{"id":4699,"date":"2022-09-28T00:29:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T22:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/brotherhoods\/japan-brotherhood\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T12:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T10:24:11","slug":"japan-brotherhood","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/en\/brotherhoods\/japan-brotherhood\/","title":{"rendered":"JAPAN Brotherhood"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4699\" class=\"elementor elementor-4699 elementor-1173\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee64093 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee64093\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e736100\" data-id=\"e736100\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7adc0dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7adc0dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JAPAN<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a918f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3a918f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/japan.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1178\" alt=\"japan\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba5a644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba5a644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Winegrowing in Japan began with the adaption of Western culture during the Meiji restoration in the second half of the 19th century in Yamanashi. Although, the Koshu variety had been grown there for over 1200 years.<\/p><p>There is a wide variety of grapes grown in Japan that can be grouped under the following categories.<\/p><p>Indigenous &#038; Eastern Asian grapes ; Vitis coignetiae (ex. Yamabudou ).Wild, highly acidic, deep color <\/p><p>European grapes; Vitis vinifera (ex. Merlot Chardonnay Koshu Zenkoji).Increasingly successful in higher altitude <\/p><p><br>North American grapes; Vitis labrusca (ex. Niagara Portland Delaware-Vitis vinifera)Historically dominated, highly disease-resistant <\/p><p><br>Japan-Specific Crossbreeds; (Muscat-Bailey A Black queen Yamasachi)Created specifically to withstand Japan\u2019s hot summer, humidity and rainfall <\/p><p> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2836b54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2836b54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dff4fe8\" data-id=\"dff4fe8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43eff96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43eff96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Surface :<\/p><p>16300 ha (Total grape cultivation area), 2000-2500 ha (wine grape cultivation area)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66d35ae\" data-id=\"66d35ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa1a792 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa1a792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Production:<\/p><p>815,790 hl (Domestic Wine production)<br\/> 143,240 hl (Japanese Wine production:100% domestic grown grapes and produced within Japan)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a20911\" data-id=\"4a20911\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee32b76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee32b76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Consumption :<\/p><p>2,8 Mhl<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9352281 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9352281\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTerroir\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add8311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"add8311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>Soils : all types.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Climate : all types. Heavy winter snowfalls and relatively cool summer in the northern island Hokkaido(41.1 degrees north latitude). Hot humid, heavy rainfall in summer in the southern islands of Okinawa(26.3 degreesnorth latitude).<\/p><\/li><li><p>Main white grape varieties : Koshu(certified by the O.I.V. ) Niagara, Delaware, Chardonnay, Kerner, Sauvignon blanc, Portland, Muller-Thurgau, Seibel, Zenkoji(O.I.V. )<\/p><\/li><li><p>Main red grape varieties : Muscat-Bailey A (O.I.V. ) Merlot, Concord, Campbell early, Blackqueen, CabernetSauvignon, Zweigeltrebe, Yamasachi (O.I.V. )<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd7d4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dd7d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMain wine regions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d1980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29d1980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vineyards are spread all over Japan from Hokkaido in the north to Okinawa islands in south.<br\/>46 prefectures of Japan have winery. Only one prefecture Saga does not have winery.<br\/>Now Saga is cultivating wine grapes. Wine from Saga will come soon. <\/p><ul><li><p>Hokkaido: Kamikawa region, Sorachi region, Shiribeshi region, Tokachi region<\/p><\/li><li><p>Iwate prefecture: Kitakami basin<\/p><\/li><li><p>Yamagata prefecture: Shonai plain, Yamagata basin, Nanyo city, Nonezawa city<\/p><\/li><li><p>Niigata prefecture: Niigata plain<\/p><\/li><li><p>Nagano prefecture: Nagano basin Matsumoto basin, Ina basin<\/p><\/li><li><p>Yamanashi prefecture: Koshu basin<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23149bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23149bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLegislation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33436c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33436c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2015, government defined \u201cJapanese Wine(Nihon Wine)\u201d which is produced in Japan from Japanese grown grapes.<br\/>Also, government designated the Geographical Indication(G.I.) for alcoholic beverages (Sake, Shochu, Wine other). From 2013 following areas were designated as G.I. for Japanese Wine. <\/p><p>G.I. Yamanashi : from 2013 42,780 hl (29.9% share) The birthplace of Japan Wine<br\/>Koshu, Muscat Bailey A and 40 cepage <\/p><p>G.I. Hokkaido : from 2018 36.380 hl (25.4% share) The cool-climate frontier<br\/>Niagara, Campbell early, Kerner, Muller-Thrugau, Zweigeltrebe. Pinot Noir, Yamasachi and 49 cepage  <\/p><p>G.I. Nagano : from 2021 27,670 hl (19.3% share) Quality born of altitude. Merlot, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Niagara, Zenkoji and 45 cepage <\/p><p>G.I. Yamagata : from 2021 9,970 hl (7.0% share) Coexisting with snow. Muscat Bailey A, Merlot, Yama-Sauvignon, Delaware, Chardonnay, Niagara and 30 cepage <\/p><p>G.I. Osaka : from 2021 390 hl (0.3% share) Old historic area of Japan Wine. Delaware, Muscat Bailey A, Merlot Campbell early, Chardonnay and 32 cepage <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5847ea sticky-column\" data-id=\"f5847ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1d0c25 sticky-parent elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1d0c25\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aa9316\" data-id=\"3aa9316\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae1e03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ae1e03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/japon.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1175\" alt=\"japon\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e432fd7 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e432fd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/winebrotherhoods.org\/en\/brotherhoods\/japan-brotherhood\/japan-brotherhood-the-brotherhood-of-the-knights-of-the-vine-of-japan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE VINE OF JAPAN<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JAPAN Winegrowing in Japan began with the adaption of Western culture during the Meiji restoration in the second half of the 19th century in Yamanashi. 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