About Chichibu Rosé
- Style
- Rosé
- Grape Varieties
- Kyoho
- Price Range
- ¥2,640-3,400
- Alcohol
- 12%
Chichibu Rosé is a dry-style rosé from Usagida Winery (Chichibu Farmers Factory), made primarily from Kyoho, a large-berried table grape grown in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture. The wine is fermented with extended skin contact rather than a quick saignée, preserving the grape skin's own aroma and texture. It shows a vivid pink color, an expressive fruity nose, generous fruit character, and gentle acidity — tasting remarkably like biting straight into a ripe Kyoho grape. The label is designed around Chichibu's cherry blossoms.
Skip the imported blush wine — Chichibu Rosé tastes exactly like biting into a ripe Kyoho grape, and that literalness is precisely its charm: it may be Japan's most drinkable, most grape-forward rosé.
New to wine?
A gentle, easy-drinking rosé that tastes like fresh table grapes — a friendly, unintimidating first step into Japanese wine.
Food Pairings
Its bright acidity and fresh grape character work well with sashimi, cold soba, and citrus-dressed salads, and it also suits light Asian dishes with fresh herbs, such as spring rolls or Vietnamese-style salads.
When to drink it
Cherry blossom season picnics, casual gatherings with friends, or as an aperitif before a Japanese meal.
Terroir & Winemaking
Made primarily from Kyoho grapes harvested in Chichibu City, fermented with extended skin contact to retain the grape's own aromatics and texture rather than a simple saignée. Dry style, 12% ABV. Ingredients are grapes (domestic) only, with sulfites added as an antioxidant, as required on Japanese wine labels. Produced by Chichibu Farmers Factory Co., Ltd. (Hinodamachi, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture).
About the producer
Usagida WineryChichibu-born wines, pioneering whisky-cask finishing秩父市, 埼玉県 · Founded 2015Visit the producer page →More wines from Usagida Winery
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What grape is Chichibu Rosé made from?
- It is made primarily from Kyoho, a large-berried table grape grown in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture.
- Is Chichibu Rosé sweet or dry?
- It is a dry-style rosé — despite its fruity, grape-forward aroma, the label describes it as 辛口 (dry).
- What is the alcohol content of Chichibu Rosé?
- 12% ABV.
- What food pairs well with Chichibu Rosé?
- Its bright acidity and fresh grape character suit sashimi, cold soba, citrus-dressed salads, and light Asian dishes with fresh herbs.
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