長野 — EST. 2008
ドメーヌ ナカジマ
Domaine Nakajima
VITICULTURE
Farming
Varieties
Pinot NoirChardonnayMüller-Thurgau
WINEMAKING
Philosophy
SO₂
MinimalYeast
Wild yeastFiltration
UnfilteredVessels
ステンレススチールタンクフランスオーク樽（中古）
WINEMAKER
中島紀夫
Birthplace — 東京都羽村市
BACKGROUND
Born in Hamura, Tokyo, in 1978. After graduating from a science university in 2002, he worked as a systems engineer. During his office years, he attended cooking classes run by Le Cordon Bleu as a hobby, grew interested in wine, and earned a Wine Expert qualification. Visiting the vineyards of Saint-Émilion, he was moved and resolved to make wine. He moved to Tōmi, Nagano, in 2009, began growing wine grapes in 2010, and opened his winery in October 2014.
PREVIOUS CAREER
Systems engineer.
TRAINING
Domaine des Bois Lucas in France (2010), Bernhard Huber in Germany (2011), and Coco Farm in Tochigi (2012).