Domaine Kayagatake
ドメーヌ茅ヶ岳
Husband-and-wife boutique winery at the foot of Mt. Kayagatake, Nirasaki.
Domaine Kayagatake is a small, family-run boutique winery located in Uenoyama, Nirasaki City, Yamanashi Prefecture, at the southern foot of Mt. Kayagatake. It was founded by Masahiko Abe, who took over his family's grape farm — originally growing table grapes (Kyoho, Pione) alongside Muscat Bailey A and Koshu for wine — and, after completing graduate studies in wine science at the University of Yamanashi's Institute of Enology and Viticulture, released his first vintage in 2015. The winery is run together with his wife and focuses exclusively on estate-grown Koshu and Muscat Bailey A, harvesting the Muscat Bailey A in October to maximize furaneol, the strawberry-like aromatic compound the variety is known for. Its flagship wines, released under the 'Adagio di Uenoyama' label, are a dry Koshu white and a medium-bodied Muscat Bailey A red, both reflecting the long sunshine hours and well-drained soil of the Nirasaki terroir at the southern base of Mt. Kayagatake, near the boundary with Hokuto City.
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Who Is This For?
Ideal for those who appreciate authentic Japanese wines and the strawberry-scented, elegant expression of estate-grown Muscat Bailey A.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Domaine Kayagatake located?
- The winery is located at 3237-6 Uenoyama, Nirasaki City, Yamanashi Prefecture, at the southern foot of Mt. Kayagatake, close to the boundary with neighboring Hokuto City.
- Who founded Domaine Kayagatake and when?
- It was founded by Masahiko Abe, who inherited his family's grape farm and, after graduate studies in wine science at the University of Yamanashi, released the winery's first vintage in 2015.
- What grape varieties does Domaine Kayagatake use?
- The winery uses only estate-grown Koshu and Muscat Bailey A, both indigenous Japanese varieties, for its 'Adagio di Uenoyama' Koshu white and Muscat Bailey A red.
- What makes Domaine Kayagatake's Muscat Bailey A distinctive?
- The grapes are harvested in October to maximize furaneol, the strawberry-like aromatic compound characteristic of ripe Muscat Bailey A, giving the wine a pronounced fruity aroma.