長野 — EST. 2011

Aperture Farm and Winery

PHILOSOPHY

WINERY INFO

創業年 / Founded

2011

産地 / Region

長野

圃場面積 / Vineyard

8.5ha

標高 / Elevation

650–750m

土壌 / Soil

火山性の黒ボク土が主体で、適度な保水性と通気性を備えています。小石が混在し、ミネラル成分が豊富で、ブドウの根が深く張るための理想的な環境を形成しています。

LINKS

Website Instagram

VITICULTURE

Farming

Varieties

甲州メルローシャルドネピノ・ノワール

WINEMAKING

Philosophy

SO₂

Minimal

Yeast

Wild yeast

Filtration

Unfiltered

Vessels

ステンレスタンクフレンチオーク樽（新樽30%）アンフォラ

WINEMAKER

田辺良

Birthplace — 埼玉県蓮田市

BACKGROUND

Born in Hasuda, Saitama, in 1981. After studying photography at a US university, he returned to Japan and worked at a trading company, using his English while discovering wine. He later worked at a wine shop and, aspiring to start a winery, moved to Tōmi, Nagano, in 2010. His first vintage, made under contract, was 2013, and he opened his own winery in August 2022. He photographs his own wine labels on an iPhone.

PREVIOUS CAREER

Trading-company employee, then wine-shop staff.

WINES BY APERTURE FARM AND WINERY

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