About Katsuki Wines
- Founded
- 2017
- 9 years ago
- Location
- 綾町
- 宮崎県
- Wines listed
- 5
- Sparkling 1, White 3, Red 1
- Main grapes
- Portland, Niagara, Chardonnay
Katsuki Wines is a boutique, family-run winery in Aya, Miyazaki — a Kyushu town registered as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve for its town-wide commitment to organic farming. Founder Yoshitada Katsuki trained for a decade in New Zealand's Marlborough region and at a family-run winery in Germany before returning home in 2013 to begin pesticide-free viticulture on inherited land, officially founding the winery in 2017. Defying skepticism that Kyushu's hot, humid, high-rainfall climate could ever support quality winemaking, Katsuki now hand-farms roughly 40 grape varieties — from Chardonnay and Merlot to native and hybrid vines — without chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides, fermenting with wild yeast and bottling without filtration.
Who Is This For?
Ideal for natural wine lovers drawn to rare Japanese grape varieties, terroir-driven farming, and small-batch wines with a clear human story behind them.
Wines of Katsuki Wines
White3
Location & Nearby
- Address
- 宮崎県東諸県郡綾町大字北俣2381番地View map ↗
- Founded
- 2017
Source: katsukiwines.com (checked Sep 2026) / vinami.jp (checked Sep 2026)
The pin with the gold outline marks Katsuki Wines.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Katsuki Wines' winemaking philosophy?
- Founder Yoshitada Katsuki practices completely pesticide-free, additive-free viticulture across roughly 40 grape varieties, fermenting with wild yeast and bottling without filtration so that Aya's volcanic-ash terroir speaks for itself.
- Where is Katsuki Wines located?
- The winery farms about one hectare in Aya, Miyazaki Prefecture — a Kyushu town registered as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2012 for its town-wide commitment to organic agriculture.
- Why does Katsuki Wines grow so many grape varieties?
- Katsuki cultivates roughly 40 varieties, from Chardonnay and Merlot to native Labrusca grapes, believing diversity — much like a resilient community — produces wines no single variety could achieve alone in Kyushu's hot, humid climate.
- Is Katsuki Wines easy to find?
- No — annual production is tiny, roughly 1,000-3,000 bottles, sold mainly within Miyazaki and through a handful of specialty retailers such as Ginza Six, so bottles typically sell out within weeks.