Coco Farm & Winery
Noumin Dry
農民ドライ／ココ・ファーム・ワイナリー
Category
Wine
Type
White Wine
Producer
Coco Farm & Winery
Production area
Yoichi, Hokkaido (Hasegawa Farm, Ara Farm, Vineyard Liberté, Soma Farm); Azumino, Nagano (Kirari Farm Suzuki); Takayama Village, Nagano (Kakuto Orchard)
Variety
Müller-Thurgau 60%, Kerner 18%, Bacchus 11%, Sauvignon Blanc 6%, Silvaner 5%
Fermentation
Fermented with wild yeasts for approximately one month, followed by malolactic fermentation (MLF) with indigenous lactic acid bacteria
Maturation
Aged in stainless steel tanks for approximately 4–5 months
Capacity
750 mL
ABV
12.5%
Production Quantity
45,762 bottles (750 ml each)
About the producer
The Charm of Meticulous Grape Cultivation and Wild Yeast Fermentation
In the 1950s, a vineyard opened on a mountain by junior high school students who struggled with arithmetic and literacy and their teacher has never been exposed to herbicides since its cultivation.
Coco Farm & Winery, born at the foot of this mountain in 1980, started winemaking in 1984. Currently, the vineyard does not use any chemical fertilizers or herbicides, and the brewery focuses on natural fermentation with wild yeast to brew wine from 100% Japanese grapes.
From sparkling wines with secondary fermentation in the bottle to dessert wines, they are joyfully making wine while listening to the 'voices' of the grapes saying, 'This is what we want to become.
Also, the stratum of finely shattered Jurassic rocks, like mille-feuille, creates moderate stress for the grapes in the rainy climate, which leads to the production of good quality grapes.
About the Production Area
Japan Tochigi Prefecture
A land where you can enjoy a variety of flavors, aromas, and colors
Tochigi Prefecture is landlocked, with hot summers and cold winters, resulting in significant temperature differences both diurnally and annually.
These variations are beneficial in balancing the sugar and acid levels in grapes. Additionally, the soil in Tochigi is predominantly volcanic, which provides good drainage.
There are also regions rich in minerals, making these soil conditions well-suited for grape cultivation.
Grape varieties originating from America such as 'Niagara' for white wine and 'Concord' for red wine are commonly grown, but in recent years, international and unique Japanese grape varieties have also begun to be cultivated.
