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Old-fashioned wine techniques for a forward-looking region
In the countryside of Katsunuma, Yamanashi Prefecture, just north of Mount Fuji, a family-run operation has been making wine the old-fashioned way for almost 100 years: squeezing grapes by hand inside wooden presses. Every year in mid-October, Hitoshi Mitsumori, 54, along with his wife Kaori, ...
Asahi Breweries to cut retail prices for wine imports from EU
Asahi Breweries Ltd. has said it will cut the suggested retail prices for wine imported from the European Union, by 4 to 17 percent, starting from shipments on March 1. The price cut by the unit of Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. comes as an economic ...
Japanese winemakers look to boost global brand as EU trade deal brings opportunities and challenges
In Japan, Yamanashi is synonymous with wine. As well as being famous for its spectacular views of Mount Fuji, the prefecture is the birthplace of domestic winemaking and it has become inextricably linked with the region's reputation for high-quality produce. His sights set on overseas markets, ...
In Yamanashi wine country, ancient shrine offers good luck charms with a tipple twist
Shrines typically sell good luck charms to visitors, but those from a shrine in Yamanashi Prefecture come with a twist and are gaining popularity. Kaikuni Ichinomiya Asama Shrine in Fuefuki is offering charms filled with local wine and an amulet to bring good health and ...
Heard on the grapevine: How the Pacific trade pact primes New Zealand wine for Japanese market
From sleepy New Zealand hillsides to sleek Tokyo dining scenes, a bottle of Hawke's Bay wine shipped to Japan traces an arc that exporters like Nigel Avery see as an avenue for multimillion dollar growth built on a free trade pact. Avery's Sileni Estates hopes ...
Wheelchair user files suit after being kicked out of wine-tasting event at Tokyo department store
A wheelchair user who was stopped from drinking alcohol at a wine-tasting event over "safety" concerns is seeking compensation in a Tokyo court. The man in his 50s is demanding ¥1.7 million in damages from both the organizers of the event and Seibu & Sogo ...
Archeologists in central China on Tuesday unearthed what they believe to be a 2,000-year-old pot of wine that had been sealed and buried in a tomb. About 3.5 litres (118 ounces) of the yellow liquid, which officials said smelled strongly of Chinese wine when they ...
10 years procuring for Japan's fine wine market
Berry Bros. & Rudd first opened in 1698 in St James's, London, where it still stands today. Over the last 320 years, it has established itself as a leading wine and spirits merchant, offering a range of services to a select pool of fine ...
1945 Romanee-Conti French wine auctioned for record-smashing $558,000
A bottle of 1945 Romanee-Conti wine fetched a record-smashing $558,000 at an auction held at Sotheby's in New York Saturday, which saw two bottles break the previous record. The final price, including taxes and commissions, was 17 times the auction house's $32,000 upper estimate for ...
Mercian, Japan's oldest winemaker, readies for onslaught of European grapes following trade deal
With the removal of tariffs on European wines as soon as next year, Mercian Corp. is betting on Japanese grapes to weather the onslaught. Mercian, the country's biggest and oldest vintner, is nearly doubling its vineyards on expectations that its niche grapes — grown in ...
Even an occasional glass of wine or beer increases the risk of health problems and dying, according to a major study on drinking in 195 nations that attributes 2.8 million premature deaths worldwide each year to booze. "There is no safe level of alcohol," said ...
Australia's only Japanese winemaker serves no wine before its time
"Wine is just a drink. If it's not delicious, it's not worth talking about," explains Japanese winemaker Atsuko Radcliffe matter-of-factly. Speaking from her cellar door in the Upper Hunter Valley, roughly 250 kilometers northwest of Sydney, Radcliffe talks about wine in a casual and approachable ...
