About Kuradashi Koshu
- Style
- White
- Grape Varieties
- Koshu
- Price Range
- ¥3,010
- 1.8L bottle
- Alcohol
- 11%
Kuradashi Koshu is Chateau Katsunuma's dry white Koshu bottled in the traditional 1.8-liter isshobin format, a style rooted in the early history of Yamanashi winemaking. When wine production began in Yamanashi during the early Meiji era, wine was bottled the same way as sake — in large one-sho bottles — and became a household staple for local grape farmers, poured at daily meals and at celebrations and gatherings throughout the year. Kuradashi Koshu revives that format for a certified GI Yamanashi wine made from 100% Koshu grapes. According to the producer, it is a fresh, dry-style wine with lively fruit aromas, offering a round, soft palate with well-balanced structure and an overall light, easy-drinking impression.
Kuradashi Koshu is a rare chance to taste Yamanashi's isshobin wine tradition in its original large-bottle format — an everyday Koshu built for sharing, not for special-occasion sipping alone.
New to wine?
A friendly, food-flexible dry Koshu in a big bottle — pour it at the table the way Yamanashi families have for generations.
Food Pairings
The producer recommends pairing Kuradashi Koshu with sake-steamed clams (asari no wine-mushi), simmered root vegetables, hoto (Yamanashi's local udon hotpot), tempura, cold soba (zaru soba), pasta in white wine sauce, poached or salt-grilled white fish, and cheese fondue.
When to drink it
Best suited to everyday dinners, family gatherings, year-end and New Year celebrations, and other occasions where a large-format bottle is shared among several people.
Terroir & Winemaking
Made from 100% Koshu grapes grown in Koshu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, and certified under the GI Yamanashi geographical indication (designated by the Commissioner of the National Tax Agency in April 2023). Bottled at 11% ABV in a large-format 1.8-liter (isshobin) bottle, priced at ¥3,010 (tax included).
About the producer
Chateau KatsunumaA historic pioneer of Japanese wine with 140 years of tradition.甲州市, 山梨県 · Founded 1877Visit the producer page →More wines from Chateau Katsunuma
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Why is Kuradashi Koshu sold in a 1.8-liter bottle?
- It follows a tradition dating back to the early Meiji era, when Yamanashi wine was bottled the same way as sake, in one-sho (1.8L) bottles, for everyday drinking and local celebrations.
- Is Kuradashi Koshu dry or sweet?
- It is a dry-style (辛口) white wine made from 100% Koshu grapes, with fresh fruit aromas and a soft, well-balanced palate.
- Is Kuradashi Koshu a GI-certified wine?
- Yes. It carries the GI Yamanashi geographical indication, designated by Japan's National Tax Agency Commissioner in April 2023.
- What food pairs well with Kuradashi Koshu?
- The producer suggests sake-steamed clams, simmered root vegetables, hoto noodle hotpot, tempura, cold soba, white-wine-sauce pasta, poached or salt-grilled white fish, and cheese fondue.
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