Koshu Grape Wine

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Corie Brown, Japanese Wineries Betting on Koshu. New York Times, Oct. 27, 2010 (title in the print).
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/27/dining/27koshu.html?scp=1&sq=koshu&st=cse

Note:
(a) Kōshū, Yamanashi  山梨県甲州 市
(b) clutch (n): "1: a nest of eggs or a brood of chicks
2: GROUP, BUNCH"
www.m-w.com
(c) Shigekazu MISAWA 三澤 茂計

Though appearing in Japan occasionally, Grace Wine's real Japanese name is 中央葡萄酒株式会社 Chuo Budoshu Co., LTD.

(d) vinifera (n; Latin vinifer wine-producing, from vinum wine + fera to bring):
"a common European grape (Vitis vinifera) that is the chief source of Old World wine and table grape varieties"

(i) Vitis Vinifera
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitis_vinifera
(ii) The NYT report mentions "koshu (a hybrid of vitis vinifera * * *

The V in Vitis should be capitalized, according to binominal nomenclature.

(e) Koki OYAMADA/ Chateau Lumiere  小山田 幸紀/ シャトールミエール

Why does the NYT report say Oyamada "affiliated with" Koshu of Japan?
For his residence is at 山梨県笛吹市 (City of Fuefuki).
(f) pergola (n; Latin): "a structure usually consisting of parallel colonnades supporting an open roof of girders and cross rafters"

(i) See the last diagram in
http://clearwaterlandscapes.com/wooden_structures.htm
(ii) pergola with grapes
http://www.tabletopgrapes.com.au/about-us-tabletop-grapes.html

Click "View our Photo Gallery Here" and in the new web page, select the third photo from left, at the top row.

(g) Montrachet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montrachet
(a vineyard that produces what many consider to be the greatest dry white wine in the world)
(h) Vinho Verde
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinho_Verde
(a Portuguese wine from the Minho region in the far north of the country. The name literally means "Green Wine" (red or white), referring to its youthful freshness rather than its color.)

(i) Katsunuma Jyozo winery/ 勝沼 醸造 株式会社
www.katsunuma-winery.com

* The winery name is derived from 甲州市 勝沼町.

Youki HIRAYAMA  平山 繁之
(j) Muscadet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscadet
(a white French wine)
(k) "chapitalization: The addition of sugar or concentrated grape must to grape juice before fermentation is complete. The goal is to boost the meager sugar levels found under-ripe grapes and the alcohol levels in the subsequent wines. Chaptalization is not uncommon in northern European countries, where cold climates may keep grapes from ripening completely, but it is forbidden in southern Europe (including southern France and all of Italy) and California."
Wine Basics: Dictionary of Basic Wine Terms.
http://students.depaul.edu/~egruenth/final/learnvino/basics/terms.html

(l) Caption of photo 1 mentions Shigeki KIDA. The surname is 木田.

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