The Winery Olifant of Yamanashi-ken

Winery Olifant
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 508 of the estates of Yamanashi-ken.
It is located in Yamanashi-ken

The Winery Olifant is one of the best wineries to follow in Yamanashi-ken.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Yamanashi-ken to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Olifant wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Olifant

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Olifant

How Winery Olifant wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or vegetarian such as recipes of salmon with cream sauce, veal chop with rosemary or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Muscat Bailey A
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

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 white wines of Winery Olifant

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Olifant

How Winery Olifant wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta with tuna and laughing cow, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or stuffed eggplant (with vegetables or mixed).

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Koshu

Discover the grape variety: Muscat Bailey A

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Olifant

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 Olifant.

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.

News about Winery Olifant and wines from the region

Geographical denomination: The first step towards the notion of terroir – Focus Mâcon

We created this photomontage, to show you the landscapes and the different characteristics of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation: Wine colors, grape varieties, soil specificities, surface area and production. You’ll become an expert on Mâcon wines! Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​ Find ...

The Chablis vineyard and the transition to sustainable practices

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 5-minute clip, the speakers discuss organic wines and the movement towards more environmentally friendly practices. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bussières

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Bussières, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The word of the wine: De-vatting

Separation of the fermented juice from all solid particles (skin, pips, deposit of lees) by transferring it to a second tank.