Nestled at the foot of the Zao mountain range in Kawasaki Town, Miyagi is Fattoria al Fiore, a winery that sits housed within a former school gymnasium. Established in 2015 by Hirotaka and Reina Meguro, the old basketball court now plays home to a sea of amphora filled with the likes of Koshu, Delaware, and Muscat A Baily.
Al Fiore meaning ‘single flower’ in Japanese is named after Hirotaka’s former restaurant. The winery is operated by Hirotaka and his wife Reina supported by a
small team who produce around 15,000 bottles per year.
As expected with all things Japanese, each wine is made with precision and care. With grapes both difficult to source and grow, every grape must be treated with
respect. Each bottle number is hand written and dyed using persimmon fruit. Reina Hirotaka make their wines as naturally as possible. There are no additives used, no fining or filtration either. Production is extremely small and so allocations are very limited.
