Japanese wine -- not French -- is latest fashion for Japan vintners

Suntory and Kirin aim for higher sales of varieties made from domestic grapes

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Japanese wines made with domestically grown grapes are gaining international recognition. (Photo by Yurika Yoneda)

YURIKA YONEDA

KOFU, Japan -- A new brewery facility that began operating in a Suntory winery in Kofu, west of Tokyo, last month marks the latest example of Japanese vintners focusing on wine made with domestic grapes.

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