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九州 — EST. 2013

香月ワインズ

Katsuki Wines

PHILOSOPHY

Practicing winemaking rooted in family and community, with a focus on small-batch, handcrafted natural wine.

「家族やコミュニティーを基本としたワイン造り」を実践し、小量生産の手造りナチュラルワインに力を入れている。

WINERY INFO

創業年 / Founded

2013

産地 / Region

九州

圃場面積 / Vineyard

4.2ha

標高 / Elevation

280–420m

土壌 / Soil

火山灰土を基調とした赤土で、ミネラル分が豊富です。排水性に優れ、ぶどうの根に適度なストレスを与えることで複雑さを引き出しています。

認証 / CERTIFICATIONS

JAS有機認証(2012年)

VITICULTURE

Farming

Began sustainable viticulture in 2013 with no chemical fertilizers, insecticides, or herbicides. Adapting Japanese table-grape techniques to European wine varieties, achieved pesticide-free cultivation of wine grapes once thought impossible in this region. A diverse cover of wildflowers, grasses, and herbs is grown to preserve the natural ecosystem as much as possible.

Varieties

Muscat Bailey AKyohoNiagaraEuropean hybrids

WINEMAKING

Philosophy

Harvesting, destemming, pressing, and bottling are all done by hand. Only wild yeast from the grape skins and the air is used. No filtration machine — lees settle by natural gravity. No antioxidants or fining agents.

SO₂

Minimal

Yeast

Wild yeast

Filtration

Unfiltered

Vessels

ステンレスタンク木製樽(フレンチ、アメリカンオーク)卵型セメントタンク

WINEMAKER

香月 克公

BACKGROUND

Yoshitada Katsuki studied winemaking for ten years in New Zealand and Germany. Resolving to bring the family- and community-centered winemaking he experienced there to his home prefecture of Miyazaki, he returned to Japan, personally selecting and importing wine-grape varieties he judged suited to Miyazaki's challenging climate.

TRAINING

Studied winemaking for ten years in New Zealand and Germany.

INFLUENCES

木村秋則氏(奇跡のリンゴで知られる)

TIMELINE

2013

化学肥料、殺虫剤、除草剤を一切使わない持続可能なブドウ栽培を開始