Wine representing YamagataThis is a winery located in Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture. There are so-called wineries that import wine in barrels, bottles them and puts them on the market, but here at Takeda Winery, grapes are grown on their own farm, and the wine is produced from those grapes. This is a true winery. |
Taking care of the ingredientsWhich is more important for good wine? Good material or ingredients or the technique? It seems that question was on Nakata’s mind, as he too, is a wine enthusiast. So he asked her that question directly. |
There is philosophy to good wineMost wineries use specialized yeast for fermentation, but at Takeda Winery, the fermentation is done with the natural yeast that is originally on the grapes. The fact they use wild yeast means that multiple types of yeast are involved in the fermentation. As the fermentation process progresses, at each stage a different yeast becomes dominant, and takes over the process. So the change in the yeast builds up various layers of flavor. Of course, this complicates the fermentation process, but they work with wild yeast in pursuit of great taste. |
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- Yugen Kaisha Takeda Winery
- 2-6-1 Yotsuya Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture
- URL http://www.takeda-wine.co.jp/