On January 27 and 28, 2026, Sapporo Grand Hotel will hold a special dinner event, “Winemaker Atsuo Hirakawa and Three Executive Chefs.”
Here are the details.
About “Winemaker Atsuo Hirakawa and Three Executive Chefs”
The event is a special dinner presentation at Sapporo Grand Hotel.
Guest winemaker Atsuo Hirakawa of Hirakawa Winery in Yoichi, Hokkaido, has continued to earn recognition in Japan and abroad while sharing wine and food culture from the winery's estate vineyards with a global audience.
For these two evenings, Hirakawa will select wines specifically for the event, while three culinary leaders from Sapporo Grand Hotel — the Western restaurant head chef, Japanese restaurant head chef, and executive pastry chef — prepare a special menu.
Program Details
Sample wines include selections from Hirakawa Winery's upper-tier range made from individual vineyard parcels:
2024 Intuition Grande Cuvée
2024 Eloge Grande Cuvée, and others
Sample dishes include:
Western: Tokachi herb-fed beef boeuf bourguignon
Served with puree of aged May Queen potatoes from Otofuke and “Ogon Tamogi” mushrooms from Fukuda Farm in Nanae
Japanese: Ikejime cod milt grilled with hojicha butter, lily-bulb sauce
Dessert: Kito yuzu and chamomile infusion, and more
A gastronomic collaboration created by four professionals.
Be sure to check it out.
Reference
Event Overview
Dates: January 27–28, 2026; doors 17:30, start 18:00
Venue: Northern Terrace Diner, East Wing 1F
Price: JPY 23,000 per person
*Includes food, wine, tax, and service charge.
*Advance reservation required via the official website or by phone at 011-261-3376.
Sapporo Grand Hotel
Address: Kita 1-jo Nishi 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0001
Opened: December 11, 1934
Building: 17 floors above ground, 2 below
Rooms: 494; capacity 1,004 guests
URL:https://grand1934.com/