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Concordコンコード

Wineries growing it
7
Awards
11
Years with awards
2003–2018

An American dark grape whose sweet, grape-juice aroma makes an unmistakably friendly red.

Selected in 1849 at Concord, Massachusetts, it belongs to a different vine species from the European varieties. Hardy against cold and disease and easy to grow, it spread across North America and became the standard grape for juice and jelly. Introduced to Japan in the Meiji period, it is most closely associated with the Kikyogahara district of Shiojiri in Nagano. It carries exactly the sweet aroma most people picture when they think of grapes, with light tannin, and is often finished slightly sweet. Among the wineries listed here it centres on Nagano, with further producers in Yamagata, Chiba and Kanagawa.

United States (Massachusetts)grape juicesweet aromalight tannin

Notes on aroma and taste describe general tendencies for this grape, not claims about any particular wine — the actual character depends on the producer and how it is made.

Statements of fact — origin, crossing, plant-variety registration and growing regions — have been checked against public bodies, research institutes, or the breeder (2 sources).

Concord at the Japan Wine Competition

11 awards in the published results carry “Concord” in the entry name, across 5 wineries and 8 years. These are read from the entry names, not from declared grape composition, so wines whose names do not mention the grape are not included.

  • Silver 1
  • Bronze 5
  • Encouragement 4

Wineries with the most awards

Ordered by how many awards we list. Producers differ in how many wines they entered and in how many years they entered, so this is not a ranking of quality.

Wines that have won more than once

Grouped by producer and wine, showing those with three or more awards. Names come from the published entry names, with the vintage removed because each row spans several vintages.

By year

Wineries growing Concord

7 listed wineries are recorded by their sources as growing this grape.