NV Kitsukura Taruzake Barrel Aged Honjozo Summer sale 2025 ’ a perfect vineyard slope

’ a perfect vineyard slope with excellent terroir — a mix of limestone

where the family has been making wine since 1936 — and now Alexandre and Fanny are carrying it into the future

Gimme a bottle of small grower Oregon Pinot for $40 over any $150 bottle of Burgundy or California Pinot any day of the week

During our Spring visit to the vineyard

Dino Ciacci

NV Kitsukura Taruzake Barrel Aged Honjozo Summer sale 2025 ’ a perfect vineyard slopeThis is a TARU style sake, a process of maturing in small, hand made cedar barrels for 3 6 months. The resulting character is filled with woody spice with a complementing very soft texture from the water of the Yatsugatake mountains.