Every year, around 220,000 people come to climb Mount Fuji, mostly packed into three hectic months between June and August when favourable weather conditions allow for scaling its summit.
The sheltered, gently sloping foothills around Mount Fuji provide the perfect volcanic terroir for wine-growing. The next day, I take a road-trip past riverside villages and rice terraces into a ...
Wine is connection. The liquid in our glass is not just fermented grape juice; it’s a time capsule of a vintage, linking us to the place where those grapes were grown and the vigneron who ...