Before that, do you know how many Japanese people live in New Zealand?
According to data from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the number is approximately 20,000 (as of 2021). Many people may feel that this is quite a large number.
New Zealand has a population of 5 million, so 0.4% of the population is Japanese (incidentally, this percentage is roughly the same as the percentage of Vietnamese living in Japan).
My cousin's family has also been living there for a long time.
There are four seasons, but the summers aren't too hot. There's plenty of untouched nature. And above all, the wine is delicious! I think it must be a comfortable country for Japanese people to live in.
And there are quite a lot of Japanese people making wine in New Zealand.
As far as I know, there are Takeki Okada (Folium), Shigehisa and Mieko Kimura (Kimura Cellars), Hiroyuki Kusuda (Kusuda Wines), Kohei Koyama (Green Songs), Tatsuo Koyama (Takakei Wines), Yoshiaki Sato and Kyoko Sato (Sato Wines), Nobuo Teraguchi (MUTU Mutsumi), Yuki Nakano (Kuno Wines), and Taizo Osawa (Osawa Wines), who also manages wineries.
There are more than 10 people.
New Zealand is a country where it is easy to start a business with small capital, and there is a welcoming atmosphere for foreigners to start businesses if they can help liven up the country.
It is also said that the reason there are so many Japanese winemakers is that Lincoln University, which is open to foreigners, provides an environment where students can learn thoroughly about grape cultivation and wine brewing.
That said,
It is easy to imagine that deciding to actually make wine across the ocean and then actually carrying it out takes extraordinary strength.
And the wine they produce is amazing.
Each wine is carefully crafted to take advantage of the characteristics of its respective region. Overall, the quality is high.
This wine makes me realize that Japanese people are indeed studious and hardworking, and that New Zealand has all the conditions necessary for winemaking.
Among them, my favorite is "Kimura Cellars". The Sauvignon Blanc has a Japanese citrus taste, and the Pinot Noir is powerful and deep.
The price is not cheap, but considering that it is a wonderful, handmade wine made by a husband and wife team, it is by no means expensive.
We have a lot of repeat customers for Bokumo Wine, and it really shows that delicious food really does have a way of inspiring people to understand.
And here's the important part.
Shigehisa Kimura from Kimura Cellars will be appearing on Bokumo for the first time in a long while!
The last time he came to our store was before COVID-19. This is his first visit in about four years. During normal business hours, we will make time to listen to Mr. Kimura's story and enjoy a glass of Kimura Cellars wine.
The scheduled visit date is Friday, February 9th.
More than half of the seats are already reserved, but if you would like to hear the winemakers' voices and enjoy the wine, we recommend that you reserve your seat early.
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