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Signature grapes
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Producers listed
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Bottles to find
Wine from Honjozo comes out of Japan, where it sits as an appellation.
Nihonshu is the grape to know here.
The climate is varied, running temperate.
Sake wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows fragrant and light.
Labels here fall under the Honjozo.
Names to look for on a shelf: Juyondai, Kenbishi and Kikusui.
At the table these bottles work with pâté and sushi.
In the glass.
Sake: Fragrant, Light.
Grapes planted here.
01
Nihonshu
02
sake
Classifications.
- Honjozo
Producers worth knowing.
01
Juyondai
02
Kenbishi
03
Kikusui
Bottles to look for.
- Akashi Sake Brewery 'Akashi-Tai' Kuro Black Label Honjozo Sake, Japan
- Akashi Sake Brewery 'Akashi-Tai' Tokubetsu Honjozo Genshu Sake, Japan
- Akashi Sake Brewery 'Akashi-Tai' Tokubetsu Honjozo Sake, Japan
- Eiko Fuji - Glorious Fuji 'Ban Ryu' Honjozo Sake, Japan
- Enter.Sake Black Dot Honjozo Sake, Japan
- Genbei Onikoroshi Honjozo Sake, Japan
- Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Honjozo Sake, Japan
- Hideyoshi Namacho Honjozo Sake, Japan
At the table.
- pâté
- sushi
Nearby regions.
Honjozo: common questions
01.What grapes is Honjozo known for?+
Nihonshu is the signature grape of Honjozo.
02.What kind of wine does Honjozo make?+
Honjozo produces sake wine.
03.Where is Honjozo?+
You will find Honjozo in Japan, where it is an appellation.
04.What food goes with Honjozo wine?+
Try pâté and sushi.
More from here: every wine region in Japan, or the wider Japan guide.
