Update: 22.09.26

A gem of recommended wine recognized by professionals

A gem of Yamanashi wine selected by a professional

Koshu City, Yamanashi Prefecture boasts top-class wine production volume.A large number of wines are made every year, and the taste is not the same as one.
Among them, the "recommended" label is only allowed for those recognized by wine professionals.
What kind of wine is endorsed by the holy land of Japanese wine?
Let's open the door to that deep world.

What are recommended wines?

Recommended wines are wines that have passed both the conditions and quality of the "Quality Examination Committee" held for the purpose of maintaining and guaranteeing the quality of Koshu wine.
The quality examination committee is held five times a year, and about 5 brands of wine are exhibited each year.
A panel of 15 judges tastes and evaluates the wines, and only wines recognized as having a certain level or higher are given a “recommendation”.

Judging criteria for recommended wines

White wine

Uses XNUMX% Yamanashi grapes
Of these, more than XNUMX% are produced in Koshu City.
made with grapes
rosé wine
sparkling wine

Yamanashi grapes
XNUMX% used
Red wine

domestic grapes
XNUMX% used
New wine (On sale from October every year)

red, white, rosé, sparkling
All of the wines are produced in Yamanashi Prefecture.
XNUMX% grape use

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determine the quality
"Quality Examination Committee"

How is the wine that gets the "recommendation" selected?Let's take a look at the rigorous screening process.

The venue for the quality review meeting is "Katsunuma Budo no Oka, Koshu City," where wines from Koshu City gather together.
15 professionals with extensive knowledge of wine, such as sommeliers, brewers from local wineries, and wine researchers, will be selected as judges, and judge each bottle of wine while tasting and discussing it.

The scoring items in the tasting are the balance of color, aroma, and taste.
The judges taste all of the 50 to 100 bottles of wine that are exhibited each time, blindly, and carefully grade them without losing their concentration, such as whether they contain impure aromas and whether they have a good balance between acidity and sweetness. To go.
It is said that it is extremely difficult even for professionals to determine all of these numbers.

When all the tastings are over, each evaluation is given and everyone discusses.
We will conduct fair and rigorous evaluations.
This eliminates wines below a certain level, and only high-quality wines are given the "recommended" certification.

Judge interview

The charm of the recommended wine that I think isIf you choose it, you can definitely meet a delicious brandThat's it.
Having been involved in wine as a sommelier for many years, I feel thatMany people think wine is difficultThat.
Wine has its own culture and value such as age and terroir, but originallySomething that can be enjoyed as casually as beer or sake.
When in doubt about which wine to choose,All of the recommended wines are of high quality and go well with everyday meals.So no doubt.
We hope that wine beginners can enjoy wine casually with recommended wines as a trigger.

Currently, there are several wine producing regions in Japan.Koshu City is a rare land among them.
The wine made in Koshu city isIndigenous Japanese grapes such as "Koshu" and "Muscat Berry A" are used as ingredientsThese areExcellent compatibility with Japanese food.
In addition, The level of the brewers is high because it has historically focused on wine brewing.It is also a feature.
"Recommended wine" is a wine that has a unique taste of this land,Only those rated as having a certain level of quality or higheris picked up.
NoneA wine worthy of the name “Koshu City, the mecca of Japanese wine”Please enjoy the marriage with the food at your daily dining table.