The Winery Shirayuri of Yamanashi-ken

Winery Shirayuri - Adiron Dack Nouveau
The winery offers 40 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is ranked in the top 120 of the estates of Yamanashi-ken.
It is located in Yamanashi-ken

The Winery Shirayuri is one of the best wineries to follow in Yamanashi-ken.. It offers 40 wines for sale in of Yamanashi-ken to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Shirayuri wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Shirayuri

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Shirayuri

How Winery Shirayuri wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of kig ar farz breton, lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours or roast pork in the oven.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Shirayuri

  • 2020With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.37/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.23/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 2.88/5

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

  • Muscat Bailey A
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • 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 Shirayuri

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Shirayuri

How Winery Shirayuri wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or pork such as recipes of violet omelette, medallion of white fish with shrimp sauce or stuffed eggplant (with vegetables or mixed).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Shirayuri

On the nose the white wine of Winery Shirayuri. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, earth or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Shirayuri. is a .

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Shirayuri

  • 2017With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.22/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.16/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.05/5

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

  • Koshu
  • Niagara
  • Chardonnay
  • Delaware

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 Shirayuri

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Shirayuri

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

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

  • Koshu

The word of the wine: Bacchus

Roman god of the vine and wine, often evoked to qualify everything that concerns the world of wine, and in particular its consumption. His name gave the adjective "bachique" which suggests the idea of celebration and conviviality.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Shirayuri

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 Shirayuri.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Winery Shirayuri and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Bacchus

Roman god of the vine and wine, often evoked to qualify everything that concerns the world of wine, and in particular its consumption. His name gave the adjective "bachique" which suggests the idea of celebration and conviviality.