The Winery Grace of Yamanashi-ken

Winery Grace - Grace Koshu
The winery offers 42 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 4 of the estates of Yamanashi-ken.
It is located in Yamanashi-ken

The Winery Grace is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 42 wines for sale in of Yamanashi-ken to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Grace wines

Looking for the best Winery Grace wines in Yamanashi-ken among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Grace 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 Winery Grace wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Grace

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Grace

How Winery Grace wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or pork such as recipes of thai shrimp sauce, waterzooï of the sea or creole chipolatas.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Grace

On the nose the white wine of Winery Grace. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, oak or elderflower and sometimes also flavors of lychee, yeast or non oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Grace. is a .

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Grace

  • 2019With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.49/5

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

  • Koshu
  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Yamanashi-ken

Yamanashi is the first Japanese Geographical Indication (GI) for wine. Established in 2013, it is situated in the prefecture of the same name. Yamanashi is promoted as the birthplace of Japanese wine production. The most prominent Grape varieties grown here are the indigenous vitis vinefera white grape variety Koshu, and the Japanese-bred pale red Hybrid Muscat Bailey A.

The latter makes Soft, Fruity reds, while Koshu Dry white wines tend to be Aromatic dry, crisp and citrussy. Koshu is thought to have been cultivated in the Yamanashi Prefecture for a thousand years or more. Genetic studies of the grape tend to support this. Of the 40 other permitted varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay are most prominent.

As of 2018 there are around 80 wineries. Nearly half of these are located arround Koshu City. The 670 hectares (1,655 acres) of vineyards in Yamanashi produce around 40 percent of Japan's entire grape wine output. The wine industry in its modern form dates back to the 1870s in Yamanashi.

The top red wines of Winery Grace

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Grace

How Winery Grace wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust, ollada (catalonia) or rabbit with goat cheese and mint.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Grace

On the nose the red wine of Winery Grace. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Grace

  • 2012With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.57/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Muscat Bailey A
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot

Discover the grape variety: Koshu

One of the oldest varieties cultivated in Japan, generally in arbors/pergolas, most often used as a table grape and recently vinified and associated with other varieties. It is a Vitis vinifera also known in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the United States... practically unknown in France.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Grace

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Grace

How Winery Grace wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of brazilian feijoada, niçoise salad or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Grace

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Grace. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Grace

  • 2013With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Grace.

  • Chardonnay
  • Kerner
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Sulphur

An antiseptic and antioxidant substance known since antiquity, probably already used by the Romans. But it was only in modern times that its use was rediscovered. It will allow a better conservation of the wine and thus favour its export. Sulphur also gave the 18th century winegrower the possibility of extending the maceration period without fearing that the wine would turn sour and thus go from dark rosé wines to the red wines of today. Excessive sulphur, on the other hand, kills happiness, paralysing the aromas and causing headaches.

The top sweet wines of Winery Grace

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Grace

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

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Grace

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Grace. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Grace

  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Grace.

  • Kerner
  • Muscat Bailey A

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top pink wines of Winery Grace

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Grace

How Winery Grace wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, lamb tagine with vegetables and sweet potatoes or soft and inexpensive pasta gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Grace

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Grace. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Grace

  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot

The word of the wine: Consistency

In tasting, it is the equivalent of chewing (the chewiness of a tannic red wine is also mentioned). We then speak of firmness, fluidity, softness, hardness, and why not the crunchiness of an early wine by reference to the grape.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Grace

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 Winery Grace.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

News about Winery Grace and wines from the region

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Scapegrace to build £13m distillery in Central Otago

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The word of the wine: Sulphur

An antiseptic and antioxidant substance known since antiquity, probably already used by the Romans. But it was only in modern times that its use was rediscovered. It will allow a better conservation of the wine and thus favour its export. Sulphur also gave the 18th century winegrower the possibility of extending the maceration period without fearing that the wine would turn sour and thus go from dark rosé wines to the red wines of today. Excessive sulphur, on the other hand, kills happiness, paralysing the aromas and causing headaches.