What the Grapevine Tells us About Japan’s Success with Coronavirus

The Koshu Valley borders the world’s largest metropolitan area. What can a community of grape farmers teach us about how Japan, a country of 126 million and the oldest population in the world, has so far kept coronavirus at bay? Is the country’s achievement to be put down to luck and resigned to the annals of mysterious contradictions that so often characterise Japan, or has the whole been held together by the sum of its extra fail-safe parts, enabling success to seem effortless?

Rosemary MitchellJune 25, 2020Koshu, coronavirus, grape-growing Comment

What is Japanese Wine?

“You mean sake?” That is the response most often encountered when asking if someone has tried Japanese wine. The notion that Japan makes wine is something that has stayed a secret from not only the world at large but also much of the population of Japan itself for over 140 years. When it comes to bringing Japanese wine to the world stage, it all starts with Koshu…

Rosemary MitchellAugust 7, 2019山梨県甲州市勝沼町Japanese wine, Koshu, sake, Yamanashi, Wine makingComment