At this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards, considered the world’s most prestigious wine competition, Japanese wines enjoyed their best ever year, winning 71 medals, including two platinum and four gold. With just over 350 wineries (and growing), Japan is unlikely ever to compete on scale with major wine producing countries such as France or Australia, where appropriate terrain is simply more plentiful. Battling heat, humidity and wet summers, Japan’s producers have set their sights on carving out a niche in distinctive, well-crafted wines, instead. Despite these challenges, followers of Japan’s wine scene say momentum is on its side. Click on the link in our bio to read more about Japan’s new wine frontier. 🎨 Sam Hepburn (@samhepburn); 📸 Joji Sakurai (@jojisakurai)
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