About Niagara
- Style
- White
- Grape Varieties
- Niagara
- Price Range
- ¥1,900-2,200
- Alcohol
- 9.5%
Niagara is Housui Winery's semi-sweet white cuvée made from 100% Niagara grapes grown in Yoichi, Hokkaido — one of Japan's best-known cool-climate districts for this aromatic American variety. Part of the winery's 'Housui Wine Series' of accessible, food-grape-based bottlings (alongside Orange Pink, Portland - Kurauchi Farm, and Seibel - Sasaki Farm), it is built to showcase Niagara's signature foxy-floral, Muscat-like aroma while keeping sweetness and acidity in careful balance. The result is a clean, fragrant white with a soft, juicy palate and a refreshing finish — a gentle, approachable style that has long made it one of the winery's most recognizable bottlings.
This is the wine that introduces many people to Niagara's charm — its unmistakably floral, Muscat-like nose is proof that Hokkaido's cool climate can turn a humble grape into something genuinely fragrant and memorable.
New to wine?
One of the friendliest wines in the lineup — fragrant, gently sweet, and easy to enjoy even for those who rarely drink wine.
Food Pairings
Its soft sweetness and floral aromatics make it a natural match for fresh fruit, mild cheeses like Brie or cream cheese, and lightly spiced dishes, where its gentle sugar tempers the heat. In Japanese cuisine, try it with tempura dipped in salt, sashimi of delicate white fish, or yakitori glazed with a slightly sweet tare sauce.
When to drink it
Great chilled as an aperitif, at casual gatherings, or as an easy introduction to Hokkaido wine for guests new to it.
Terroir & Winemaking
Made from 100% Niagara, an aromatic American (Vitis labrusca-based) hybrid variety grown in Yoichi, Hokkaido. Vinified as a semi-sweet white, prioritizing preservation of the grape's naturally intense, Muscat-and-foxy aromatics over dryness. ABV 9.5%.
About the producer
Housui WineryPioneering snow-country terroir wines from Sorachi岩見沢市, 北海道 · Founded 2006Visit the producer page →Frequently Asked Questions
- What does Housui Winery's Niagara taste like?
- It has an intensely floral, Muscat-like aroma with lychee and grape-candy notes, a soft semi-sweet palate, and a clean, balanced finish where acidity keeps the sweetness in check.
- What is the alcohol content of Niagara?
- It is 9.5% ABV.
- Where are the grapes grown?
- The Niagara grapes are grown in Yoichi, Hokkaido, one of Japan's best-known regions for this aromatic variety, and vinified at Housui Winery in Housui-cho, Iwamizawa.
- What food pairs well with this wine?
- Its gentle sweetness pairs well with fresh fruit, soft cheeses, and lightly spiced dishes, and in Japanese cuisine it matches nicely with salted tempura, delicate white-fish sashimi, or sweet-glazed yakitori.
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