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Know the grapes

Kyoho巨峰

Wineries growing it
28
Awards
10
Years with awards
2003–2026

A large, sweet table grape that is also made into red, white and rosé wines that highlight its fresh fruit character.

Kyoho was bred at the Oinoue Institute of Agricultural and Biological Research in Izu, Shizuoka, by crossing Ishihara Wase with the Australian variety Centennial; it was developed in 1942. Its formal variety name is Ishihara Centennial, while Kyoho refers to the view of Mt Fuji from the breeding site. The grape is very sweet and full-flavoured as table fruit, but its low skin-to-juice ratio and gentle acidity once made it difficult to vinify. Today wineries including Kyoho Winery in Tanushimaru, Fukuoka, make red, white and rosé styles from it. The wines range from crisp and dry to softly textured reds.

Japan (Izu, Shizuoka)pronounced sweetnessrich fruitfresh aciditysoft astringency

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).

Kyoho at the Japan Wine Competition

10 awards in the published results carry “Kyoho” in the entry name, across 5 wineries and 7 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.

  • Gold 3
  • Silver 2
  • Bronze 1
  • Selected 2

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.

By year

Wineries growing Kyoho

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