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L'escargot is a small artisan winery founded in 2009 by Muneki Abe, located in Echizenhama, Nishikan Ward, Niigata City, a coastal community nestled between the Sea of Japan and the slopes of Mt. Kakutayama within the Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park. Abe, a former financial professional, left a career in international finance to pursue winemaking from scratch, learning viticulture and fermentation through a winery management academy before planting his first vines in 2007. Commercial wine production commenced in 2012. The winery takes its name from the French word for snail, chosen for three interlocking reasons: the slow, deliberate pace of artisan winemaking, the aspiration to cultivate a healthy vineyard where snails can live undisturbed, and the desire to craft a sparkling wine that pairs perfectly with the classic French dish of escargots in garlic butter. L'escargot uses both its own low-chemical, zero-fertiliser estate vines and fruit sourced from like-minded local growers in the prefecture. The winemaking style is resolutely minimalist: stainless-steel fermentation only, no fining, predominantly unfiltered, with sulphite additions kept to the absolute minimum. Annual production stands at roughly 10,000 bottles. The winery exports to markets including Singapore and received the Japan Winery Award Connoisseur's Winery designation in 2025.
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pur. is a small-batch winery on the highest plateau in Niki-cho, Yoichi District, Hokkaido, sitting at 130–150 m elevation with sweeping views of Shiripa Cape. Owner Tanyama Tokichi took over the 3-hectare family vineyard in 2021 and released the first vintage in 2023 through commissioned winemaking at Yamada-do, whose winemaker trained at the legendary Domaine Takahiko. The name — French for 'pure' — captures the winemaking philosophy: harvest quality grapes, press them as-is, add nothing. Eight varieties including Chardonnay (45%) and Pinot Noir (35%) grow in clay-rich, north-facing plots at the highest point in Niki-cho, demanding meticulous canopy management. Production is tiny and sold primarily through local channels and the Yoichi furusato nōzei program.
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The producer who revived Priorat as a world-class region, making the iconic L'Ermita and Finca Dofí from ancient Garnacha and Cariñena vines on llicorella schist terraces.
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www.alvaropalacios.com