2021

March to May was blessed with good weather, with light to moderate rain and low to reasonable sunshine. Budding started off quickly, kicking off steady growth. The rainy season in June was also mild, with no diseases, and fruit set went well. The rainy season concluded 16 days earlier, sunny weather continued, and maturity started at the end of July. There was some stagnation due to heavy rain, lack of light, and low temperature in mid-August, but good weather continued from late August onwards, and the delay brought about by the cool summer was recovered. October was most peculiar. Temperature was high nationwide, but temperature differences between day and night were large. A patient wait for maturation was paid off with a satisfactory harvest.

2020

The warm winter gave way to spring and budburst went well. With good rainfall and plenty of sunshine, flowering and fruit set went well. The rainy season brought long rains and lack of sunshine, slowing down the growth of the grapes, but with proper pest control and rain shade application, only minor damages were sustained. Summer came following the end of the rainy season, bringing fine weather, seeming to compensate for the earlier lack of sunshine. The delayed ripening of the grapes gradually recovered, with the start of Koshu harvest on par with previous years. Autumn rains in September and Typhoon no. 14 in October put us on high alert until the latter half of harvest. However, with the management of grapes to suitable ripeness, while removing infected berries, we were able to gather healthy grapes for vinification.

2019

Vine growth went smoothly from April to June due to favourable weather. In other parts of the Yamanashi prefecture, there were rainy days in July, and August was cloudy, but the influence on Misawa Vineyard was limited, and impact on grapes was minimized via proper management. In September, the lingering summer heat was scorching, and fine weather persisted, enabling the slowed maturity period due to the late arrival of summer to catch up. Record typhoons and heavy rains struck the Japanese archipelago from mid- to late October, but fortunately damage was modest, and we were able to wait for proper ripening before harvest. Grapes from the 2019 vintage in general has high levels of acidity, and the resulting wines are firm with tension.

2018

The severe cold at the beginning of the year turned around with the arrival of an early spring. During the rainy season, the fronts were less stagnant than usual, leading to almost no continuous rainfall, and ended early in June for the first time in the history of observation, and grape maturation progressed ahead of time. July and August saw record-breaking heat, promoting fast and healthy growth. In September, there was continuous autumn rain and two large typhoons, but the weather gradually stabilized in the latter half of October. Due to careful pruning and pre-véraison yield restrictions, the yield was about 30% less than usual.
Since we produced only 3 barrels of "Cuvée Misawa", all wines normally reserved for the First Label were passed on to "Akeno".

2017

In 2017, there was very little rain during early summer and the rainy season, bringing positive effects on flowering and fruiting, leading to natural yield restriction, showing early signs for a great vintage. The blue summer sky spreaded in August, and temperature differences between day and night exceeded 20 degrees in September. Although there were two typhoons in October, accumulation of the positive effects due to the fine weather, and the nailing of the optimal maturity, followed by harvesting at the right time yielded an ideal vintage that expresses the "2017-ness" vintage characteristics.
By lowering the ratio of new barrels, we produced a wine full of varietal characteristics and a sense of place.