Echigo Winery
越後ワイナリー
If you are driving, please do not taste. Japan has a zero-tolerance drink-driving law.
Cellar viewing is free; wine tasting is paid.
A winery founded in 1975 in Urasa, Minamiuonuma City, Niigata. Under the theme of snow nurturing and ageing its wine, it stores up to 250 tonnes of snow in a cellar kept at around 5°C year-round. Cellar viewing is free and tastings are paid; a crepe shop and wine restaurant are on site.
- Address
- 新潟県南魚沼市浦佐5531-1
- Hours
- 9:30-17:00 (winery)
- Closed
- Open year-round except New Year's Day; the crepe shop and restaurant close on Wednesdays and Thursdays
- Access
- About 5 min by car (20 min walk) from Urasa Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen; about 3 min from Yamato Smart IC
- Founded
- 1975
Main grapes
Wines from this producer
12 wines that appear in the published competition results. The number is how many awards each has.
Competition awards
From the published results of the Japan Wine Competition and Sakura Japan Women's Wine Awards. 32 listed.
- 2026 銀賞 ドメーヌ越後 メルロー 2021
- 2026 銅賞 ゆきむろおばけ 2022
- 2026 銅賞 越後ワイン レッドウルフ 2023
- 2025 銅賞 ドメーヌ越後 メルロー 2018
- 2025 銅賞 ゆきむろおばけ 2020
- 2025 銅賞 越後ワイン セーベル 2024
- 2025 銅賞 越後ワイン メルロー 2021
- 2024 銀賞 越後ワイン メルロー 2020
- 2024 銅賞 ドメーヌ越後 メルロー 2018
- 2023 銀賞 越後ワイン レッドウルフ 2019
- 2023 銅賞 ドメーヌ越後カベルネソーヴィニヨン 2017
- 2023 銅賞 越後ワイン シャルドネ 2020
＋ and 20 more− Show fewer
- 2022 銅賞 越後ワインレッドウルフ2018
- 2021 シルバー 越後ワイン セーベル 2020
- 2019 銅賞 越後ワイン メルロー 2016
- 2018 銅賞 ドメーヌ越後 メルロー2014
- 2018 銅賞 越後ワインケルナー2017
- 2018 銅賞 越後ワインメルロー2015
- 2017 銅賞 越後シャルドネ2015
- 2016 銅賞 越後メルロー2013
- 2015 銅賞 Wine name unconfirmed 2012
- 2014 銀賞 ドメーヌ越後メルロー2010
- 2014 銅賞 キュベ越後シャルドネシュールリー2013雪室貯蔵
- 2014 銅賞 ドメーヌ越後カベルネソーヴィニヨン2010
- 2014 銅賞 越後雪季赤2012
- 2014 奨励賞 越後シャルドネ2012
- 2013 銀賞 越後メルロー2010
- 2013 銅賞 越後雪季赤2011
- 2013 奨励賞 越後シャルドネ2010
- 2011 銅賞 Wine name unconfirmed 2008
- 2006 奨励賞 越後シャルドネ 2004
- 2005 銀賞 越後メルロー2002
Where to buy
- Available at the winery’s own shop.
- An online shop is available.
Sources
Last verified:- kurashi-to-wine.com掲載一覧Last verified:
- winery.or.jp掲載一覧Last verified:
- nippon.wine掲載一覧Last verified:
- echigowinery.com公式サイトLast verified:
- echigowinery.com公式サイトのアクセスページLast verified:
- msearch.gsi.go.jp国土地理院 住所検索（返り値「新潟県南魚沼市浦佐５５３１番地」／大字までの解決・従前の座標から 47m）— 緯度経度の出典Last verified:
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