About D-style
- Style
- White
- Grape Varieties
- Yama-Blanc, Koshu
- Price Range
- ¥2,000-2,500
- 720ml
D-style is Hakusan Winery's dry white blend of Yama-Blanc and Koshu, two grapes that rarely appear together outside this Fukui producer. Yama-Blanc is a green-skinned cross bred at the University of Yamanashi (by Professor Yoshihide Yamakawa) from Pinot Noir and a Yamabudou×Pinot Noir hybrid, carrying roughly 75% Pinot Noir heritage while retaining the wild grape's bright, food-friendly acidity. Blended with Koshu — Japan's signature white variety, prized for its delicate aromatics and subtle skin-contact character — the result is a crisp, clean dry white with citrus-driven fruit and a mineral finish. It is part of a small family of related bottlings from the same base blend (alongside the off-dry "dandan Blanc" and the oak-aged "Blanc Premier"), with D-style representing the fully dry, unoaked expression.
A rare showcase of Yama-Blanc, a Pinot Noir-descended Japanese cross most people have never heard of — blended with Koshu, it proves Fukui's only winery can make more than yamabudou reds.
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An easy, refreshing way to try Japan's homegrown grape varieties — dry, citrusy, and food-friendly without being challenging.
Food Pairings
A versatile match for delicate, briny, and lightly seasoned dishes: sashimi, sushi, grilled or salt-baked white fish, and light vegetable preparations. The clean acidity also works well as an aperitif.
When to drink it
Casual dinners, sushi nights, and everyday pairing with Japanese home cooking.
Terroir & Winemaking
Blend of Yama-Blanc (a Pinot Noir-derived, green-skinned hybrid bred at the University of Yamanashi) and Koshu, vinified as a dry, unoaked white — the fully dry sibling to the winery's off-dry "dandan Blanc" and oak-aged "Blanc Premier" from the same base blend.
About the producer
Hakusan WineryFukui Prefecture's sole winery, crafting wines exclusively from wild yamabudou (mountain grape) and its hybrids, grown in volcanic Andosol soils at the foot of sacred Mt. Hakusan — with polyphenol levels up to nine times that of conventional grapes.大野市, 福井県 · Founded 2000Visit the producer page →Frequently Asked Questions
- What grapes are used in D-style?
- It is a blend of Yama-Blanc, a Pinot Noir-derived Japanese cross, and Koshu, Japan's signature white grape.
- Is D-style sweet or dry?
- D-style is the fully dry (辛口) version of Hakusan Winery's Yama-Blanc/Koshu blend, distinct from the off-dry dandan Blanc and the oak-aged Blanc Premier made from the same base wine.
- What food pairs well with D-style?
- Its crisp acidity and citrus character pair well with sashimi, sushi, grilled white fish, and other delicately seasoned Japanese dishes.
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