Ajimu, Oita Prefecture ¨C The fine bubbles of wines from France¡¯s Champagne region are the key to what makes them so prized and prestigious. And a cool, stable climate is a major factor in enabling the crisp elegance of Champagne.
In balmy Kyushu, Koji Furuya of the Ajimu Budoshu Kobo winery has beaten the odds. His sparkling wine, crafted in Champagne¡¯s labor intensive methode traditionelle ¡ª for the finest of bubbles and a rich toasty flavor ¡ª won silver at last year¡¯s Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships. It¡¯s a recognition Furuya calls the result of ¡°years of hard work and experimentation.¡±
Determination and ingenuity in the face of southern Japan¡¯s increasingly hot summers and extreme weather events, such as typhoons and torrential rains, also eventually opened the doors to elite Tokyo restaurants and All Nippon Airways¡¯ first class cabin.
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