Tsurunuma Winery and Vineyard in Urausu Town!

by Kazu

The winery run by Hokkaido Wine Inc. in the vineyard of Tsurunuma area in Urausu Town was still open at the end of 2012.
I heard that it sells the limited 1,100 bottles of vintage red wine this year.

Which bottles do you think are the vintage wine of 2012?

The name of the vintage is "Ronde". The staff explained me that it is the namesake of London Olympic. Of course, I bought one of 1,100 bottles but I have not tried yet.

Various kinds of reputations can be heard from the people who have tried this vintage but I decided to lay down the bottle in the trunk room of my condominium. It requires some time to stable the quality of the contents of the bottle, I think.
Held by Mt.Shokanbetsu(dake), the winery and vineyard are fast asleep in the snow but steadily they are accumulating the power to flourish in summer and autumn. If you think that the vintage bottle of Tsurunuma winery is appropriate for the present to the winner of the monthly quiz for January of 2013, please leave your comment on this blog site.

So many people are trying to found their own winery and vineyard in Hokkaido. Do we have to arrange the scheme to avoid the case in which the new comers lead a dog's life at the beginning of their establishment? It is so difficult to lead them back to the original career track.