Katsunuma Winery

The small but elegant Katsunuma Winery has been making wines for three generations since 1937, specialising in the region’s native koshu grape. Its house label Aruga Branca consists of several styles of wine, from Brilhante’s dry sparkling white to Doce’s sweet white dessert wine, all made from koshu harvested from the oldest vines. The cellar, set in a charming 130-year-old merchant’s house, has a tasting room with a fun, hands-on approach: you simply purchase a card and use it to help yourself to 20-plus varieties of wine, which range from ¥100 to ¥300 per pour. If you run out of credit, you just top it up and keep doing the rounds. From the tasting room, a timber deck overlooks the vineyards, a picturesque setting in which to enjoy a bottle of wine. Tours are offered, but currently only in Japanese.