About Tarunama Shiro Wine
- Style
- White
- Grape Varieties
- Portland
- Price Range
- ¥2,550
Tarunama Shiro Wine ("barrel-drawn white") is Bankei Toge Winery's oak-aged white made from Portland grapes sourced from Niki-cho, a well-known Hokkaido grape-growing town. Like the winery's Tarunama Aka (barrel-drawn red), it rests through the winter in oak barrels before bottling at 720ml, following the estate's minimal-intervention, no-added-sulfite philosophy. According to the winery's own listing it is a cloudy, unfiltered wine (nigori-zake), prized for its rich, expressive Portland fruit character, and is recommended as a pairing for seafood. It has been offered at 2,550 yen (tax included) since the winery's October 2019 price revision.
Bankei's own listing calls this a nigori-style, unfiltered white best matched with seafood — a distinctive, rustic counterpart to its oak-aged red sibling.
New to wine?
A rustic, unfiltered white that pairs naturally with seafood — a good introduction to Bankei's hands-on, additive-free style in white form.
Food Pairings
The winery specifically recommends pairing with seafood (kaisan-butsu) — the cloudy, fruit-forward character works well with grilled or simmered fish, shellfish, and other Hokkaido seafood dishes.
When to drink it
Casual meals centered on seafood, everyday drinking, or as a conversation-starting rustic white for guests.
Terroir & Winemaking
Made from Portland grapes grown in Niki-cho, Hokkaido. Fermented and then rested through the winter in oak barrels before bottling at 720ml, following the winery's no-added-sulfite philosophy. Described by the winery as a cloudy (nigori), unfiltered-style white. Vintage not indicated; alcohol content not disclosed by the winery.
About the producer
Bankei Toge WinerySapporo's pioneering, hands-on additive-free winery.札幌市, 北海道 · Founded 2001Visit the producer page →Frequently Asked Questions
- What grape is Tarunama Shiro Wine made from?
- It is made from Portland grapes grown in Niki-cho, Hokkaido, a well-known local grape-growing area.
- What food does it pair with?
- The winery recommends it with seafood (kaisan-butsu), such as grilled or simmered fish and shellfish.
- Is it a filtered wine?
- No — the winery describes it as a cloudy, nigori-style unfiltered white wine.
- How is it made?
- After fermentation it rests through the winter in oak barrels before being bottled at 720ml, with no added sulfites.
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