Nakaizu Winery Chateau T.S.
Located in Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Nakaizu Winery Hills is a tourist facility centered around a winery. Tsutomu Shida, founder and former CEO of Shidax Corporation, a company that operates school and corporate cafeterias as well as karaoke shops, established the winery in 2000 with his own funds.
Chateau T.S., a four-story chalk-white building housing the winery and wine cellar, sits atop a hill surrounded by vast vineyards. The surrounding landscape boasts approximately 10 hectares of expansive vineyards.
The winery cultivates various grape varieties on its land, including Chardonnay, Shinano Riesling, Yama Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Nakaizu's climate, characterized by high precipitation, presents challenges like susceptibility to disease and lower sugar content in grapes. In response, the winery has adopted measures such as using grape guards to protect the grapes from rain and focusing on cultivating grape varieties suitable for the local climate.
