"What makes Japanese wine special is not power, but precision," says sommelier Yoshinobu Kimura, owner of Sushi M in Tokyo. Shaped by a humid climate and small-scale viticulture, Japanese winemaking ...

Takahiko Soga at his winery in Yoichi, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Photograph by Michael Magers “I don’t understand it,” says Takahiko Soga, bemused, “why are so many people obsessed with my wine?” ...

Carefully grown Japanese wine grapes. Japanese wine is gaining momentum. As of 2024, there were 493 wineries in Japan, jumping from 238 in 2008—more than doubled in 16 years, according to the Japanese ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Food & Wine / Grace Wine "What makes Japanese wine special is not power, but precision," says sommelier Yoshinobu Kimura, ...