What other travelers are saying about Goichi Wine Shiojiri
You can taste some wine for 500 yen, they will give you a small cup, you can go to the server and push it once to fill your cup up to 20ml. All wine are good and ended up getting one bottle to drink at our hotel. We will certainly come back!! 20241222
Yes, the winery offers a relaxed tasting experience with ten different wines available for sampling from three glass refrigerators. Visitors can try as many varieties as they like without any pressure to purchase. The selection ranges from daily drinking wines to premium bottles, including their signature Merlot, Chardonnay, and local Ryugan varieties. Non-alcoholic grape juice is also available for tasting.
Winery tours are available upon request but must be arranged in advance. Contact the winery directly at +81-263-52-0059 to schedule a tour. The tours provide insight into the production process, vineyard operations, and the history of Japan's oldest winery. The wine shop operates independently from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM and requires no advance booking for visits and tastings.
From Tokyo, take the limited express Azusa train from Shinjuku Station, which takes approximately 2.5 hours to reach Shiojiri. From Matsumoto Station, Goichi Wine is accessible in 10 minutes by JR limited express or 18 minutes by regular train. From Nagoya, take the limited express Shinano train for a 1 hour 50 minute journey. The winery is located at 1298-170 Soga, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture.
The wine shop is open from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM with free admission for browsing and wine tasting. The shop closes only from December 31 to January 3. The main winery facility observes additional closures on weekends, national holidays, August 13-16, and December 31 to January 3. Wine tours require advance booking and may have separate scheduling. No admission fee applies to the shop or tasting area.
I visited during a holiday in September.
It's a 25-minute walk from Shiojiri Station, so I recommend taking a taxi or car.
Since morning, there was a constant stream of buses and cars carrying people touring the winery, as well as families traveling by car.
Right in front of the visitor parking lot is a shop and tasting area, and the store carries wines that can only be purchased here.
They carry a wide variety of grapes of different qualities, including Chardonnay, Concord, Niagara, Sauvignon Blanc, Kerner, Koshu, Longan, Pinot Noir, Merlot, and Syrah.
The noble rot wines were sold out on the day I visited.
For those who don't like wine, they also have a variety of grape juices, allowing you to enjoy the different rich flavors of the grapes.
One of the joys of visiting a winery is buying your favorite after tasting.
As you would expect from a winery with over 100 years of history, this will be an irresistible experience for wine lovers.
Founded by Goichi Hayashi. There is a bus stop. It is popular with group tours. Juice is also available for purchase. Tasting is 500 yen per person. You can also tour the farm. The farm is behind the building. Roses are planted in front of the building. This is because, like Katsunuma, rose pests are the same as grape pests.
It was great that you could try multiple wines for 500 yen. However, the area is small, so it's fine to drink outside in the spring and fall, but it might be a bit difficult to get in with a large group in the summer and winter. (The tasting area is packed with four people.)
