How many wineries are in Kagawa?

Kagawa has just one winery, Sanuki Winery, founded in 1989 as the first and only winery on Shikoku island.

What grapes are grown in Kagawa?

Sanuki Winery uses only Kagawa-grown grapes, including Delaware, Niagara, Koshu, Lambrusco and Muscat Bailey A, plus the locally bred Kodainou R-1.

What makes Kodainou R-1 special?

Kodainou R-1 is a rare grape bred in Kagawa from wild Ryukyu Ganebu and Muscat of Alexandria; its vines cannot legally leave the prefecture, and it contains two to three times the polyphenols of Cabernet Sauvignon.

What food pairs well with Kagawa wine?

Kagawa's wines pair naturally with the prefecture's signature olive-fed beef, chicken and yellowtail, as well as fresh Seto Inland Sea seafood and Sanuki udon.

Region

Kagawa

香川県

Shikoku's only winery, built on a rare native grape

About Kagawa

Producers listed: 1

Kagawa, Japan's smallest prefecture, sits on Shikoku island along the mild, dry Seto Inland Sea coast. Its sole winery, Sanuki Winery, founded in 1989 in Okushi Nature Park overlooking the sea, crafts wine exclusively from Kagawa-grown grapes — Delaware, Niagara, Koshu, Lambrusco and Muscat Bailey A. The prefecture is also home to Kodainou R-1, a rare grape bred locally from wild Ryukyu Ganebu and Muscat of Alexandria that cannot legally be grown outside Kagawa and yields wines with two to three times the polyphenols of Cabernet Sauvignon. Best known nationally for Sanuki udon and its award-winning olive oil, Kagawa pairs its boutique wines naturally with olive-fed beef, chicken and yellowtail.

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Explorers curious about Japan's rarest indigenous grapes and single-winery regions.

Food Pairings

Olive-fed Sanuki beef, olive-raised chicken and yellowtail, fresh Seto Inland Sea seafood, and Sanuki udon.

Producers

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Sanuki Winery
Founded in 1988 as Shikoku's first and only winery, Sanuki Winery sits inside Ogushi Nature Park on the Ogushi Peninsula, overlooking the Seto Inland Sea in Sanuki City, Kagawa Prefecture. Operated by Sanuki-shi SA Kosha, the winery uses only Kagawa-grown fruit, from Delaware grapes for fresh whites to Kodainou R-1 — a deeply pigmented red variety bred by Kagawa University from a wild Okinawan vine and Muscat of Alexandria — as well as local olives, plums, and the winery's own "Sanukihime" strawberries for its limited "Bihaku" wine. Producing around 40,000 bottles a year, almost entirely consumed within the prefecture, the winery supports local growers and crafts wines designed to complement the Seto Inland Sea's seafood-centered cuisine. Its Sauvage Jaune Savoureuse won a bronze medal at the 2024 Japan Wine Competition.
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many wineries are in Kagawa?: Kagawa has just one winery, Sanuki Winery, founded in 1989 as the first and only winery on Shikoku island.
What grapes are grown in Kagawa?: Sanuki Winery uses only Kagawa-grown grapes, including Delaware, Niagara, Koshu, Lambrusco and Muscat Bailey A, plus the locally bred Kodainou R-1.
What makes Kodainou R-1 special?: Kodainou R-1 is a rare grape bred in Kagawa from wild Ryukyu Ganebu and Muscat of Alexandria; its vines cannot legally leave the prefecture, and it contains two to three times the polyphenols of Cabernet Sauvignon.
What food pairs well with Kagawa wine?: Kagawa's wines pair naturally with the prefecture's signature olive-fed beef, chicken and yellowtail, as well as fresh Seto Inland Sea seafood and Sanuki udon.