The Winery Mie Ikeno is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Yamanashi-ken to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Mie Ikeno wines in Yamanashi-ken among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Mie Ikeno 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 Mie Ikeno wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Mie Ikeno wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of cassoulet of yesteryear, mexican salad with spicy dressing or quiche without pastry.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Mie Ikeno. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
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.
How Winery Mie Ikeno wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or veal such as recipes of meat and goat pie, boar in civet or duck breast with orange sauce.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Mie Ikeno. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or red fruit.
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.
How Winery Mie Ikeno wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of roast pork with milk, coulibiac of salmon or goat cheese and bacon quiche.
On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Mie Ikeno. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.
Substance contained essentially in the skin of the grape. The main ones are anthocyanins, which give red wines their colour and tannins.
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 Mie Ikeno.
Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
