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Pale purple bunches of Koshu grapes hanging from an overhead trellis

INGREDIENT — 葡萄

Fruit of the land, ripening under the pergola.

Photo: 江戸村のとくぞう / CC BY-SA 4.0

OVERVIEW

The only ingredient of Japan Wine. Alongside long-established varieties such as Koshu and Muscat Bailey A, European varieties are grown across the country.

SOURCES

  1. 1果実酒に関するもの(お酒の豆知識)国税庁 東京国税局 National Tax Agency, Tokyo · Government · accessed 2026-09-26
  1. 1Koshu grapes — 江戸村のとくぞう · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons