Our February Wine of the Month is made from Japan’s most important indigenous grape variety – Koshu. The grapes for Grace Wine, Koshu Kayagatake, Yamanashi 2018 are grown in distinctively volcanic soils with good drainage, providing excellent growing conditions for the Koshu grape. Come and taste it at the Wines of Koshu tasting on 05th February, at 67 Pall Mall. 

In a nutshell:

Lovely expression of fresh melon and apple fruit with hints of fennel and wet stone through to a bone dry, salty and mouthwatering finish.

The producer:

Grace Wine was established in 1923, in the Katsunuma province, the birthplace of the Japanese wine industry. Committed to the belief that great wine is made in the vineyard, they were the first to research and introduce European training and pruning methods introducing such as using long cordon training and Vertical Shoot Positioning in 1990. The wines are made in a modern way to retain the delicate characteristics of this individual and exciting grape variety.

The wine:

The grapes were gently pressed in a pneumatic press before being fermented at controlled temperatures in stainless steel to preserve the naturally occurring acidity and pure fruit flavours of the Koshu variety. The wine was matured in stainless steel tanks, where it spent three months on its fine lees adding richness and complexity.