Japan Wine and Geographical Indications help explain how regional identity works in Japanese wine, from Yamanashi and Nagano to Hokkaido
Hokkaido is Japan’s cold-climate wine frontier, shaped by low humidity, severe winters, and a growing reputation for Pinot Noir, Chardonnay,
Nagano is Japan’s strongest number-two wine region: cooler, higher, and more fragmented than Yamanashi, with a growing reputation for Merlot,