Yamanashi is home to many winery with long histories.
Among them is Kai winery, with a history dating back to its founding in Tempo 5 (1834).
As the name implies, it is a winery located in the province of "Kai" from the Sengoku period.
They are even said to possess an official red-seal letter granted by the Takeda clan way back in Tenbun 12 (1543).
What's more, the winery building itself is a Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan.
Megumi Nakamura, navigator for Japanese wine.jp, paid an on-the-spot reporting visit to Kai winery, a place packed with so much history.
We spoke with winemaker Mr. Kazama.
Click here for information on Kai winery.
https://nihonwine.jp/winery_intro/kaiwinery/
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