In wine production in the Joetsu region, there has been a tradition of Japanese wine since the Meiji period, inheriting achievements of Zenbei KAWAKAMI who is also called 'the father of Japanese grape for wine.'
上越地域におけるワイン醸造は「日本のワイン葡萄の父」とも称せられる川上善兵衛の偉業を引き継ぐ明治以来の国産ワインの伝統を誇る。