The Akiu Winery of Yamanashi-ken

Akiu Winery
The winery offers 22 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Yamanashi-ken.
It is located in Yamanashi-ken

The Akiu Winery is one of the best wineries to follow in Yamanashi-ken.. It offers 22 wines for sale in of Yamanashi-ken to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Akiu Winery wines

Looking for the best Akiu Winery wines in Yamanashi-ken among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Akiu Winery wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Akiu Winery wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Akiu Winery

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Akiu Winery

How Akiu Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew provencal style or rabbit in foil.

The best vintages in the red wines of Akiu Winery

  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.12/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Akiu Winery.

  • Merlot
  • Muscat Bailey A
  • Yamabudo
  • Steuben

Discovering the wine region of Yamanashi-ken

Japanese winemaking heart at the foot of Mount Fuji, signature in Koshu. Identity-driven native white (~90% of Japanese plantings): delicate, precise dry whites with notes of citrus (yuzu, lime), green apple, white flowers and a slightly saline finish, low alcohol and great freshness. Ideal with sushi and Japanese cuisine. Also Chardonnay and Merlot in the altitude zones of Akeno.

Vineyards at 400-700 m on volcanic ash, climate with marked thermal swings.

The top white wines of Akiu Winery

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Akiu Winery

How Akiu Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of rabbit with cider and mushrooms, tuna catalan style or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

The best vintages in the white wines of Akiu Winery

  • 2016With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.07/5
  • 2017With an average score of 2.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Akiu Winery.

  • Delaware
  • Chardonnay
  • Koshu
  • Muscat Bailey A
  • Muscat Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Muscat Bailey A

Supple, fruity reds with a moderate ruby robe, silky tannins and a direct palate, with signature Muscat aromas (fresh grape, rose), red fruits (cherry, strawberry), candy and hybrid herbal notes. A simple, early-ripening profile. Widely grown in Japan (Yamanashi, Nagano), it is the emblem of modern Japanese reds. Black hybrid grape created in 1927 by Zenbei Kawakami, a Bailey × Muscat Hamburg cross.

The top pink wines of Akiu Winery

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Akiu Winery

How Akiu Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the pink wines of Akiu Winery

  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.33/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Akiu Winery.

  • Steuben
  • Muscat Bailey A

The word of the wine: Shipping (liquor)

In champagne and wines made according to the traditional method, wine is added before corking to fill the void in the bottle created by disgorging. This added wine is often sweetened by sugar incorporated in variable proportions according to the style of wine sought (see dosage). Syn.: liqueur de dosage.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Akiu Winery

Planning a wine route in the of Yamanashi-ken? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Akiu Winery.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.