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Kaze no Etude is a gentle, complex dry white wine made from Chardonnay grapes. As with many Chardonnay-based wines, the broad, rich mouthfeel and complex blend of fruit and earth aromas makes for very satisfying drinking. We’d recommend this with shellfish, fish or chicken in cream sauces, pork, and veal.

09/Dec/2015

●M.V. Kaze no Etude Wine Details PDF

Japanese

Cocoromi Norton is an exceptional wine made entirely from the Norton grape. The Norton grape variety is almost entirely unknown, and originated in eastern America’s Virginia before being brought to Missouri where it is now enthusiastically grown for wine production. In Missouri and Virginia, Norton yields fruity, deeply colored, impressive wines. This is done in spite of the fact that the areas have high summer temperatures, with abundant rains. Given that these weather patterns are also found throughout much of Japan, we thought we could make good wine using Norton. Through a vine importation and propagation program we began planting Japanese Norton vineyards in 2000.
The character of the 2013 Cocoromi Norton is quite floral, showing violet and jasmine notes, fruit-filled flavors of plum and cassis, and red fruits. The backbone of crisp acidity is typical of the Norton grape. And the quality and intensity of the wine is typical of the vineyard, owned and operated by the good people of Cocoromi Gakuen.
A mature example would be perfect with meat or fish with sour fruits sauce, especially roast duck with raspberry sauce.

20/Aug/2015

●2013 cocoromi norton Wine Details PDF

Japanese

Here Comes the Moon is made from the Kerner grape, a variety relatively unknown to most. It was developed in Germany in the 1950s and is grown to produce outstanding wines in Germany, Austria, northern Italy, and Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido.
From the first time we attempted making wine from Hokkaido-grown Kerner we’ve been taken with the tremendous potential that the grape holds. It is marked by an intensity of fruit, strong aromatics, and a crisp spine of acid.
Kerner perhaps reaches it ultimate expression in the coastal hillsides of Yoichi, an hour’s drive west of Sapporo. Cooking ocean breezes and fertile, iron-rich soils combine to infuse the wines with an extra depth of flavor. The grapes for this wine were grown by Mr. Fujisawa and Mr. Konishi, our friends of many years and one of the most accomplished growers that we have ever met.
Mr. Fujisawa and Mr.Konishi performed his magic, turning out grapes with powerful aromas, sturdiness of body, and a beautiful acidic snap.
Careful pressing, fermentation using wild yeasts, and a post-fermentation aging period in stainless steel has yielded a powerful wine showing to great effect Kerner’s fruit profile.

The origin of the wine’s name, Here Comes the Moon, is from a late Edo Period poem which encourages wisdom, patience, and acceptance…
“One should wait for the rising of the moon, yet should not chase after the falling flower petals”.

27/Sep/2015

●2014 Here Comes The Moon Wine Details PDF

Japanese

Coco Farm’s Dai Ichi Gakusyo is a true meeting of East and West. With this wine, the Japan-only hybrid grape variety Muscat Bailey A is treated with the respect it deserves: organically farmed on steep, low-yielding mountain sites, the grapes are vinified in a very (European) traditional style, fermented with wild yeasts, aged in small oak casks, and bottled without filtration.
The resulting wine allies the strongly floral characters of the grape with the earthy, complex elements of winemaking to produce a singular product. The wine’s aromatic power, relative lightness on the palate and strong core of acidity make this wine natural with poultry dishes. We especially like it with tea-smoked duck dressed with a berry-based sauce.

20/Aug/2015

●2012 Dai-Ichi Gakusyo Wine Details PDF

Japanese

Our Yama no Chardonnay bottling gives form to our firm belief in the quality of Chardonnay grown on steep mountain slopes in cool Yamagata prefecture. Low yields and late harvesting produces intensely flavored grapes and wines with a tremendous array of flavors and aromas and a broad, creamy mouthfeel.
Try this with lobster or crab, are roast chicken dressed with a shiitake-cream sauce.

11/Jan/2016

●2013 Yama no Chardonnay Wine Details PDF

Japanese

Our Yama no Chardonnay bottling gives form to our firm belief in the quality of Chardonnay grown on steep mountain slopes in cool Yamagata prefecture. Low yields and late harvesting produces intensely flavored grapes and wines with a tremendous array of flavors and aromas and a broad, creamy mouthfeel.
Try this with lobster or crab, are roast chicken dressed with a shiitake-cream sauce.

20/Aug/2015

●2012 Yama no Chardonnay Wine Details PDF

Japanese

Coco Farm’s Dai Ichi Gakusyo is a true meeting of East and West. With this wine, the Japan-only hybrid grape variety Muscat Bailey A is treated with the respect it deserves: organically farmed on steep, low-yielding mountain sites, the grapes are vinified in a very (European) traditional style, fermented with wild yeasts, aged in small oak casks, and bottled without filtration.
The resulting wine allies the strongly floral characters of the grape with the earthy, complex elements of winemaking to produce a singular product. The wine’s aromatic power, relative lightness on the palate and strong core of acidity make this wine natural with poultry dishes. We especially like it with tea-smoked duck dressed with a berry-based sauce.

11/Jan/2016

●2013 Dai-Ichi Gakusyo Wine Details PDF

Japanese

Echi di Zoccoli d’Ashino (“The Footfall of the Donkey”) is an unusual dessert wine made from dried Koshu grapes that are gently pressed and fermented in old oak barrels. The drying process intensifies the flavors in the grape, and adds a pleasing caramel note. Rich, honeyed and deeply satisfying, this ultra-sweet wine is a beautiful grace note to an evening of fine dining, especially when paired with a nut tart or dried fruit.

11/Jan/2016

●2008 Echi di Zoccoli d’Asino Wine Details PDF

Japanese

The production of high quality Pinot noir is not an easy pursuit.
The grape variety is difficult to grow on many levels. Firstly, more than other grapes it really does ‘choose’ the sites in which it will perform well. Chardonnay can make a passably good wine under any number of environmental conditions: different soils, different climates, etc. But Pinot noir only performs in a narrowly defined range of soils and weather patterns… grow the grape in conditions not exactly fit to the grape’s comfort zone and the result is at best a boring, weak red wine. Pinot noir is also a notoriously particular grape when it comes to yields: over-cropping Pinot noir by as little as an extra ton per hectare will rob the grapes (and the resulting wine) of depth and character.
In the cellar, too, Pinot noir is a demanding partner. An extremely gentle hand is required, or the delicacy, silkiness and ethereal aromas that are unique to the grape will be destroyed, leaving a clunky, inelegant wine.

These many difficulties, though, hardly keep people from trying. In fact, given the frustrations and failures that accompany attempts to make great Pinot noir, it is surprising that so many try. But one experience with a great bottle of Pinot noir—the dancingly light, yet complex aromas, the silky palate feel and the gentle, earthy finish as soft as a lover’s kiss—will convince anyone of the heights that the grape can achieve. And we foolish winemakers fall under the spell of this most fickle partner.

The 2014 COCO TOARU PINOT NOIR is our first effort from a new vineyard planted in Yoichi.
The growers responsible are the KIMURAS, a family operation that grows more Pinot Noir (and has done so longer) than just about anyone else in Japan. We have known the family for a long time, and have admired greatly their dedication to quality Pinot noir growing.
This new vineyard is planted on a steep west-facing slope of red clay-loam soils. The vines are lovingly attended, and produced only moderate amounts of very ripe Pinot noir. In the cellar, in keeping with the Coco Toaru philosophy, the grapes are lightly crushed, fermented with wild yeasts at moderate temperatures, pressed gently, and then aged in a mix of wooden barrels and small-volume stainless steel tanks. Nothing is added to the wine except a modicum of sulphur dioxide at bottling, and nothing is removed as we avoid the use of damaging filtration equipment.
The 2014 vintage was an excellent year, with warm weather throughout the second half of summer allowing the grapes to easily achieve proper ripeness, with depth and perfume.
We hope you enjoy our first attempt at a Coco Toaru Pinot noir. We had great fun making the wine, and are encouraged by the results. A Votre santé！

11/Jan/2016

●2014 pinot noir Wine Details PDF

Japanese

Coco’s Mata Yaro Ne is our red dessert wine, made from ripe Muscat Bailey A grapes that are slowly dried to concentrate flavors and sugars. The dried grapes are then macerated slowly through fermentation to produce a delicious sweet red wine, redolent of dried cherries and bitter almond. Try it with a flourless chocolate cake or simply chilled on a Sunday afternoon.

11/Jan/2016

●MV matayaronne_15 Wine Details PDF