About OTARUVALLEY
- Style
- White
- Grape Varieties
- Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer, Chardonnay, Kerner, Albariño, Viognier, Malvasia, Pinot Noir
- Price Range
- ¥11,000
- Alcohol
- 11%
OTARUVALLEY is OSA WINERY's flagship white wine, a blend of eight grape varieties — Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer, Chardonnay, Kerner, Albariño, Viognier, Malvasia and Pinot Noir — grown entirely on the winery's own south-facing Shioya vineyard in Otaru, Hokkaido. Aromatic varieties such as Gewürztraminer are picked early to preserve fragrance, while structural varieties like Chardonnay are left to fully ripen; grapes are harvested in five passes, gently low-pressure pressed, and fermented separately by tank before blending. The 2022 vintage shows aromas of apple, pear, white rose, white peach and sea breeze, with a soft, well-balanced palate carrying a subtle saline note from Shioya's seabed-volcanic soils and a gently sweet, lingering finish. The 2020 vintage was rated 92 points by James Suckling.
OSA WINERY's most ambitious white — an eight-variety Otaru field blend whose signature sea-breeze salinity, drawn straight from Shioya's ancient seabed soils, makes it unmistakably a wine of place.
New to wine?
An elegant, food-friendly introduction to Japanese white wine — approachable stone-fruit and floral aromas balanced by a distinctive, subtle sea-breeze salinity.
Food Pairings
Designed as a food wine — its subtle salinity and aromatic complexity pair especially well with Otaru's fresh seafood, from sashimi to grilled fish, as well as shellfish and lightly seasoned appetizers.
When to drink it
Special occasions and celebratory dinners, paired with Otaru's seafood cuisine
Terroir & Winemaking
Estate-grown eight-variety field blend from the Shioya vineyard in Otaru. Harvested in five passes from early October depending on each variety's target ripeness (aromatic varieties picked earlier, structural varieties left to fully ripen), gently low-pressure pressed, and fermented separately by variety/tank before final blending. Grown without herbicides or chemical fertilizers, with pesticide use kept to roughly a third of conventional practice; the steep slope is worked entirely by hand.
About the producer
OSA WINERYAromatic small-batch wines from Otaru's stone warehouse小樽市, 北海道 · Founded 2015Visit the producer page →More wines from OSA WINERY
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What grape varieties are used in OTARUVALLEY?
- OTARUVALLEY is a blend of eight varieties grown on OSA WINERY's own Shioya vineyard in Otaru: Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer, Chardonnay, Kerner, Albariño, Viognier, Malvasia and Pinot Noir.
- What does OTARUVALLEY taste like?
- It offers aromas of apple, pear, white rose and white peach with a hint of sea breeze, leading into a soft, well-balanced, off-dry palate with a distinctive subtle salinity and a gently sweet, lingering finish.
- What food pairs well with OTARUVALLEY?
- It was built as a food wine and pairs especially well with Otaru's fresh seafood — sashimi, grilled fish and shellfish — where its saline character echoes the dish.
- Has OTARUVALLEY won any awards?
- Yes — the 2020 vintage was rated 92 points by James Suckling.
- What does the name OTARUVALLEY mean?
- It combines 'Otaru' and 'valley,' evoking the sea breeze that flows through the valley near Mt. Tengu in Otaru; it also carries the Japanese subtitle [小樽晴], meaning Otaru's clear, sunny skies.
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