The Winery Shikishima of Yamanashi-ken

Winery Shikishima
The winery offers 17 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is ranked in the top 376 of the estates of Yamanashi-ken.
It is located in Yamanashi-ken

The Winery Shikishima is one of the best wineries to follow in Yamanashi-ken.. It offers 17 wines for sale in of Yamanashi-ken to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Shikishima wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Shikishima

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Shikishima

How Winery Shikishima wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, moussaka with spices or duck and peach brochettes.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Shikishima

  • 2016With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Pinot Noir

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 Shikishima

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Shikishima

How Winery Shikishima wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of ham with leek fondue, brandade of cod from nimes or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

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

  • Koshu
  • Chardonnay
  • Muscat Bailey A
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Schönburger

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.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Shikishima

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Shikishima

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

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

  • Delaware

The word of the wine: Foaming

Name given to the second alcoholic fermentation that sparkling wines undergo. It gives rise to a release of carbon dioxide in the bottle.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Shikishima

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 Shikishima.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

News about Winery Shikishima and wines from the region

Chablis wines with Joe Fattorini in The Wine Show @Home

In this first episode of a series dedicated to Chablis wines on @The Wine Show @Home, wine expert and TV host Joe Fattorini introduces the vineyards and the wines of Chablis through a tasting of three wines: a Petit Chablis, a Chablis and a Chablis Premier Cru. #PureChablis #BourgogneWines #Chablis ...

Chablis wines in the Hong Kong market by Debra MEIBURG

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 minute-long clip, Debra MEIBURG discusses the position of Chablis wines in the Hong Kong market. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chardonnay

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-Chardonnay, 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/Bourgogne ...

The word of the wine: Foaming

Name given to the second alcoholic fermentation that sparkling wines undergo. It gives rise to a release of carbon dioxide in the bottle.