[Yamagata Prefecture] 8 wineries in southern Yamagata Prefecture! Grapes grown in Okitama are made into rich wine!

Daiwa Consilio
2022.08.30
Last updated: 2024.07.9

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1 Takahata Winery (Takahata Town)
- 1.1 Zodiac Chardonnay Night Harvest (White: 100% Chardonnay)
2 Sakai Winery (Nanyo City)
- 2.1 Sakai Winery Nagoyama (Red: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, etc.)
3 Oura Wine (Nanyo City)
- 3.1 Barrel aging rouge (red: Bailey account A)
4 Sudo Wine Factory (Nanyo City)
- 4.1 Shikinen (Red: Muscat Bailey A100%)
5 Kinkei Wine Sato Wine (Nanyo City)
- 5.1 Kinkei Premium Rouge (Red: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon)
6 Grape Republic (Nanyo City)
- 6.1 Cuvée Nitta (Orange: 75% Delaware, 19% Niagara, 6% Shine Muscat)
7 Yellow Magic Winery (Nanyo City)
- 7.1 ORDINARY ORANGE 2021 (Orange: Chardonnay, Niagara, Delaware, etc.)
8 Hamada Co., Ltd. (Yonezawa City)
- 8.1 Faucon Bailey A (Red: Muscat Bailey A 100%)
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The Okitama region in the south of Yamagata Prefecture has long been prosperous in grape growing, and there are many long-established wineries, as well as new wineries, that are brewing high-quality Japanese wine and bringing it to the market.

Takahata Winery (Takahata Town)

Takahata Town, famous for being the filming location for the movie ``Swing Girls,'' is the largest city in Japan for shipments of Chardonnay, Delaware, and other wines. Established in 1990 in Takahata, many wine lovers from within and outside the prefecture visit for the autumn harvest festival every year.

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In addition to white, red, rosé, and bubble wines such as the own vineyard series and the farmer's name series, we also produce fruit wines made from cherries and pears. Among them, we recommend the ``Flagship Series,'' which brings together the best of the winery's brewing techniques.

Zodiac Chardonnay Night Harvest (White: 100% Chardonnay)

Chardonnay from our own farm is packed with flavor. This is a superb white wine with aromas of pine and peach, as well as oak and vanilla aromas, and a supple acidity.

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Facility name: Takahata Winery
Address: 2700-1 Nukanome, Takahata-cho, Higashiokitama-gun, Yamagata Prefecture
Phone number: 0238-40-1840
URL: Takahata Winery

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Sakai Winery (Nanyo City)

The oldest winery in the Tohoku region has been making wine using Akayu since the Meiji era, and uses grapes from its own vineyards in several locations to make wine using traditional methods without filtration. In addition to wine (red, white, rosé, and foam), we also sell grape undiluted juice and red wine salt.

We have products such as ``Birdap Wine'' that uses grapes from our own vineyard in Bird+Up, which has the highest yield, but we recommend wine made with grapes from Nagoyama, a vineyard in Torigami-zaka. This is a wine that is considered to be a flagship wine.

Sakai Winery Nagoyama (Red: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, etc.)

A blend of several grapes from our own fields.

A full-bodied red wine with complex aromas of cassis, herbs and spices, rich fruit and tannins, and a long finish.

Information

Facility name: Sakai Winery
Address: 980 Akayu, Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture
Phone number: 0238-43-2043
URL: Sakai Winery

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Oura Wine (Nanyo City)

This is a long-established winery that has been making wine in Akayu, Nanyo City since 1939. We make use of the unique characteristics of local grapes to produce beautiful, high-quality wine.

Barrel aging rouge (red: Bailey account A)

Akayu grows a variety of grapes endemic to Japan and Western Europe in its own fields, and produces a wide variety of wines, but among these, the red wine made from a rare grape called ``Berry Account A'' is outstanding.

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Facility name: Oura Wine
Address: 312 Akayu, Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture
Phone number: 0238-43-2056
URL: Oura Wine

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Sudo Wine Factory (Nanyo City)

Founded in the Taisho era, this winery uses home-grown grapes and everything from cultivation and harvesting to brewing and bottling is done by the owner's family.

The original wine you make during the wine making experience will be sent to you with your own label attached. There are red and white varieties from the original brands ``Shikinen'' and ``Osakusui Wine,'' but they are produced in small quantities and are rarely seen in stores.

Shikinen (Red: Muscat Bailey A100%)

The grapes used are 100-year-old grapes grown at Shikinen, a private grape farm, and you can enjoy the concentrated, characteristic aroma and sour taste.

Information

Facility name: Sudo Wine Factory
Address: 2836 Akayu, Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture
Phone number: 0238-43-2578
URL: None

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Kinkei Wine Sato Wine (Nanyo City)

Since our founding in 1940, we have been brewing wine made from 100% grapes grown in Yamagata Prefecture, with the ambition of making Yamagata Prefecture one of the world's best wine-producing regions.

Four red varieties, mainly indigenous to Japan, and four white varieties are cultivated, and Kinkei wines are available in red, white, rosé, and foam.

Kinkei Premium Rouge (Red: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon)

A spicy wine with a color between ruby and garnet, with aromas of cassis and red fruits.

A full-bodied red wine with rich tannins and a long finish.

Information

Facility name: Kinkei Wine Sato Wine
Address: 1072-2 Akayu, Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture
Phone number: 0238-43-2201
URL: Kinkei Wine Sato Wine

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Grape Republic (Nanyo City)

A brewing facility was opened in 2017, and while increasing the number of grape varieties in our own fields, we have achieved a harvest of over 100 tons in 2020, producing 100,000 bottles of natural wine annually.

Here, the wine is brewed in ceramic pots called ``Amphora'' imported directly from Spain. The amphora method has been around for about 8,000 years and is making a comeback in Europe as it is considered suitable for natural winemaking.

Cuvée Nitta (Orange: 75% Delaware, 19% Niagara, 6% Shine Muscat)

This wine is made using 100% grapes from our own farm in Nanyo City. The amphora creates an exquisite balance of mandarin orange and honey aromas, grape fruit, acidity, and soft tannins.

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Facility name: Grape Republic
Address: 3945-94 Nitta, Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture
Phone number: 0238-40-4130
URL: Grape Republic

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Yellow Magic Winery (Nanyo City)

The name ``Yellow Magic Brewery'' began brewing in Akayu, Nanyo City in 2019.

Akayu wine is produced using grapes grown in Akayu and natural yeast, and instead of adjusting the alcohol content with sugar capture, the wine is fermented with the skins to bring out the flavor of the grapes.

The grapes in the field are covered with a vinyl roof and grown without pesticides while controlling the negative effects of rain. We ferment it naturally at low temperatures and take time to bring out the power of natural yeast to create a natural wine that does not add or subtract.

ORDINARY ORANGE 2021 (Orange: Chardonnay, Niagara, Delaware, etc.)

This is an orange wine with a good aroma and taste, made by fermenting various grapes with their skins, mainly Chardonnay.

Fermented in the bottle, it has a slight sparkle and buttery flavor, and you can enjoy a plump and round mouthfeel.

Information

Facility name: Yellow Magic Winery
Address: 871-1 Akayu, Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture
Phone number: 0238-27-0203
URL: Yellow Magic Winery

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Hamada Co., Ltd. (Yonezawa City)

A sake brewing company that has been brewing sake in Yonezawa since 1866 began making wine in 1957. We brew mellow sake and wine using the famous water of the Yonezawa Basin, which experiences extreme temperature differences.

We have Faucon, a single variety, OKIMASAMUNE, a blend of European and Japanese varieties, and the Arashibori series of cloudy wines. "Faucon" means "hawk" in French, and was named after Yozan Uesugi, the 9th lord of the Yonezawa clan.

Faucon Bailey A (Red: Muscat Bailey A 100%)

It has a deep ruby color with a voluminous fruit feel, rich acidity, deep sweetness, and the strength of silky tannins.

Information

Facility name: Hamada Co., Ltd.
Address: 943-1 Fujiizumi, Kubota-cho, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture
Phone number: 0238-37-6330
URL: Hamada Co., Ltd.

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summary

The Okitama region of Yamagata Prefecture is one of the leading wine producing areas in the Tohoku region, and is home to many old and new wineries, allowing you to enjoy the different tastes of wine produced by unique wineries, even if they are made from the same grape variety.

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