Japan Winery Map

Know the grapes

Delawareデラウェア

Wineries growing it
88
Awards
123
Years with awards
2003–2026

Usually makes a white wine, dry to off-dry, with a sweet grapey aroma and light acidity.

A small-berried American grape, brought to Japan in the early Meiji period. It is widely sold as a seedless table grape, with Yamagata the leading producing prefecture. It is also among the most-used wine grapes in Japan; although the skin is reddish purple, the juice is usually pressed off early so the finished wine is white. Its pronounced aroma means it is often served chilled as an aperitif, and some wineries also use it for sweeter styles.

United States (Ohio)sweet aromagrapeylight acidity

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 (1 sources).

Delaware at the Japan Wine Competition

123 awards in the published results carry “Delaware” in the entry name, across 30 wineries and 24 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.

  • Grand Gold 2
  • Gold 12
  • Silver 23
  • Bronze 48
  • Encouragement 23
  • Selected 3

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 Delaware

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