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Award-Winning Japanese Craft from Yamanashi and Napa Valley
Koshu (甲州) is Japan’s own white grape, grown in Yamanashi for close to a thousand years. We carry it from two places on earth: Grace Wine, in the grape’s homeland, and Kazumi, the only vineyard in America that grows it.
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The Collection
Four wines. Two wineries. One grape at the heart of it.
Every bottle we carry comes from Grace Wine in Yamanashi or Kazumi Wines in Napa Valley. Start with a Koshu, or go straight to the reds.
Grace Koshu
Katsunuma, Yamanashi · White · 12% ABV
Dry, crisp and quietly umami-rich, from Koshu grapes grown above 400 m (1,300 ft). Each bunch is covered with a small paper umbrella against the autumn rain.
$49.00 750 ml
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Kazumi Napa Valley Koshu
Napa Valley, California · White · 12% ABV
The 2024 vintage opens with white florals, kumquat and mandarin, with a flinty minerality underneath. Rated 94 points by The Wine Palate.
$65.00 750 ml
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Akeno by Grace Wine
Akeno, Yamanashi · Red · 12.5% ABV
A blend of four varieties from Misawa Vineyard, matured in French oak. The winery calls it a wine with a view of the place it comes from.
$100.00 750 ml
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Kazumi Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, California · Red · 14.6% ABV
The 2023 vintage: blackberry, bramble and currant, lifted by violet and a hint of licorice. Rated 95 points by The Wine Palate.
$100.00 750 ml
View the CabernetPrefer to taste them side by side? See the Combination Sets, from $114.
About Us
A Dream of Japan brand
Japanese Wine Co. is the newest brand from Dream of Japan, the California company behind Japanese Green Tea Co. and Japanese Coffee Co.
We do not make wine. We find the wineries worth crossing an ocean for, and bring their bottles to you with the same care we give to our tea and coffee. Both of the wineries below are made up of families who have devoted decades to a single idea: that a Japanese grape belongs among the world’s great whites.
The Wineries
Why these two, and no others
One is the most decorated Koshu producer in Japan. The other is the only place in America growing the grape at all.
Grace Wine
Katsunuma, Yamanashi, Japan
Grace Wine, officially Chuo Budoshu (中央葡萄酒), was founded in 1923 in Katsunuma, the historic heart of Japanese wine country. For five generations the Misawa family has devoted itself to Japan’s native Koshu grape, and today winemaker Ayana Misawa leads the estate.
In 2014 Grace became the first Japanese winery ever to win Gold at the Decanter World Wine Awards, then took back-to-back Platinums in 2015 and 2016.
Japanese Wine Co. is the first, and only, place to buy Grace Wine online in the United States. More about Grace Wine
Kazumi Wines
Napa Valley, California
Kazumi (和美) is a family-run winery in Napa Valley with a claim no one else can make: it is the first and only producer to grow, harvest and bottle Koshu on American soil. Founded in 2015 by Michelle Kazumi Sakazaki, Kazumi pairs Japanese heritage with the cool, calcareous hillsides of Napa, with consulting winemaker Kale Anderson at the helm since 2016.
The wines are made in tiny quantities every year. Its Napa Valley Koshu and Cabernet Sauvignon have earned 94 and 95 points from The Wine Palate.
We are one of the few places to find Kazumi outside the winery itself. More about Kazumi Wines
Recognition
What the critics say
We are a new store, so we would rather show you the judges’ verdicts than reviews we wrote ourselves.
Grace Koshu · Decanter World Wine Awards
Gold in 2014, the first ever for a Japanese wine. Platinum in 2015 and 2016, Gold again in 2017 and 2018.
Napa Valley Koshu 2024
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
Kazumi Wines · 
Critic scores for the two Kazumi wines we carry, as rated by The Wine Palate.
Questions
Everything you need to know about Koshu
What is Koshu wine?
Koshu (甲州) is a white grape native to Japan, grown mainly in Yamanashi Prefecture. It makes dry, delicate whites with citrus, gentle stone fruit and a mineral finish, plus a subtle umami note that makes it unusually good with food.
Where do you ship?
California and Washington, D.C. We are licensed as a California wine retailer, and those are the two places we can ship to legally today. You must be 21 or older to order, and an adult signature is required at delivery. Full details are on our wine shipping policy page.
Is Koshu sweet or dry?
Both Koshu wines we carry are dry. Grace Koshu is fermented in stainless steel with no oak, so it stays clean and crisp. Kazumi’s Napa Valley Koshu is vivid and precise. Neither is a sweet wine.
What does Koshu taste like?
Grace Koshu is crisp and clean with a quiet umami richness. Kazumi Napa Valley Koshu shows white flowers, kumquat and mandarin with a flinty edge. Both are light on their feet at 12% alcohol.
What food goes with it?
Beautiful alone, unforgettable with food. Koshu was made for the Japanese table: sushi and sashimi, tempura, grilled fish, yakitori with salt. It also handles dishes that fight most wines, like pickles and dashi-based soups. Every product page lists a pairing for that bottle.
How should I serve it?
Chilled, around 8 to 10°C (46 to 50°F), in an ordinary white wine glass. The reds are best opened a little ahead and served just below room temperature.
Is Kazumi a Japanese wine?
Kazumi’s wines are grown and made in Napa Valley, by a winery founded on Japanese heritage, so we call them Japanese craft rather than wine from Japan. What makes its Koshu remarkable is that Kazumi is the only American vineyard growing this Japanese grape at all.
Ready to try Japanese craft wine?
Grace Koshu and Kazumi Napa Valley Koshu are made in small quantities each year. Both are available now.
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