black cherry and peony over a sappy, natural-red frame.

  • Midori-chan 2024Red · Still · 10% · Limited

    Semillon

    A characterful bottling from No.505, Hiroshima's first natural winery, made in the estate's expressive, low-intervention style — a fun, personality-driven wine from a producer to watch.

Hamada Vineyard

ハマダヴィンヤード · Hokkaido · 2 wines

01/11

11 growers · 43.3°N to 34.5°N

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