Funabashi Coq Winery
船橋コックワイナリー
Chiba's first urban winery, made almost entirely by hand
Funabashi Coq Winery is Chiba Prefecture's first urban winery, founded in 2021 in a residential neighborhood of Funabashi City by Takeru Kokubo, a wine writer and long-time restaurateur who has run the meat-and-wine bar COQ DINER since 2011. Because loud machinery can't be used in its residential setting, the winery crafts its wines almost entirely by hand and without filtration, sourcing grapes from producers across Japan, including Hokkaido and Nagano. The result is fresh, unpretentious wines built to accompany everyday Japanese home cooking — an urban winery experience that brings winemaking into the heart of the city.
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Who Is This For?
For drinkers curious about Japan's growing urban winery movement and anyone who wants a gentle, food-friendly wine to match everyday Japanese home cooking.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Funabashi Coq Winery located?
- In a residential neighborhood of Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture — Chiba's first urban winery.
- Does the winery grow its own grapes?
- No — it sources grapes from producers across Japan, including Hokkaido and Nagano, rather than farming its own vineyard.
- Why is production done almost entirely by hand?
- Because the winery sits in a residential area, it can't run loud machinery, so nearly every step, from crushing to bottling, is done manually and without filtration.
- Who founded the winery?
- Takeru Kokubo, author of the bestselling wine book "図解 ワイン一年生" and owner of the meat-and-wine bar COQ DINER, which he has run in Funabashi since 2011.
- What is the winery's signature wine?
- "Katsurareta Steuben," a rosé made from Steuben grapes with notes of rose and green vegetables, best paired with chilled tomato caprese.