The best wines of Yamagata-Ken

Discover the best wines of Yamagata-Ken as well as the best winemakers of Yamagata-Ken and estates of Yamagata-Ken to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Yamagata-Ken and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Yamagata-Ken by region

Looking for a good wine of Yamagata-Ken among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Yamagata-Ken. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Yamagata-Ken with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Yamagata-Ken

See the top 100 best red wines of Yamagata-Ken

Want to buy a red wine of Yamagata-Ken cheap or sell a red wine of Yamagata-Ken at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Yamagata-Ken

Red wines from the region of Yamagata-Ken go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boeuf lôc lac (cambodia) or duck aiguillettes with apples.

The best vintages in red wine of Yamagata-Ken

  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Yamagata-Ken

  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Yamagata-Ken

The wine region of of Japan. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Hamada or the Domaine Hamada produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of are Chardonnay, Merlot and Koshu, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. We currently count 2 estates and châteaux in the of , producing 6 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.

The wines of go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.

Great white wines of Yamagata-Ken

See the top 100 best white wines of Yamagata-Ken

Want to buy a white wine of Yamagata-Ken cheap or sell a white wine of Yamagata-Ken at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Yamagata-Ken

White wines from the region of Yamagata-Ken go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of light stuffed tomatoes, baked salmon mediterranean style or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

The best vintages in white wine of Yamagata-Ken

  • 2018With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.20/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Yamagata-Ken

  • Chardonnay
  • Koshu
  • Muscat Bailey A
  • Seibel
  • Niagara

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News from the vineyard of Yamagata-Ken

Brad Pitt launches skincare range using ingredients from Rhône Valley vineyard

Le Domaine Skincare features a serum, a cream, a fluid cream and a cleansing emulsion, all of which are vegan and suitable for all skin types. The products are made from organic matter that was previously discarded after the grapes had been pressed. Le Domaine Skincare’s packaging also includes recyclable glass bottles and jars, and reusable stoppers made of oak cut from the scraps of the vineyard’s wine barrels. ‘It is about imitating nature’s organic cycles, its original beauty,’ said Pitt, wh ...

Vinexposium/IWSR report: Moderation and convenience on the road to recovery

While preparing to resume its calendar of trade fairs, Vinexposium, the company behind 10 of the world’s biggest alcoholic beverage trade events, partnered with market research agency IWSR and its consumer behaviour child company, Wine Intelligence, to issue a report charting the drinks sector’s road to recovery. For Rodolphe Lameyse, CEO of Vinexposium, ‘the last couple of years have been a game changer for the drinks industry’, with structural transformations in logistics, packaging, product d ...

Penfolds to release second rare wine NFT

Penfolds has announced it is to launch its second rare wine NFT with direct-to-consumer wines and spirits NFT platform BlockBar. The second rare release will comprise limited edition NFTs tied to 300 bottles of Penfolds Magill Cellar 3 Cabernet Shiraz from the 2018 vintage. Crafted under the watchful eye of chief winemaker Peter Gago, recipient of the Decanter Hall of Fame award last year, the wines will not be available from retail, nor Penfolds Cellar Doors. The release coincides with BlockBar ...