Kobuchizawa, Yamanashi Pref. ¨C A single bunch of pinot noir grapes is left on the vine after harvest has ended at Mie Ikeno¡¯s vineyard, at the foot of the Yatsugatake Mountains.
¡°The birds will take them,¡± she says. ¡°It¡¯s a susowake, or sharing back with nature.¡±
Nature abounds in full glory at Domaine Mie Ikeno. Mount Fuji, Japan¡¯s Southern Alps and the Yatsugatake range form a 360-degree backdrop to the undulating fields that yield some of Japan¡¯s most prized chardonnays, pinot noirs and merlots.
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