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Pinot Blancピノ・ブラン

Wineries growing it
4
Awards
30
Years with awards
2003–2025

A white member of the Pinot family: quiet in aroma, round in body and easy with almost any food.

It belongs to the same family as Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris and is understood to have arisen as a colour mutation within that group. Called Weissburgunder in Germany and Austria and Pinot Bianco in northern Italy, it has its heartland across that band of Europe together with Alsace. Apple and almond aromas are quiet rather than showy, and while it lacks Chardonnay's weight it balances acidity and roundness in a way that flatters almost any dish. Plantings in Japan are very limited, currently in Hokkaido and Niigata, and it is also used as a base for sparkling wine.

France (Alsace) and Germanyapplealmondmild 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.

For this grape we have not yet confirmed a primary source for its origin or growing regions. (Winery entries always carry a source and the date it was checked.)

Pinot Blanc at the Japan Wine Competition

30 awards in the published results carry “Pinot Blanc” in the entry name, across 4 wineries and 16 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 7
  • Bronze 17
  • Encouragement 5
  • Selected 1

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 Pinot Blanc

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