[Yamagata] A selection of namework! 4 recommended sake brewers & wineries

Blessed with natural environment and thriving grape cultivation, Yamagata is one of the four major Japanese wine producing areas. In addition, there are more than 50 sake breweries as one of Japan's best rice spots, and you can enjoy sake. Let's enjoy the sake of Yamagata at the winery and sake brewery where there is a namework!

A variety of wines made with grapes from Yamagata Prefecture/Asahi-machi wine (Asahi-machi)

A winery located in the central part of Yamagata Prefecture, on a green land surrounded by Asahi Renfeng and Gassan. The facility offers tours of the sample vineyard and the bottling process, as well as more than 30 types of wine and brandy.

Since it is possible to sample at the stand, let's compare various wines!

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The recommended is "Asahi-machi Wine Red" for 1419 yen. A well-balanced wine brewed from Muscat Bailey A from Yamagata Prefecture. The rich fruit taste is attractive.

"Asahi-machi Wine White" 1419 yen, a fruity-tasting white wine made from Delaware from Yamagata Prefecture, is also perfect for souvenirs.

■ Asahi-machi wine

Address: Takano Oya, Asahi-machi, Yamagata Prefecture 1080
TEL:0237-68-2611
Opening hours: 9-17 (11-March to 16)
Closed: No Closed
Price: Free to visit (reservation required for groups)

Tourist winery visited by many enthusiasts/Takahata winery (Takahata-machi)

The winery, which aims to become a world-class wine and continues to explore it every day. Many of the wines, which are produced as many as about 800,000 bottles a year, are made using grapes from Takahata-machi.

The winery shop is lined with exclusive wines and seasonal items. Tasting of several types of popular wines is also possible.

In addition to its own wine, the shop also sells original products such as food and sundries. Let's check it out for your trip!

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Recommended is "ARKADIA Select Harvest Cabernet & Merlot" for 7150 yen; the flagship red wine of Takahata Winery.

"Takahata Barrick Chardonnay" 3300 yen is a well-drinking white wine that uses Takahata's pronoun "Chardonnay".

■ Takahata Winery

Address: 2700-1 Nukanome, Takahata-machi, Higashiokitama-gun, Yamagata
TEL:0238-40-1840
Opening hours: 10-17: 00 Sat, Sunday, and public holidays 9-17: 00 (12-March 10-16:30)
Holidays: No holidays (January to March on Wednesday)
Fee: Free admission

A sake brewery with a long history dating back to the Azuchi-Momoyama period / Toko Sake Brewery Museum

At Kojima Sohonten, which produces Yonezawa's sake "Tōkō", the history from the Gōyō liquor of the Uesugi family of the Yonezawa clan is still passed on.

Boasting a history of over 420 years, Kojima Sohonten houses both a museum and a directly managed store. The storehouse, which is one of the largest in the Tohoku region, is also famous as a filming location for movies.

Here, for a fee, you can sample Toko's sake-only sake and high-end sake, and you can also use it only for shopping at sake sales.

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"Pure Rice Ginjo Goyo Sake Store Donation Sake" 2200 yen (720ml) is a limited-edition sake that can only be obtained at sake brewing, and it is a light aftertaste even if it is sweet.

Using the local sake rice "snow goddess", "Toko Pure Rice Daiginjo Snow Goddess" 3850 yen (720ml) is also recommended. It has an elegant taste of Tanrei sweet mouth.

■ Sake Brewery Museum Tōkō no Sakagura

Address: 2-3-22 Omachi, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture
TEL:0238-21-6601
Opening hours: 9-16:30
Closed: Tuesday from January to March
Price: 350 yen to enter

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