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| [Overview] | Yamanashi prefecture, the centre of Koshu – 甲州 production in Japan is the place where the modern winemaking history was begun by two young men born in this prefecture, who embarked on their journey to France for their training to improve viticulture and winemaking techniques in the late 1800’s. In these days, Yamanashi is the biggest region for both of wine production and wine grape growing by volume. The wine production is undertaken in several cities in the prefecture, where ranging elevations between 400 – 600 metre surrounded by the mountains. The landscape of overall region forms alluvial, varies the elevations from slope down to flat. The slopes make the soil well-drained in the vineyards that are positioned facing south, south-east, north-east and north. These variances in elevation and direction of vine positioning create wide range of expression in aroma, wine style and its taste. |
| [Climate] | A past study identified the climate of Yamanashi can be equivalent to Region IV in refer to Winkler Index (1944) |
| [Key Varieties] | Koshu, Muscat Bailey-A, Delaware (Vitis vinifera L) |
| [Soil] | Volcanic soil, Clay, Granitoid sand |
[Source]
Yamanashi Tourism Organization – Home of Fujisan, 富士の国 やまなし
https://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/taste/wine/about01.html
Koshu City Appellation Control 甲州市原産地呼称ワイン制度
http://www.koshucity-kac.net
National Tax Agency (Japan). (2020, February ). 国内製造ワインの概況（平成30年度調査分）-Domestic wine production in Japan (2018). Retrieved April 28, 2020, from https://www.nta.go.jp/taxes/sake/shiori-gaikyo/seizogaikyo/kajitsu/kajitsuh30.htm
山梨県におけるブドウ栽培地の気候・地理的特性の検討
齋藤裕雅, 石平博, & 馬籠純. (2017). 山梨県におけるブドウ栽培地の気候・地理的特性の検討. In 水文・水資源学会研究発表会要旨集 水文・水資源学会 2017 年度研究発表会 (p. 102). 水文・水資源学会.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11520/jshwr.30.0_102
Amerine, M.A.; Winkler, A.J. (1944): Composition and quality of musts and wines of California grapes, Hilgardia. 15, 493 – 675.
