Takeda Winery
Chateau Takeda
Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Very well made. Lighter than expected, notes of violet and ripe red fruit. Still very young for its age. — 4 years ago
Takeda Winery
Sans Soufre Yamagata White Blend 2018
山形タケダワイナリーの微発泡
サン スフル ブラン
日本酒に近い味わいで、するする飲めてしまう！フルーティーな感じで女性ウケもよさそう。
山形のワイナリーいいね☻ — 6 years ago
Takeda Sake Brewing Co. Ltd.
Katafune Daiginjo Junmai Ginjo Sake
Katafune “Tobin” Daiginjo
• Brewery: Takeda Sake Brewing Co., Ltd. (Joetsu City, Niigata, Japan)
• Classification: Daiginjo (the highest polishing class under Junmai/Daiginjo styles)
• Rice Polishing Ratio: 45% (meaning 55% of each grain was milled away)
• Alcohol: 16–17%
• SMV (Sake Meter Value): +2.0 (mildly dry)
• Acidity: 1.3 (on the low side for sake)
The term “Tobin” refers to tobin-kakoi, a premium bottling method. After fermentation, the sake is bag-pressed and allowed to drip under gravity into 18-liter glass bottles called tobin. Only the free-run “nakadori” fraction—considered the cleanest and most balanced—goes into the final blend. This was all part of our Sake Day 2025 experience. We only tasted 60ish sakes out of an estimated 450, so a small fraction of what was available. While I attempted to rinse the glass with water and stay hydrated it’s difficult to fairly rate in this environment and I use it solely as a time to try a wide variety and interact with the brands. This was one of the best and I’m saying that with it being at the end of the night so the bar went up. Very nice. — 21 days ago
Fess Parker
Parker West Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2018
2.23.2021
Takeda — 5 years ago
Takeda Winery
L'Elevage en Fût Yamagata Blanc de Noir Muscat Bailey A
ベリーAの白。少し赤みを帯びた薄黄色。甘い果実味と軽い樽の香り。和食に合う綺麗な味わい @酒泉洞堀一 2,268 incl tax — 7 years ago
Sonoma Coast Vineyards
Gold Ridge Hills Chardonnay 2018
02.23.2021
Takeda — 5 years ago
Takeda Winery
Vin de Michinoku Tohoku Red blend 2017
This wine was given to me by a stranger, whom I now call friend, on our first meeting while I was traveling in Japan. Why? Just because I was curious. He spoke no English, I spoke no Japanese, but wine was our language and Google was the enabler.
The wine is an oddity - made of 6 grapes from the 6 prefectures of Tohoku, bottled fresh post-ferment, meant to be drunk across the country at 1900 on 11th March each year, to commemorate the losses of the 311 Tohoku Earthquake.
For me, this wine exemplifies all the good in wine. Wine has the uncanny ability to break down barriers, and to bring out the spirit of generosity, but most importantly, to make people happy. And this wine is happy! It's bright, fresh, umami, super glouglou, made for a good cause, shared among good people :) Happy happy! — 7 years ago
Norman
Katafune “Hanajikan” Junmai Ginjo Genshu (500 ml) from Takeda Shuzo. ABV 13%, SMV −50, acidity 4.3, AA 1.6, polish 55%, rice: Koshikagura & Koshiibuki. It’s intentionally very sweet. This was all part of our Sake Day 2025 experience. We only tasted 60ish sakes out of an estimated 450, so a small fraction of what was available. While I attempted to rinse the glass with water and stay hydrated it’s difficult to fairly rate in this environment and I use it solely as a time to try a wide variety and interact with the brands. This is top quartile. I would search this out. Very sweet but I still liked it. — 21 days ago